Item 1. Financial Statements.
Nocopi Technologies, Inc.
Statements of Comprehensive
Income*
(unaudited)
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Three Months ended June 30 | | |
Six Months ended June 30 | |
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2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Licenses, royalties and fees | |
$ | 169,800 | | |
$ | 144,900 | | |
$ | 307,100 | | |
$ | 330,400 | |
Product and other sales | |
| 344,500 | | |
| 369,000 | | |
| 546,600 | | |
| 794,900 | |
Total revenues | |
| 514,300 | | |
| 513,900 | | |
| 853,700 | | |
| 1,125,300 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cost of revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Licenses, royalties and fees | |
| 46,400 | | |
| 49,500 | | |
| 85,900 | | |
| 96,600 | |
Product and other sales | |
| 154,800 | | |
| 184,300 | | |
| 281,500 | | |
| 357,500 | |
Total cost of revenues | |
| 201,200 | | |
| 233,800 | | |
| 367,400 | | |
| 454,100 | |
Gross profit | |
| 313,100 | | |
| 280,100 | | |
| 486,300 | | |
| 671,200 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Research and development | |
| 32,500 | | |
| 45,800 | | |
| 72,000 | | |
| 90,300 | |
Sales and marketing | |
| 76,700 | | |
| 74,200 | | |
| 141,500 | | |
| 157,400 | |
General and administrative | |
| 506,700 | | |
| 117,700 | | |
| 784,400 | | |
| 263,200 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 615,900 | | |
| 237,700 | | |
| 997,900 | | |
| 510,900 | |
Net income (loss) from operations | |
| (302,800 | ) | |
| 42,400 | | |
| (511,600 | ) | |
| 160,300 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income (expenses) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 6,100 | | |
| 5,300 | | |
| 11,900 | | |
| 10,100 | |
Interest expense and bank charges | |
| (300 | ) | |
| (600 | ) | |
| (700 | ) | |
| (1,200 | ) |
Total other income (expenses) | |
| 5,800 | | |
| 4,700 | | |
| 11,200 | | |
| 8,900 | |
Net income (loss) before income taxes | |
| (297,000 | ) | |
| 47,100 | | |
| (500,400 | ) | |
| 169,200 | |
Income taxes | |
| — | | |
| 4,600 | | |
| — | | |
| 11,900 | |
Net income (loss) | |
$ | (297,000 | ) | |
$ | 42,500 | | |
$ | (500,400 | ) | |
$ | 157,300 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic net income (loss) per common share | |
$ | (.00 | ) | |
$ | .00 | | |
$ | (.01 | ) | |
$ | .00 | |
Diluted net income (loss) per common share | |
$ | (.00 | ) | |
$ | .00 | | |
$ | (.01 | ) | |
$ | .00 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
| 67,400,812 | | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
| 67,377,251 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
| 67,400,812 | | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
| 67,377,251 | |
*See accompanying notes to these financial statements.
Nocopi Technologies,
Inc.
Balance Sheets*
(unaudited)
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June 30 | | |
December 31 | |
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2022 | | |
2021 | |
Assets | |
| | | |
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Current assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash | |
$ | 1,593,400 | | |
$ | 1,846,700 | |
Accounts receivable less $12,000 allowance for doubtful accounts | |
| 1,079,000 | | |
| 970,800 | |
Inventory | |
| 454,600 | | |
| 422,700 | |
Prepaid and other | |
| 59,500 | | |
| 160,000 | |
Total current assets | |
| 3,186,500 | | |
| 3,400,200 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Fixed assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 58,400 | | |
| 58,400 | |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | |
| 164,100 | | |
| 164,100 | |
Fixed assets, gross | |
| 222,500 | | |
| 222,500 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | |
| 151,200 | | |
| 134,200 | |
Total fixed assets | |
| 71,300 | | |
| 88,300 | |
Other assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Long-term receivable | |
| — | | |
| 185,000 | |
Operating lease right of use – building | |
| 92,400 | | |
| 115,800 | |
Other assets | |
| 92,400 | | |
| 300,800 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 3,350,200 | | |
$ | 3,789,300 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |
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Current liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 54,400 | | |
$ | 3,700 | |
Accrued expenses | |
| 198,500 | | |
| 151,500 | |
Operating lease liability – current | |
| 49,000 | | |
| 47,500 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 301,900 | | |
| 202,700 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Other liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Accrued expenses – non-current | |
| — | | |
| 13,000 | |
Operating lease liability – non-current | |
| 43,400 | | |
| 68,300 | |
Total other liabilities | |
| 43,400 | | |
| 81,300 | |
Stockholders' equity | |
| | | |
| | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value Authorized – 75,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding – 67,495,055 shares | |
| 675,000 | | |
| 675,000 | |
Paid-in capital | |
| 12,577,100 | | |
| 12,577,100 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (10,247,200 | ) | |
| (9,746,800 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity | |
| 3,004,900 | | |
| 3,505,300 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | |
$ | 3,350,200 | | |
$ | 3,789,300 | |
*See accompanying notes to these financial statements.
Nocopi Technologies,
Inc.
Statements of Cash Flows*
(unaudited)
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| | |
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Six Months ended June 30 | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Operating Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income (loss) | |
$ | (500,400 | ) | |
$ | 157,300 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 17,000 | | |
| 12,700 | |
Other assets | |
| 208,400 | | |
| 209,900 | |
Other liabilities | |
| (36,400 | ) | |
| (35,100 | ) |
Net income adjusted for non-cash
operating activities | |
| (311,400 | ) | |
| 344,800 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
(Increase) decrease in assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
| (108,200 | ) | |
| 311,700 | |
Inventory | |
| (31,900 | ) | |
| (161,700 | ) |
Prepaid and other | |
| 100,500 | | |
| 68,400 | |
Increase (decrease) in liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
| 97,700 | | |
| 37,300 | |
Taxes on income | |
| — | | |
| (26,100 | ) |
Total increase in operating capital | |
| 58,100 | | |
| 229,600 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| (253,300 | ) | |
| 574,400 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Additions to fixed assets | |
| — | | |
| (31,600 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| — | | |
| (31,600 | ) |
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| | | |
| | |
Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercise of warrants | |
| — | | |
| 2,800 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| — | | |
| 2,800 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Increase (decrease) in cash | |
| (253,300 | ) | |
| 545,600 | |
Cash at beginning of year | |
| 1,846,700 | | |
| 1,362,800 | |
Cash at end of period | |
$ | 1,593,400 | | |
$ | 1,908,400 | |
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| | |
Supplemental Disclosure of Non Cash Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Disposal of furniture, fixtures and equipment | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 600 | |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (600 | ) |
*See accompanying notes to these financial statements.
Nocopi Technologies,
Inc.
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity*
For the Periods December 31, 2021 through June
30, 2022 and December 31, 2020 through June 30, 2021
(unaudited)
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| | |
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| | |
| |
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Common stock | | |
Paid-in | | |
Accumulated | | |
| |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Total | |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
$ | 675,000 | | |
$ | 12,577,100 | | |
$ | (9,746,800 | ) | |
$ | 3,505,300 | |
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| | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (203,400 | ) | |
| (203,400 | ) |
Balance at March 31, 2022 | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
| 675,000 | | |
| 12,577,100 | | |
| (9,950,200 | ) | |
| 3,301,900 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (297,000 | ) | |
| (297,000 | ) |
Balance – June 30, 2022 | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
$ | 675,000 | | |
$ | 12,577,100 | | |
$ | (10,247,200 | ) | |
$ | 3,004,900 | |
| |
Common stock | | |
Paid-in | | |
Accumulated | | |
| |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Total | |
Balance – December 31, 2020 | |
| 67,353,690 | | |
$ | 673,500 | | |
$ | 12,575,800 | | |
$ | (9,796,200 | ) | |
$ | 3,453,100 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 114,800 | | |
| 114,800 | |
Balance – March 31, 2021 | |
| 67,353,690 | | |
| 673,500 | | |
| 12,575,800 | | |
| (9,681,400 | ) | |
| 3,567,900 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
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Exercise of warrants | |
| 141,365 | | |
| 1,500 | | |
| 1,300 | | |
| | | |
| 2,800 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 42,500 | | |
| 42,500 | |
Balance June 30, 2021 | |
| 67,495,055 | | |
$ | 675,000 | | |
$ | 12,577,100 | | |
$ | (9,638,900 | ) | |
$ | 3,613,200 | |
* See accompanying notes to these financial statements.
NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1. Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements
have been prepared by Nocopi Technologies, Inc. (our “Company”). These statements include all adjustments (consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments) which management believes necessary for a fair presentation of the statements and have been prepared
on a consistent basis using the accounting policies described in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies included in the Notes to Financial
Statements included in our Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022, as amended on April 29, 2022 (the “2021 Annual Report”). Certain financial information
and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although our Company believes that the accompanying disclosures
are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The Notes to Financial Statements included in the 2021 Annual Report should
be read in conjunction with the accompanying interim financial statements. The interim operating results for the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2022 may not be necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year.
A novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, that was
first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has surfaced in many countries around the world including the United States. Many countries
continue to experience reoccurrences of COVID-19 to the current date. The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 to constitute
a global pandemic. Certain state and local governments reacted by placing significant restrictions on businesses including a closure in
Pennsylvania of non-essential businesses that was announced on March 20, 2020. While most Pennsylvania businesses have been allowed to
reopen, often at limited capacity and with certain restrictions, as of the current date, there can be no assurances that future closures
will be avoided. A requirement to close our Company for a considerable period of time could result in a negative impact on our Company’s
financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, as our Company imports certain raw materials from China, if an extended disruption
of the supply of these raw materials were to occur, such as the vessel delays resulting from the congestion experienced in certain Chinese
ports due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the second quarter of 2021 and continuing to the present time, our ability to produce products for
sale to our customers could be negatively impacted. Additionally, certain of the Company’s licensees in the entertainment and toy
products market who utilize printers in China to produce their products have been affected by the COVID-19 related cargo surge beginning
in the third quarter of 2021 and continuing to the present time at major Chinese and United States ports as well as the world-wide container
shortage resulting in significantly higher shipping costs, and have responded by deferring or scaling back production of their orders
and, in some cases, rescheduling the shipping of completed orders. Such deferrals may affect the number and value of orders placed by
the Company’s licensed printers in the entertainment and toy products market. Further, restrictions on our customers and licensees
in areas affected by the COVID-19 could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Our Company’s operating
results for the first half of 2022 are reflective of the effects of the ongoing cargo surge as well as lockdowns in certain Chinese cities,
including the two month lockdown in Shanghai, during the first half of 2022 that affected businesses and production in those areas. As
the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread with the Omicron variant, the latest variants, BA.4 and BA.5, as well as other recently identified
variants and sub-variants, any future financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. We
cannot predict the scope or magnitude of the negative effect that may result from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations. Our Company’s results of operations were negatively affected in earlier periods
in part as a result of a significant increase in the cost of raw materials utilized by our Company in the manufacture of certain of its
products as a result of price increases related to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the availability and supply of these
raw materials. While prices of these raw materials have declined at the present time, there can be no assurances that raw material prices
will remain at current levels or decrease to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in future periods. As
the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread both in its original form and in the recently identified variants of COVID-19 along with the
potential re-imposition of COVID-19 restrictions that may be considered by federal, state and local governments, any future financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
Our Company follows Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220 in reporting comprehensive income. Comprehensive
income (loss) is a more inclusive financial reporting methodology that includes disclosure of certain financial information that historically
has not been recognized in the calculation of net income (loss). Since our Company has no items of other comprehensive income (loss),
comprehensive income (loss) is equal to net income (loss).
NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 2. Stock Based Compensation
Our Company follows FASB ASC 718, Compensation
– Stock Compensation, and uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of an award.
At June 30, 2022, our Company did not have an active stock option plan. There was no
unrecognized portion of expense related to stock option grants at June 30, 2022.
Note 3. Line of Credit
In November 2018, our Company negotiated a $150,000
revolving line of credit with a bank to provide a source of working capital, if required. The line of credit is secured by all
the assets of our Company and bears interest at the bank’s prime rate for a period of one year and its prime rate plus 1.5% thereafter.
The line of credit is subject to an annual
review and quiet period. There have been no borrowings under the line of credit since its inception.
Note 4. Stock Warrants
During the second quarter of 2021, holders of the
remaining 141,365 warrants that had been outstanding exercised their options
to purchase a total of 141,365
shares of our Company’s common stock at $0.02
per share. The warrants were granted in 2014 to two individuals who acquired convertible debentures from the Company in 2014.
The warrants were exercisable two years after issuance and expire seven years after issuance. The fair value of the warrants was determined
using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The relative fair value of the warrants was recorded as a discount to the notes payable with an
offsetting credit to additional paid-in capital since our Company determined that the warrants were an equity instrument in accordance
with FASB ASC 815. The debt discount related to the warrant issuances was accreted through interest expense over the term of
the notes payable. At June 30, 2022, our Company had no warrants outstanding.
Note 5. Income Taxes
There is no income tax benefit for
the losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 because our Company has determined that the realization of the net deferred tax asset
is not assured. Our Company has created a valuation allowance for the entire amount of such benefits. There is no provision for federal
income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 due to the availability of net operating loss carryforwards.
The components for state income tax expense resulting
from the limitation on the use of net operating losses are:
Components for State Income Tax Expense | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Three Months ended June 30 | | |
Six Months ended June 30 | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Current state taxes | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 4,600 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 11,900 | |
Deferred state taxes | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 4,600 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 11,900 | |
There was no
change in unrecognized tax benefits during the period ended June 30, 2022 and there was no
accrual for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2022. Tax years from 2018 through 2021 remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and state jurisdictions.
NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note
6. Earnings (Loss) per Share
In accordance with FASB ASC 260, Earnings
per Share, basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed using net earnings (loss) divided by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed using weighted average number of common shares
plus dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Since our Company did not have any common
stock equivalents outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were the same.
Note 7. Major Customer and Geographic Information
Our Company’s revenues, expressed as a percentage
of total revenues, from non-affiliated customers that equaled 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues were:
Company's Revenues As Percentage Of Revenue | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Three Months ended June 30 | | |
Six Months ended
June 30 | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Customer A | |
| 63 | % | |
| 38 | % | |
| 55 | % | |
| 54 | % |
Customer B | |
| 22 | % | |
| 17 | % | |
| 24 | % | |
| 18 | % |
Customer C | |
| — | | |
| 32 | % | |
| 6 | % | |
| 14 | % |
Our Company’s non-affiliate customers
whose individual balances amounted to more than 10% of our Company’s net accounts receivable, expressed as a percentage of net
accounts receivable, were:
Schedule of Non-affiliated Customers with Accounts Receivable More Than 10% | |
| | |
| |
| |
June 30 | | |
December 31 | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Customer A | |
| 37 | % | |
| 30 | % |
Customer B | |
| 54 | % | |
| 65 | % |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Our Company performs ongoing credit evaluations
of its customers and generally does not require collateral. Our Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses. The loss
of a major customer could have a material adverse effect on our Company’s business operations and financial condition.
Our Company’s revenues by geographic region
are as follows:
Company's Revenue by Geographic Region | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Three Months ended June 30 | | |
Six Months ended June 30 | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
North America | |
$ | 160,900 | | |
$ | 141,200 | | |
$ | 284,800 | | |
$ | 310,900 | |
South America | |
| — | | |
| 2,600 | | |
| 1,600 | | |
| 4,100 | |
Asia | |
| 330,000 | | |
| 362,100 | | |
| 527,900 | | |
| 775,600 | |
Australia | |
| 23,400 | | |
| 8,000 | | |
| 39,400 | | |
| 34,700 | |
| |
$ | 514,300 | | |
$ | 513,900 | | |
$ | 853,700 | | |
$ | 1,125,300 | |
NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 8. Leases
Our Company conducts its operations in leased
facilities under a non-cancelable operating lease expiring in 2024.
Due to the adoption of the new lease standard
under the optional transition method which allows the entity to apply the new lease standard at the adoption date, our Company has capitalized
the present value of the minimum lease payments commencing January 1, 2019, using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 6.5%. The minimum
lease payments do not include common area annual expenses which are considered to be non-lease components.
As of January 1, 2019 the operating lease right-of-use
asset and operating lease liability amounted to $241,100 with no cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit.
There are no other material operating leases.
Our Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities arising from short-term leases.
Total lease expense under operating leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was $13,400 and $26,700, respectively. Total lease expense under operating leases for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2021 was $13,400 and $26,700, respectively.
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:
Maturities of Lease Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Leases |
|
Year ending December 31 |
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
$ |
27,500 |
|
2023 |
|
|
56,200 |
|
2024 |
|
|
18,900 |
|
Total lease payments |
|
|
102,600 |
|
Less imputed interest |
|
|
(10,200 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
92,400 |
|
Note 9. Subsequent Events
On August 1, 2022 our Company entered into a
stock purchase agreement in connection with a private placement for total gross proceeds of $3.5 million.
The purchase agreement provides for the issuance of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares
of our Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to two investors at a purchase price of $1.40 per
share, as adjusted for our Company’s contemplated one-for-ten (1:10) reverse stock split of our common stock. To enable the
private placement transaction, our Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a 1-for-10 (1:10)
reverse stock split of our common stock. The effective date of the reverse stock split is Friday, August
26, 2022. The closing of the purchase agreement is expected to occur as soon as possible following the consummation of the
reverse stock split. If the closing has not occurred by September 15, 2022, any purchaser named in the stock purchase agreement may,
at its sole discretion, terminate the purchase agreement by providing written notice to our Company. The closing is subject to the
occurrence of the reverse stock split and our Company’s satisfaction of certain additional conditions. There is no guarantee
that the closing of the purchase agreement will occur.
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Information
This
Report on Form 10-Q contains, and our officers and representatives may from time to time make, "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek,"
"believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely,"
"may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements we make regarding:
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The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on our business operations, revenues, employees, suppliers and customers |
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Anticipated levels of capital expenditures for fiscal year 2022 and beyond |
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Current or future volatility in market conditions |
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Our belief that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our business operations during the next twelve months |
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Strategy for customer retention, growth, product development, market position, financial results and reserves |
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Forward-looking
statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations
and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy
and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks
and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial
condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those
indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
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The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our future financial and operational performance will be dependent on many factors that we may not be able to predict because they continue to change and evolve depending on both national and local circumstances. These factors include, among others, the following: government restrictions affecting our employees, customers and suppliers, changes in our revenues due to lower customer demand as a result of the pandemic and a potential inability to obtain raw materials due to lower availability. We continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and the recently identified variants of COVID-19 on our business but we cannot accurately predict the extent to which it will adversely affect our future results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. |
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The extent to which we are successful in gaining new long-term relationships with customers or retaining significant existing customers and the level of service failures that could lead customers to use competitors' services. |
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Our ability to improve our current credit rating with our vendors and the impact on our raw materials and other costs and competitive position of doing so. |
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The impact of losing our intellectual property protections or the loss in value of our intellectual property. |
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Changes in customer demand. |
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The likelihood of an economic recession in the United States and globally. |
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Such other factors as discussed throughout Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and throughout Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
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Any
forward-looking statement made by us in this Report is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date
on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be
made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
The following discussion and analysis
should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements, included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply
that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be
indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management. This
information should also be read in conjunction with our audited historical financial statements which are included in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022, as amended
on April 29, 2022.
Background Overview
Nocopi Technologies, Inc. develops
and markets specialty reactive inks for applications in the large educational and toy products market. We also develop and market technologies
for document and product authentication, which we believe can reduce losses caused by fraudulent document reproduction or by product counterfeiting
and/or diversion. We derive our revenues primarily from licensing our technologies on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis to licensees
who incorporate our technologies into their product offering and from selling products incorporating our technologies to the licensees
or to their licensed printers.
Unless the context otherwise requires,
all references to the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” and other
similar terms means Nocopi Technologies, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Effects of COVID-19
To serve
our customers while also providing for the safety of our employees and service providers, we have adapted various steps to protect our
employees. Any employee who is uncomfortable coming into our facilities may choose not to come in. We have a large enough facility to
enable all of our employees to social distance and we follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Our production
employees work with chemicals and they have always used masks, respirators, etc., even before COVID-19. As a result, we continue to maintain
the same level of productivity and effectiveness as prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The impact of COVID-19 on our Company
had little effect on the financial results through the first six months of 2021; however, beginning in the third quarter of 2021, certain
of the Company’s licensees in the entertainment and toy products market who utilize printers in China to produce their products
have been adversely affected by the cargo surge related to congestion experienced in certain Chinese ports due to a COVID-19 outbreak
that began in the second quarter of 2021. The cargo surge continues to the present time, now adversely affecting major United States ports.
The world-wide cargo surge along with a container shortage resulted in significantly higher shipping costs since the third quarter of
2021. Certain of our Company’s licensees in the entertainment and toy products market have responded by deferring or scaling back
production and size of future orders and, in some cases, rescheduling the shipping of completed orders. Ink orders from our Company’s
licensed printers in China have fallen significantly beginning in the third quarter of 2021 compared to earlier periods. These supply
chain disruptions are being experienced by many businesses including our Company’s licensees. A continuance of these supply chain
disruptions that are forecast to persist into mid-2023 may negatively impact the number and value of orders placed by our Company’s
licensed printers in the entertainment and toy products market with a resultant negative impact on our Company’s results of operations
and cash flow in future periods.
We did not suffer a drop off in
total earned royalties in the entertainment and toy products market as a result of COVID-19 through the third quarter of 2021 as retail
demand continued to be strong for the products marketed by our licensees in the entertainment and toy products market. Beginning in the
fourth quarter of 2021 and continuing through the second quarter of 2022, reflecting the significantly higher shipping costs caused by
the COVID-19 related cargo surge at major China and United States ports and the world-wide container shortage, ink orders from the printers
of our licensees in the entertainment and toy products market were significantly below historical levels. We continue to experience a
negative impact on revenues in our smaller anti-counterfeiting and anti-diversion products market due to reduced production activity at
certain printing facilities that utilize these technologies and anticipate that these conditions may continue for a period of time. Licensing
revenues in the entertainment and toy products market declined in both the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022; however,
in the second quarter of 2022, licensing revenues in the entertainment and toy products market increased by approximately 38% compared
to the second quarter of 2021. While the products of our licensees in the larger entertainment and toy products market are sold by both
large and smaller retailers, most of whom are now open, and are also available for purchase online, we believe that revenues may not continue
to be achieved at levels experienced in earlier periods due to the negative economic conditions that are expected to continue over the
balance of the year and beyond as a result of COVID-19, increasing inflation, interest rate increases, the probability of an economic
recession in the United States and globally along with and other factors affecting consumer spending. A slowdown and/or a reallocation
in overall consumer spending resulting from the record inflationary conditions being experienced world-wide may affect the sales of products
marketed by our licensees. Our major licensees in the entertainment and toy products market are large, well-known businesses in this market
with whom we believe our long-term relationship will not be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, effects
of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the record inflation currently being experienced in the major markets for our products.
Results of Operations
Our Company’s revenues are
derived from (a) royalties paid by licensees of our technologies, (b) fees for the provision of technical services to licensees and (c)
from the direct sale of (i) products incorporating our technologies, such as inks, security paper and pressure sensitive labels, and (ii)
equipment used to support the application of our technologies, such as ink-jet printing systems. Royalties consist of guaranteed minimum
royalties payable by our licensees in certain cases and additional royalties which typically vary with the licensee’s sales or production
of products incorporating the licensed technology. Service fees and sales revenues vary directly with the number of units of service or
product provided.
Our Company recognizes revenue on
its lines of business as follows:
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We believe that, as fixed cost reductions
beyond those we have achieved in recent years may not be achievable, our operating results are substantially dependent on revenue levels.
Because revenues derived from licenses and royalties carry a much higher gross profit margin than other revenues, operating results are
also substantially affected by changes in revenue mix.
Both the absolute amount of our
Company’s revenues and the mix among the various sources of revenue are subject to substantial fluctuation. We have a relatively
small number of substantial customers rather than a large number of small customers. Accordingly, changes in the revenue received from
a significant customer can have a substantial effect on our Company’s total revenue, revenue mix and overall financial performance.
Such changes may result from a substantial customer’s product development delays, engineering changes, changes in product marketing
strategies, production requirements and the like. In addition, certain customers have, from time to time, sought to renegotiate certain
provisions of their license agreements and, when our Company agrees to revise such terms, revenues from the customer may be adversely
affected.
Revenues for the second quarter
of 2022 were $514,300 compared to $513,900 in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $400. Licenses, royalties and fees increased
by $24,900, or approximately 17%, to $169,800 in the second quarter of 2022 from $144,900 in the second quarter of 2021. The increase
in licenses, royalties and fees in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 is due primarily to higher royalties
from our Company’s licensees in entertainment and toy products market offset in part by lower revenues from our Company’s
licensees in the security markets which continue to be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the variants of COVID-19 that
have recently been identified. We cannot assure you that the marketing and product development activities of our Company’s licensees
or other businesses in the entertainment and toy products market will produce a significant increase in revenues for our Company, nor
can the timing of any potential revenue increases be predicted, particularly given the uncertain economic conditions being experienced
worldwide as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is continuing to negatively impact all worldwide economies.
Product and other sales decreased
by $24,500, or approximately 7%, to $344,500 in the second quarter of 2022 from $369,000 in the second quarter of 2021. Sales of ink decreased
in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 due primarily to lower ink shipments to the third party authorized
printers used by our Company’s major licensees in the entertainment and toy products market. In the second quarter of 2022, our
Company derived revenues of approximately $471,300 from our licensees and their authorized printers in the entertainment and toy products
market compared to revenues of approximately $461,100 in the second quarter of 2021.
For the first six months of 2022,
revenues were $853,700, representing a decrease of $271,600, or approximately 24%, from revenues of $1,125,300 in the first six months
of 2021. Licenses, royalties and fees decreased by $23,300, or approximately 7%, to $307,100 in the first six months of 2022 from $330,400
in the first six months of 2021. The decrease in licenses, royalties and fees is due primarily to higher royalties from our Company’s
licensees in the entertainment and toy products market offset by lower revenues from our Company’s licensees in the security markets
which continue to be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the variants of COVID-19 that have recently been identified. We
cannot assure you that the marketing and product development activities of our Company’s licensees or other businesses in the entertainment
and toy products market will produce a significant increase in revenues for our Company, nor can the timing of any potential revenue increases
be predicted, particularly given the uncertain economic conditions being experienced worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that
is continuing to negatively impact all worldwide economies along with recently identified variants of the COVID-19 virus.
Product and other sales decreased
by $248,300, or approximately 31%, to $546,600 in the first six months of 2022 from $794,900 in the first six months of 2021. Sales of
ink decreased in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six of 2021 due primarily to lower ink shipments to the third party
authorized printers used by our Company’s major licensees in the entertainment and toy products market and lower ink shipments to
our Company’s licensees in the retail receipt and document fraud market. Our Company derived revenues of approximately $777,800
from licensees and their authorized printers in the entertainment and toy products market in the first six months of 2022 compared to
revenues of approximately $1,022,700 in the first six months of 2021.
Our Company’s gross profit
increased to $313,100 in the second quarter of 2022, or approximately 61% of revenues, from $280,100 in the second quarter of 2021, or
approximately 55% of revenues. Licenses, royalties and fees have historically carried a higher gross profit than product and other sales.
Such other sales generally consist of supplies or other manufactured products which incorporate our Company’s technologies or equipment
used to support the application of its technologies. These items (except for inks which are manufactured by our Company) are generally
purchased from third-party vendors and resold to the end-user or licensee and carry a lower gross profit than licenses, royalties and
fees. The higher gross profit in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 results primarily from higher revenues
from licenses, royalties and fees and a favorable mix of product and other sales in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second
quarter of 2021.
For the first six months of 2022,
gross profit was $486,300, or approximately 57% of revenues, compared to $671,200, or approximately 60% of revenues, in the first six
months of 2021. The lower gross profit in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021 results primarily from
lower licenses, royalties and fees in the first six months of 2022 and lower revenues from product and other sales in the first six months
of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021.
As the variable component of cost
of revenues related to licenses, royalties and fees is a low percentage of these revenues and the fixed component is not substantial,
period to period changes in revenues from licenses, royalties and fees can significantly affect both the gross profit from licenses, royalties
and fees as well as overall gross profit. The gross profit from licenses, royalties and fees increased to approximately 73% in the second
quarter of 2022 compared to approximately 66% in the second quarter of 2021 and to approximately 72% of revenues from licenses, royalties
and fees in the first six months of 2022 from approximately 71% in the first six months of 2021.
The gross profit, expressed as a
percentage of revenues, of product and other sales is dependent on both the overall sales volumes of product and other sales and on the
mix of the specific goods produced and/or sold. The gross profit from product and other sales increased to approximately 55% of revenues
in the second quarter of 2022 compared to approximately 50% of revenues in the second quarter of 2021. For the first six months of 2022,
the gross profit, expressed as a percentage of revenues, decreased to approximately 48% of revenues from product and other sales compared
to approximately 55% of revenues from product and other sales in the first six months of 2021. The increase in gross profit from product
and other sales in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 is due primarily to a favorable mix of products in
the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in gross profit from product and other sales in the first
six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021 is due primarily to lower ink shipments to the third party authorized printers
used by two of our Company’s major licensees in the entertainment and toy products market.
Research and development expenses
decreased in the second quarter of 2022 to $32,500 from $45,800 in the second quarter of 2021 and to $72,000 in the first six months of
2022 from $90,300 in the first six months of 2021 due primarily to lower employee related expenses in the second quarter and first six
months of 2022 compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2022.
Sales and marketing expenses increased
to $76,700 in the second quarter of 2022 from $74,200 in the second quarter of 2021 and decreased to $141,500 in the first six months
of 2022 from $157,400 in the first six months of 2021. The increase in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021
is due primarily to higher commission and employee related expenses in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021.
The decrease in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021 is due primarily to lower commission expense on
the lower level of revenues in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021.
General and administrative expenses
increased in the second quarter and first six months of 2022 to $506,700 and $784,400, respectively, from $117,700 and $263,200, respectively,
in the second quarter and first six months of 2021 due primarily to significantly higher professional fees in the second quarter and first
six months of 2022 compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2021.
Income taxes in the second quarter
and first six months of 2021 result from limitations placed on income tax net operating loss deductions by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The net loss of $297,000 in the
second quarter of 2022 compared to net income $42,500 in the second quarter of 2021 resulted primarily from higher operating expenses
in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. The net loss of $500,400 in the first six months of 2022 compared
to net income of $157,300 in the first six months of 2021 resulted primarily from a lower gross profit on a lower level of licenses, royalties
and fees and product and other sales in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021 and higher operating expenses
in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021.
Plan of Operation, Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the first six months of 2022,
our Company’s cash decreased to $1,593,400 at June 30, 2022 from $1,846,700 at December 31, 2021. During the
first six months of 2022, our Company used $253,300 to fund its operating activities.
During the first six months of 2022,
our Company’s revenues decreased approximately 24% primarily as a result of lower sales of ink to the authorized printers of our
Company’s licensees in the entertainment and toy products market.
Additionally, our Company’s
total overhead expenses increased in the six months of 2022 to $997,900 compared to $510,900 in the first six months of 2021 and our Company’s
income tax expense decreased in the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021. As a result of these factors, our
Company sustained a net loss of $500,400 in the first six months of 2022 compared to net income of $157,300 in the first six months of
2021. Our Company had negative operating cash flow of $253,300 during the first six months of 2022. At June 30, 2022, our Company had
positive working capital of $2,884,600 and stockholders’ equity of $3,004,900. For the full year of 2021, our Company had net
income of $49,400 and had positive operating cash flow of $512,700. At December 31, 2021, our Company had working capital of
$3,197,500 and stockholders’ equity of $3,505,300.
On August 1, 2022 our Company entered
into a stock purchase agreement in connection with a private placement for total gross proceeds of $3.5 million. The purchase agreement
provides for the issuance of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of our Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to two investors
at a purchase price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted for our Company’s contemplated one-for-ten (1:10) reverse stock split of our
common stock. To enable the private placement transaction, our Board approved a 1-for-10
(1:10) reverse stock split of our common stock. The effective date of the reverse stock split is Friday, August
26, 2022. The closing of the purchase agreement is expected to occur as soon as possible following the consummation of the reverse
stock split. If the closing has not occurred by September 15, 2022, any purchaser named in the stock purchase agreement may, at its sole
discretion, terminate the purchase agreement by providing written notice to our Company. The closing is subject to the occurrence of the
reverse stock split and our Company’s satisfaction of certain additional conditions. There is no guarantee that the closing of the
purchase agreement will occur or, if completed, that the proceeds derived from the purchase agreement will enable our Company to generate
additional revenues and positive cash flow.
In November 2018, our Company negotiated
a $150,000 revolving line of credit (“Line of Credit”) with a bank to provide a source of working capital, if required. The
Line of Credit is secured by all the assets of our Company and bears interest at the bank’s prime rate for a period of one year
and its prime rate plus 1.5% thereafter. The Line of Credit is subject to an annual review and quiet period. There have been no borrowings
under the Line of Credit since its inception. We may need to obtain additional capital in the future to further support the working capital
requirements associated with our existing revenue base and to develop new revenue sources. We cannot assure you that we will be successful
in obtaining such additional capital, if needed. We continue to maintain a cost containment program including curtailment, where possible,
of discretionary research and development and sales and marketing expenses.
Our Plan of Operation for the twelve
months beginning with the date of this quarterly report consists of concentrating available human and financial resources to continue
to capitalize on the specific business relationships our Company has developed in the entertainment and toy products market. This includes
two licensees that have been marketing products incorporating our Company’s technologies since 2012. These two licensees maintain
a significant presence in the entertainment and toy products market and are well known and highly regarded participants in this market.
We anticipate that these two licensees will expand their current offerings that incorporate our technologies and will introduce and market
new products that will incorporate our technologies available to them under their license agreements with our Company. We will continue
to develop various applications for these licensees. We also plan to expand our licensee base in the entertainment and toy market. We
currently have additional licensees marketing or developing products incorporating our technologies in certain geographic and niche markets
of the overall entertainment and toy products market.
Our Company maintains its presence
in the retail loss prevention market and believes that revenue growth in this market can be achieved through increased security ink sales
to its licensees in this market. We will continue to adjust our production and technical staff as necessary and, subject to available
financial resources, invest in capital equipment needed to support potential growth in ink production requirements beyond our current
capacity. Additionally, we will pursue opportunities to market our current technologies in specific security and non-security markets.
We cannot assure you that these efforts will enable our Company to generate additional revenues and positive cash flow.
Our Company has received, and may
in the future seek, additional capital in the form of debt, equity or both, to support our working capital requirements and
to provide funding for other business opportunities. Beyond the Line of Credit, we cannot assure you that if we require additional capital,
that we will be successful in obtaining such additional capital, or that such additional capital, if obtained, will enable our Company
to generate additional revenues and positive cash flow.
As previously stated, we generate
a significant portion of our total revenues from licensees in the entertainment and toy products market. These licensees generally sell
their products through retail outlets. In the future, such sales may be adversely affected by changes in consumer spending that may occur
as a result of an uncertain economic environment throughout the balance of 2022 and beyond due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its
effect on the global economy, geopolitical instability including the Russia-Ukraine war and the supply chain disruptions related to both
as well as the record inflation and significantly higher interest rates currently being experienced in the United States along with the
probability of an economic recession both in the United States and globally. As a result, our revenues, results of operations and liquidity
may be further negatively impacted.
Contractual Obligations
As of June 30, 2022, there were
no material changes in our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March
30, 2022, as amended on April 29, 2022, other than those appearing in the notes to the financial statements appearing elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
As of June 30, 2022, there were
no recently adopted accounting standards that had a material effect on our Company’s financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet
Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The
amendments in this Update affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, and any other financial assets
that have the contractual right to receive cash. The ASU requires an entity to recognize expected credit losses rather than incurred losses
for financial assets. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including
interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2019-10 extends the effective dates for two years for smaller reporting
companies and nonpublic companies.
In August 2020, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.
The amendments in this Update affect entities that issue convertible instruments and/or contracts in an entity’s own equity. For
convertible instruments, the instruments primarily affected are those issued with beneficial conversion features or cash conversion features
because the accounting models for those specific features are removed. However, all entities that issue convertible instruments are affected
by the amendments to the disclosure requirements in this Update. For contracts in an entity’s own equity, the contracts primarily
affected are freestanding instruments and embedded features that are accounted for as derivatives under the current guidance because of
failure to meet the settlement conditions of the derivatives scope exception related to certain requirements of the settlement assessment.
FASB simplified the settlement assessment by removing the requirements (1) to consider whether the contract would be settled in registered
shares, (2) to consider whether collateral is required to be posted, and (3) to assess shareholder rights. Those amendments also affect
the assessment of whether an embedded conversion feature in a convertible instrument qualifies for the derivatives scope exception. Additionally,
the amendments in this Update affect the diluted EPS calculation for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares and for convertible
instruments. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but
no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. FASB specified that
an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. FASB decided to allow entities to adopt the guidance
through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our Company does not have any off-balance
sheet arrangements.