UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

 

OR

 

o

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from to

 

Commission file number 033-91432

 

NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

02-0401674

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

2015 SW 20th St., Suite 216, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

 

33315

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(954) 482-4470

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

10015 Aeronca Lane, McKinney, TX 75071

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o   No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company.)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o   No  x

 

  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date: As of November 14, 2010, there were 480,582,997 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4T.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

 

(Removed and Reserved)

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

 

Other Information

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

 

Exhibits

 

30

 

  

 

 


 

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and December 31, 2009

 

 

 

September 30,

2010

 

 

December 31,

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

33,593

 

 

$

317,061

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

88,364

 

 

 

1,272,408

 

Inventories, net

 

 

1,675,709

 

 

 

2,437,904

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

 

100,549

 

Other current assets

 

 

241,787

 

 

 

783,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

2,039,453

 

 

 

4,911,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

 

154,704

 

 

 

1,105,498

 

Deposits and other assets

 

 

435,564

 

 

 

526,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long Term Assets

 

 

590,268

 

 

 

1,632,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,629,721

 

 

$

6,544,227

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

  

 

 


 

 

 

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and December 31, 2009

 

 

 

September 30,

2010

 

 

December 31,

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

5,521,818

 

 

$

5,318,128

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

358,648

 

 

 

457,878

 

Customer deposits

 

 

100,836

 

 

 

27,615

 

Capital leases, current portion

 

 

58,828

 

 

 

51,720

 

Notes payable, current portion

 

 

230,319

 

 

 

250,833

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

142,325

 

 

 

281,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

6,412,774

 

 

 

6,387,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, net of current portion

 

 

2,050,000

 

 

 

2,051,806

 

Capital leases, net of current portion

 

 

27,440

 

 

 

41,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

2,077,440

 

 

 

2,093,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

8,490,214

 

 

 

8,480,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, 200 shares designated as Series A preferred stock Series A preferred stock $0.01 par value, no shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 480,582,997 and 454,489,298 shares issued as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 respectively

 

 

4,805,829

 

 

 

4,544,892

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

10,487,034

 

 

 

10,555,003

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

13,408

 

 

 

2,592

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(20,966,764

)

 

 

(16,839,040

)

 

 

 

(5,660,493

)

 

 

(1,736,553

)

Less: Treasury shares (common 6,600,000 shares as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009) at cost

 

 

(200,000

)

 

 

(200,000

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

(5,860,493

)

 

 

(1,936,553

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

$

2,629,721

 

 

$

6,544,227

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 


 

 

  

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended

September 30, 2010 and 2009

 

 

 

September 30,

2010

 

 

September 30,

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware

 

$

161,140

 

 

$

1,925,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware

 

 

(274,477

)

 

 

(1,524,692

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit (Loss)

 

 

(113,337

)

 

 

400,404

 

Sales, General and Administrative Expenses

 

 

(588,434

)

 

 

(1,152,177

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

 

 

(701,771

)

 

 

(751,773

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income (Expense)

 

 

(36,327

)

 

 

(19,721

)

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

(98,532

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

 

 

(134,859

)

 

 

(19,721

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Before Income Taxes

 

 

(836,630

)

 

 

(771,494

)

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss from Continuing Operations

 

$

(836,630

)

 

$

(771,494

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from Discontinued Operations (NWB Telecom)

 

 

(397,071

)

 

 

(323,944

)

Loss from Discontinued Operations (NWB Retail)

 

 

(2,021

)

 

 

(37,531

)

Net Loss

 

$

(1,235,721

)

 

$

(1,132,969

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Per Share - basic and diluted

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding During the Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

 

480,582,997

 

 

 

426,695,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(1,235,721

)

 

$

(1,132,969

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

$

(501

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(1,236,222

)

 

$

(1,132,969

)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

  

 

 


 

 

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2010 and 2009

 

 

 

September 30,

2010

 

 

September 30,

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware

 

$

2,328,921

 

 

$

3,484,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware

 

 

(2,171,777

)

 

 

(2,528,137

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

157,144

 

 

 

956,107

 

Sales, General and Administrative Expenses

 

 

(3,017,507

)

 

 

(2,486,566

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from Operations

 

 

(2,860,363

)

 

 

(1,530,459

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income (Expense)

 

 

(67,331

)

 

 

(57,534

)

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

(4,267 

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

 

 

(71,598

)

 

 

(57,534

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Before Income Taxes

 

 

(2,931,961

)

 

 

(1,587,993

)

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

(776

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss from Continuing Operations

 

$

(2,932,737

)

 

$

(1,587,993

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from Discontinued Operations (NWB Telecom)

 

 

(905,189

)

 

 

(1,496,830

)

Loss from Discontinued Operations (NWB Retail)

 

 

(289,798

)

 

 

(37,531

)

Net Loss

 

$

(4,127,724

)

 

$

(3,122,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Per Share - basic and diluted

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding During the Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

 

479,730,591

 

 

 

416,872,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(4,127,724

)

 

$

(3,122,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

$

10,816

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(4,116,909

)

 

$

(3,122,354

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

  

 

 

 


 

 

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2010 and 2009

 

 

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,127,724

)

 

$

(3,122,354

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

459,775

 

 

 

470,377

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

670,198

 

 

 

29,400

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

199,212

 

 

 

 

Impairment of assets related to discontinued operations

 

 

220,407

 

 

 

 

Impairment of intangible asset (Aeropointe)

 

 

38,405

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation-employee

 

 

124,349

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation-non-employee

 

 

12,750

 

 

 

 

Noncash compensation - employees

 

 

254,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

384,969

 

 

 

(672,957

)

Inventory

 

 

941,688

 

 

 

(947,482

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

100,550

 

 

 

387,829

 

Other current assets

 

 

175,986

 

 

 

(157,290

)

Deposits and other assets

 

 

143,797

 

 

 

140,625

 

Accounts payable

 

 

145,253

 

 

 

3,105,494

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

53,593

 

 

 

(107,097

)

Customer deposits

 

 

73,222

 

 

 

4,508

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

(216,133

)

 

 

174,005

 

Subtotal: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

3,782,678

 

 

 

2,427,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(345,046

)

 

 

(694,942

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(8,054

)

 

 

(278,446

)

Notes Receivable

 

 

87,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided(used in) by investing activities

 

 

79,798

 

 

 

(278,446

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of principal on capital lease

 

 

(6,716

)

 

 

(32,489

)

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

 

 

 

640,000

 

Payments of notes payable

 

 

(22,320

)

 

 

(11,000

)

Sale (Purchase) of common and preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

245,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(29,036

)

 

 

842,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

10,816

 

 

 

2,594 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

(283,469

)

 

 

(128,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

 

317,061

 

 

 

541,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

33,593

 

 

$

412,785

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

   

 

 


 

 

 

New World Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2010 and 2009

 

 

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

103,370

 

 

$

81,657

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment through capital leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in property and equipment

 

 

9,703

 

 

$

10,299

 

Increase in capital lease payable

 

 

(9,703

)

 

 

(10,299

 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in common stock

 

 

12,750

 

 

 

230,463

 

Increase in tangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

(38,405

)

Decrease in accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

(107,547

)

Decrease in paid in capital

 

 

(12,750

)

 

 

(84,511

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

  

 

 


 

 

 

NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSID IARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A             LIQUIDITY

 

New World Brands financial position has continued to decline in the third quarter of 2010.  The company’s decision to discontinue its carrier business has reduced the losses, reduced the revenue and the volume of cash through the company.  The cash balance of the company continues to trend downward to about half the balance as at June 30, 2010 and approximately 89% less than at December 31, 2009.  The current ratio has dropped to 0.32:1.0 and the majority of the current assets are represented by TELES inventory. We cannot meet our current obligations with the current available assets.  We are past due and/or in default on meeting short term obligations and do not have any immediate sources of obtaining capital. Our status as a going concern is at risk unless we improve our sales, identify new sources of capital, and/or restructure our debts and obligations. We have significantly reduced our costs of operations and our cash-flow breakeven in our fiscal fourth quarter will be lower than that of our fiscal third quarter (which has already declined by approximately 67% over the previous year). We are in the process of restructuring much of our short term debt with TELES AG and, if successful, the impact may have a significant impact on our asset/liability ratio and improve our current assets to liabilities position. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in any of our present negotiations with TELES or otherwise.

 

NOTE B       ORGANIZATION, CAPITALIZATION, AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

New World Brands, Inc. ( New World Brands ”, “the Company ”, “ NWB ”, “ we ”, “ us or our ) is a Delaware corporation that is engaged in the telecommunications business. Recently, the Company has maintained three operating divisions:  NWB Networks, which is focused on the telecommunications hardware business and delivers voice over internet equipment, support, and solutions as a reseller of the TELES AG line of products in North America; NWB Telecom, which acted as a long distance wholesale termination provider and primarily offers international routes to domestic carriers for the termination of voice over internet phone service; and NWB Retail, organized in the third quarter of 2009.  In August, 2010, the Company made the decision to close the Telecom and Retail divisions and focus its resources on the Networks division.

 

The Company also operates two legal entities in Mexico as subsidiaries to support our operations.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Revenue Recognition

 

NWB Networks : Revenue is recognized when goods are shipped to or picked up by the customer from our facilities. Services and support revenue is recognized on a ratable basis over the service period as services and support are provided to the customer. Sales of equipment and software requiring the installation of equipment and or software are recognized when the customer has accepted that the installation is completed and acknowledges such through a formal process.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain reclassifications of amounts previously reported have been made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements in order to maintain consistency and comparability between periods presented.

 

Reserves and Allowances

 

Bad Debt: The Company maintains a reserve for bad debt based on historical activity and economic conditions specific to each division. We have increased our reserve when compared to the same period a year ago primarily to account for increased risk of non-payment due to the current poor general economic conditions. The reserve for bad debt was approximately $815,000 and $145,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

Disputes: The Company maintains a reserve against invoices booked on the NWB Telecom revenue for possible customer disputes on the bill for telecommunications services that we provide our customers. We allow a 30 day period for customers to dispute our bill to them and the reserve we maintain is based on historical rates of disputes that we have encountered per 30 day period. This amount is independent of any reserve that we maintain associated with a reserve for bad debts.

 

Inventory: We maintain a reserve for obsolescence of inventory based on the nature of the equipment and our ability to upgrade it to current status. The age of the inventory and return policy of the vendor is taken into consideration in determining the reserve.

 

 


 

 

Consolidation: New World Brands has two foreign subsidiaries in Mexico that are controlled by the Company.  These subsidiaries commenced operations in the month of July 2009 and maintain their books using US GAAP for reporting and consolidation purposes of the company’s quarterly and annual reports while also keeping an adjusted record under Mexican GAAP for local tax filing. Intercompany transactions are eliminated in the consolidation.

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include information or notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows in conformity with US GAAP. However, all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to make the consolidated financial statements not misleading have been included.  These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period.

 

In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ ASU ”) 2010-19, “Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates (Topic 830)”. The amendments in this Update are effective for reported balances in an entity’s financial statements that differ from their underlying U.S. dollar denominated values occurring in the first interim or annual period ending on or after March 15, 2010. The amendments are to be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted these amendments in 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-18, “Receivables (Topic 310): Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan is Part of a Pool That Is Accounted for as a Single Asset.”  The amendments in this Update are effective for modifications of loans accounted for within pools under Subtopic 310-30 occurring in the first interim or annual period ending on or after July 15, 2010. The amendments are to be applied prospectively. Early application is permitted. The Company adopted these amendments in the third quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-17, “Revenue Recognition—Milestone Method”, which provides guidance on defining the milestone and determining when the use of the milestone method of revenue recognition for research and development transactions is appropriate. It provides criteria for evaluating if the milestone is substantive and clarifies that a vendor can recognize consideration that is contingent upon achievement of a milestone as revenue in the period in which the milestone is achieved, if the milestone meets all the criteria to be considered substantive. ASU 2010-17 is effective for milestones achieved in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 with prospective application.  Early adoption is permitted with specific provisions.  The Company adopted these amendments in the third quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-11, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) — Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.”  ASU 2010-11 clarifies that the only form of an embedded credit derivative that is exempt from embedded derivative bifurcation requirements are those that relate to the subordination of one financial instrument to another. As a result, entities that have contracts containing an embedded credit derivative feature in a form other than such subordination may need to separately account for the embedded credit derivative feature. The Company adopted these amendments in the third quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-14, “Software (Topic 985) — Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements (A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)”. ASU 2009-14 requires tangible products that contain software and non-software elements that work together to deliver the products essential functionality to be evaluated under the accounting standard regarding multiple deliverable arrangements. This standard update may be adopted prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified after the date of adoption or retrospectively for all revenue arrangements for all periods presented. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13 (Topic 605-25), “Revenue Recognition; Multiple-Element Arrangements.”  These amendments provide clarification on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the arrangement should be separated, and the consideration allocated.  An entity is required to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices of deliverables in the absence of vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price. These amendments also eliminate the use of the residual method and require an entity to allocate revenue using the relative selling price method.  The amendments significantly expand the disclosure requirements for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements.  These provisions are to be applied on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with earlier application permitted.  The Company adopted these amendments in the third quarter of 2010 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 


 

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosure about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses”, which will require additional disclosures about the credit quality of loans, lease receivables and other long-term receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. Certain additional disclosures in this new accounting guidance will be effective for the Company on December 31, 2010 with certain other additional disclosures that will be effective on March 31, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-13, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718) — Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades.” ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in ASU 2010-13 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010 and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Financial Instruments and Fair Values

The fair value of a financial instrument represents the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based upon relevant market information about the financial instrument.

 

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other assets approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

 

The fair values of all other financial instruments, including debt, approximate their book values as the instruments are short-term in nature or contain market rates of interest.

 

NOTE C              INVENTORIES

 

Inventories as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

Resale Hardware

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished Goods inventories

 

$

1,921,690

 

 

$

2,526,804

 

Less allowance for obsolete inventories

 

 

(245,981

)

 

 

(88,900

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories, net

 

$

1,675,709

 

 

$

2,437,904

 

 

NOTE D                DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

New World Brands made the decision to close its carrier division, NWB Telecom, on August 9, 2010 by board resolution. Per the resolution, the operations were to be wound down, all staff terminated from the discontinued operations and all assets of the division to be liquidated as soon as possible. Earlier in the quarter, the company decided not to continue its NWB Retail division prior to it reaching fully operational status.

 

The costs incurred with respect to closing down these business units have been included in our loss from discontinued operations during the third quarter of 2010. The operations of the business unit are stated as part of discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. 

 

The condensed statement of operations for the 9 months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 below represent the reclassified discontinued operations of New World Brands as a result of the closure of NWB Telecom and NWB Retail.

 

Costs listed in the below table include gross profit and loss of the discontinued operations along with the costs of closing those operations. Closing costs involving approximately $220,000 in the impairment of equipment and $41,000 in other costs were incurred as part of closing the Company’s operations in Mexico.

 

 


 

 

 

Selected Statements of Operations Data for the Company's Discontinued  Operations for 9  Months Ended September 30

2010

2009

 

 

Revenue from Discontinued Operations (NWB Telecom)

$

3,130,108

$

4,224,702

Revenue from Discontinued Operations (NWB Retail)

392,642

Total Revenue from Discontinued Operations

3,522,750

4,224,702

Income (Loss) Discontinued Operations (NWB Telecom)

  

(643,988

)

  

(1,496,830

)

Income (Loss) Discontinued Operations (NWB Retail)

(289,799

)

(37,531

)

Total Income (Loss) on Discontinued Operations

(933,787

)

(1,534,361

)

Loss on Disposal from Impairment and Other Costs

(261,201

)

Comprehensive Loss on Discontinued Operations before Taxes

(1,194,988

)

(1,534,361

)

Income Tax Provision

Comprehensive Loss from Discontinued Operations

$

(1,194,988

)

$

(1,534,361

)

 

NOTE E             NOTES PAYABLE

 

P&S Credit Line

 

The current balance outstanding has been maintained at $1,050,000.  This balance is unchanged from the previous quarter. There is no longer a requirement for maintenance of covenants as per the latest amendment to the agreement. However, the company is no longer in compliance with other terms of the loan agreement as per the most recent loan documents and amendments to such. The most recent interest rate paid on this loan was 5.25% per the September 2010 interest charge. This loan is paid interest only during its term with the entire balance due upon maturity in May of 2012. The company is delinquent in its interest payments, and unpaid interest on this loan at September 30, 2010 of approximately $23,000 is due. P & S has not issued any official notice of default to the Company. The total due to P & S Spirit including interest is $1,073,000.

 

Subsequent to quarter end the company paid P & S Spirit the past due interest payments of approximately $23,000. The company continues negotiating the restructure of this debt. However, there is no guarantee that such negotiations will be resolved successfully.

 

The principals of P&S Spirit LLC include Dr. Selvin Passen, who had been a director and is currently a shareholder of the Company, as well as its former Chief Executive Officer and director

 

TELES Loan Agreement

 

On February 21, 2008, the Company and TELES entered into a Term Loan and Security Agreement, effective February 15, 2008 (the “ TELES Loan Agreement ,” and the loan thereunder, the “ TELES Loan ”), providing the Company a loan of up to the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “ Commitment ”) pursuant to which, from time to time prior to February 1, 2009 or the earlier termination in full of the Commitment, the Company could obtain advances from TELES up to the amount of the outstanding Commitment. Amounts borrowed may not be borrowed again, notwithstanding any payments thereunder. The outstanding balance of the TELES Loan will be due and payable on or before February 1, 2012. The outstanding principal amount of the TELES Loan is payable in 12 approximately equal quarterly installments commencing May 1, 2009. The Company executed on a portion of this agreement in December of 2008 by offsetting $600,000 of trade payables due to TELES towards the loan facility. On January 19, 2009 the company drew an amount of $400,000 paid in cash by TELES AG within the context of the “TELES Loan Agreement” bringing the total draw to the maximum amount of $1,000,000 as per the loan agreement. TELES AG and New World Brands also agreed at that time to a reduction in the interest rate of the loan from 7% as per the original agreement to a rate of 5% commencing on the draw of the first funds pursuant to this loan agreement.

 

The Company maintains its balance on the TELES loan unchanged from the prior quarter. The interest rate on this loan is a fixed rate of 5%. The Company is currently delinquent on its interest payment obligations loan to TELES.  We are in the process of negotiating revised terms and conditions in connection with the TELES loan and the current accounts payables due to TELES AG. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in such efforts.

 

SSB and P&S loans

 

Effective June 19, 2009, New World Brands, Inc. entered into a Loan Agreement with Sigram Schindler Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH (“ SSB ”), pursuant to which SSB agreed to loan the Company up to $250,000 at an interest rate of 18% per annum with an original maturity date of December 31, 2009 (“ SSB Loan ”). The Company received $125,000 under the SSB Loan from SSB on June 19, 2009.

 

 

 


 

 

Effective June 19, 2009, the Company entered in to a Loan Agreement with P&S Spirit Investments, a general partnership (“P &S ”) of which Dr. Selvin Passen, MD, is Manager (“ P&S Loan ”). The P&S Loan contemplates a loan to the Company by P&S of up to $250,000 with an initial maturity date of December 31, 2009 and payable with interest at 18% per annum. The Company has $99,000 outstanding as of September 30, 2010 with respect to the P&S Loan, with the reduction in amount being the result of offsets from other agreements. The P&S general partnership included individuals and/or investments by individuals who were both related parties to the Company and/or officers and/or directors or employees of the Company and/or relatives thereof. In addition to being a Director of P&S, Dr. Passen is a former Director of the Company.

 

These loans are all currently still outstanding, and while the lenders once agreed to extend them beyond their original maturity date, and have not called the notes as of November 15, 2010, the Company is now in default on the payments due on these loans, as well as on the principle, and there is no guarantee that any of the lenders will not call the notes or pursue legal action in an attempt to recover their loaned funds, (as Noah Kamrat did – see Part II, Item 1, Legal Matters, below). The notes are considered due on demand and have been classified as current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Amendments to loan covenants

 

Amendments to both the P&S credit line and the TELES Loan were agreed to by all parties effective June 29, 2009 that temporarily waived the covenants relating to certain financial ratios in these agreements.  Agreement has been reached to extend the P&S waiver to December 31, 2011.

 

Other loans

 

We have a total of approximately $6,000 of principal remaining in a loan on one company-owned vehicle. The balance is for a Toyota pick-up truck that carries a term of 3 years and an interest rate of 0%, and is due to expire in the first quarter of 2011.

 

Total maturities of all notes payable as of September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

2010

 

$

228,514

 

2011

 

1,805

 

2012

 

2,050,000

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable

 

2,280,319

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, current portion

 

(230,319

)

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, net of current portion

 

$

2,050,000

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, interest expense was $32,000 and $24,000 respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, interest expense was $96,500 and $82,000 respectively.

 

NOTE F             CAPITAL LEASES

 

Description of Leasing Arrangements and Depreciation

 

The company is the lessee of equipment under capital leases expiring in various years through 2012.  The assets and liabilities under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments or their fair value of the asset.  The assets are depreciated over the lower of their related lease terms or their estimated productive lives.  Depreciation of assets under capital leases is included in depreciation expense for 2010 and 2009.

 

2010

 

$

67,309

 

2011

 

29,724

 

2012

 

2,325

 

2013

 

 

Subsequent to 2013

 

 

 

 

99,358

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Amount representing interest

 

(13,090

)

Present value of net minimum lease payment

 

$

86,268

 

Less: Current Portion

 

(58,828

)

Long-Term Portion of Capital Leases

 

$

27,440

 

 

 

 


 

 

NOTE G             STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Computation of Basic and Diluted Share Data

 

The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted share data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

 

 

3 Months

 

 

9 Months

 

 

 

Ended September 30

 

 

Ended September 30

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (Common Stock)

 

 

426,695,950

 

 

 

416,872,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Basic

 

 

426,695,950

 

 

 

416,872,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock - options and warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - options and warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dilutive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Basic and diluted)

 

 

426,695,950

 

 

 

416,872,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average of options and warrants not included above (anti-diluted):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (Common Stock)

 

 

61,050,556

 

 

 

61,050,556

 

Preferred Stock (as converted to Common Stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

487,746,506

 

 

 

477,923,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (Common Stock)

 

 

480,582,997

 

 

 

479,730,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Basic

 

 

480,582,997

 

 

 

479,730,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock - options and warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - options and warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dilutive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Basic and diluted)

 

 

480,582,997

 

 

 

479,730,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average of options and warrants not included above (anti-diluted):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (Common Stock)

 

 

61,050,556

 

 

 

61,050,556

 

Preferred Stock (as converted to Common Stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

541,633,553

 

 

 

540,781,147

 

 

 

NOTE H             INCOME TAXES

 

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes,”   which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets amounts expected to be realized. US income taxes are not provided on undistributed earnings, which are expected to be permanently reinvested by the foreign subsidiary, unless the earnings can be repatriated in a tax-free or cash-flow neutral manner.

 

The Company adopted the policy of recognizing interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense. Tax years 2006-2009 remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

 

 


 

 

The following schedule provides an analysis of our position in connection with relevant and material consolidated income tax provisions for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

2010

 

 

 

Federal:

 

 

 

 

Current

$

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

State:

 

 

 

 

Current

 

776

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

$

 

776

 

 

 

 

                                  

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

Computed income tax (benefit)

 

$

(1,823,018

)

 

 

34.0000

%

State tax (benefit), net of federal benefit

 

 

(258,853

)

 

 

4.8277

%

Difference in tax rate in foreign jurisdiction

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

-0.2798

%

Prior year adjustments

 

 

(291,176

)

 

 

5.4305

%

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

2,353,790

 

 

 

-43.8991

%

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

5,033

 

 

 

-0.0939

%

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

776

 

 

 

-0.0145

%

 

 

 

September 30, 

2010

 

Deferred tax assets (short-term):

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable

 

$

312,577

 

Allowance for inventory obsolescence

 

94,348

 

Allowance for disputes

 

 

Accrued interest expense

 

5,753

 

Deferred Tax Assets – Current

 

412,678

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

(412,678

)

Net deferred tax assets-current

 

 

  

 

 

September 30, 

2010

 

Deferred tax assets (non-current):

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

4,751,636

 

Capital loss from sale of subsidiary

 

1,772,929

 

Depreciable & amortization

 

238,828

 

Deferred revenue

 

15,046

 

Charitable contribution carryforwards

 

8,933

 

Deferred tax assets-non-current:

 

6,787,372

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

(6,787,372

)

Net deferred tax assets-non-current

 

 

Net deferred tax assets after valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability:

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

Total gross deferred tax liability

 

 

Net deferred tax assets after valuation

 

$

 

 

As of September 30th, 2010, the Company had U.S. net operating losses of approximately $12.2 million that can be carried forward for up to twenty years and deducted against future taxable income.  The net operating loss carryforwards expire in various years through 2030.  The company also has a U.S. capital loss carryforward of approximately $4.6 million that can be carried forward for five years and deducted against future capital gain income.  The capital loss carryforward expires in 2012.

 

As of September 30th, 2010, the Company also had Mexican net operating losses of approximately $265,000 that can be carried forward for up to ten years and deducted against future taxable income.

 

In assessing the ability to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making the assessment. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of September 30th, 2010 was $7.2 million.  The decrease in the valuation allowance was approximately $0.7 million for the quarter ended September 30th, 2010, which was primarily due to operational losses for the year.

 


 

 

 

NOTE I             AEROPOINTE ACQUISITION

 

In connection with the terms of the agreement between New World Brands Inc and Aeropointe Partners Inc., the company has issued shares to Aeropointe and to its former principals. On Feb 25, 2010, shares in the amount of 8,821,791 were issued from New World Brands’ common stock to Aeropointe Partners Inc. These shares were offset against a liability that was on the books of New World Brands as at December 31, 2009 in the amount of $55,868 which has now been eliminated and offset to equity.

 

The total purchase price was $301,820, of which consideration valued at$55,868 is payable on January 15, 2010, in the form of 8,821,791 shares of common stock.  The net purchase price amount of $245,952 was paid in the form of 38,836,583 shares of common stock issued effective September 1, 2009.  The seller had agreed to contribute capital as consideration for issuance of the common stock, in the amount of $100,000, which was paid to the Company in October 2009.  The consideration has been reported as part of accounts receivable. The company acquired intangible assets valued at $38,405 at the date of acquisition, and satisfied accounts payable to the seller of $163,416.  The New World Brands common stock issued to the seller was valued based upon the average price of NWB stock for the ninety day period prior to the effective date of the acquisition at a price of $0.006333 per share. The difference between the issue price in the acquisition and the par value of the shares issued, $84,511, was recorded as a reduction in additional paid in capital in the third quarter of 2009. The balance of the intangible asset booked was written off in the second quarter of 2010 based on a valuation of future benefit of the asset. It was determined that it no longer had future benefit. As of September 30, 2010 there are no assets reflecting the intangible value of this acquisition.

 

On March 22, 2010, 10,717,124 were issued to each of Steven Bell and Shawn Lane from New World Brands common stock based on the terms of the agreement for the issuance of performance shares when certain performance thresholds as outlined in the Aeropointe Acquisition agreement were met. The thresholds were not met and the shares were issued in error. The Company later rescinded and cancelled the shares on June 15, 2010.

 

NOTE J             RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

We currently lease approximately 2,000 square feet of office space in McKinney, Texas(which is presently unoccupied) from a company controlled by our former CEO [R. Steven Bell] and former COO [Shawn Lane] pursuant to a $2,500 monthly lease expiring in December of 2010. The rate was evaluated at a market or below rate at the time but given the decline in the real estate market, the rent may exceed current market value. The Company employed a cleaning company owned by Mr Bell to provide janitorial services to our offices at a cost of approximately $400 per month. The Company also entered into an equipment reseller agreement with a business, Solutioneering, which lists Mr. Bell and Mr. Lane among its officers. As of September 30, 2010, there have been no transactions with this company.

 

Currently the company is in negotiations with the landlord, Mr. Bell and Mr. Lane, to settle the rent due on the remaining lease term.  The outcome is uncertain so the full amount of the commitment is included in the future commitments for operating leases.

 

NOTE K              COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

R. Steven Bell Litigation 

 

Concurrent with the termination of Mr. Bell from his positions as CEO and President of the Company, the Company was compelled to file a lawsuit in the District Court of Collin County, Texas against Mr. Bell coupled with a request for the institution of a temporary restraining order (“ TRO ”).  The lawsuit contains causes of action against Mr. Bell including breach of fiduciary duty, trespass, conversion, breach of computer security and other violations related to actions the Company alleges Mr. Bell took while CEO and President of the Company and subsequent to his termination.  Pursuant to a court order under the TRO, the Company has since taken possession of its files and other property.  The action against Mr. Bell has been abated while the matter is assigned to binding arbitration.

 

TroyGould, P.C. Lawsuit

 

                On or about October 15, 2010, the Company was served with a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California by the law firm of TroyGould, P.C. The lawsuit alleged breach of contract and demand on account payable for payment of past due legal fees and expenses in the amount of $46,885.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

CRG West

 

CRG West, a Los Angeles-based company from which NWB had been leasing space for equipment, has claimed $24,000 from NWB in allegedly overdue rent payments and holdover fees. The claims were first made by email in May 2009, for a smaller amount, and then progressed to a collection agency. NWB has retained an LA-based attorney, Gerard Casale, to defend its interests and argue what NWB believes is a valid defense in this matter. CRG and their agency did not file suit on this matter in a court of law and the matter was settled in principal by execution of a settlement agreement between the parties, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $7,500 to CRG in return for a full satisfaction of all claims by CRG against the Company. We believe we have a settlement in principle with CRG and await completion and closing of same.

 

Shawn Lane

 

On August 2, 2010, Shawn Lane, former Chief Operating Officer, filed suit in the Circuit Court for the State of Texas, Case # 296- 3160-2010 against the Company alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment and damages in the amount of $147,000. This claim has been resolved pursuant to a written settlement agreement with a release of all claims, pending completion of the settlement terms and conditions.   Mr. Lane has since claimed that the Company has failed to perform under the settlement agreement and the Company is presently investigating such allegations and further the nature and extent of the representations made by Mr. Lane to the Company in the inducement of the settlement in addition to the economic benefit actually received by Mr. Lane. 

 

Cynthia Scoble

 

                Cynthia Scoble, the Company’s former controller issued letters to the Company on June 7 and July 12, 2010, demanding in excess of $20,763 in employment related claims. To our knowledge, Ms. Scoble has not yet filed a claim in Court on this matter, and there is no guarantee that such a case will not be filed.

 

American Express Demand

 

                On or about September 9, 2010, American Express issued a letter to the Company demanding immediate payment of over $82,000 in credit card bills past due.  The Company made an initial payment against such amount outstanding and has since been in negotiations with American Express regarding the balance.  

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Shehryar Wahid

 

                The company resolved a dispute with its current CEO and President, Shehryar Wahid, and entered into a settlement agreement on August 31, 2010 to satisfy a claim of back wages on the resignation of Mr. Wahid as the company’s CFO. The dispute with Mr. Wahid was resolved with the commitment to exchange certain equipment in the amount of $115,000 in consideration of mutual release of claims and other good and valuable consideration.         

 

Various Wage Claims

 

                Several former employees in Texas have filed and may file a Wage Claims for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Company intends to review each claim with legal counsel. 

 

Tax Matters

 

                The Company has received notice from the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) regarding a failure to file 2006 payroll tax returns. In 2006 Qualmax merged with New World Brands and the post transaction combined entity filed tax remittances under separate tax identification numbers for each of the pre-transaction entities. The Company believes that this matter should be resolved with the IRS without further incident.

 

The Company has also received a notice of delinquency from the California Franchise Tax Board in connection with what is alleged as a failure to file tax returns in 2006.The Company is in the process of responding to the request and believes that no further incident shall result from this notice.

 

Piecom Tech Litigation

 

Effective July 1, 2007 we sold our subsidiary, IP Gear Ltd., to TELES (“ TELES Agreement ”).  A material aspect of the TELES Agreement included a commitment of the Company to indemnify, hold harmless and defend TELES and IP Gear, Ltd. against any liabilities arising from the Piecom Tech litigation (herein).  As a part of the consideration for such an obligation, the Company is entitled to the proceeds, if any, of the Piecom Tech litigation.

 

The matter has now been referred from the Mediator to the Court and neither party has furthered the prosecution of the case. At present, management does not believe this matter poses any significant financial risk to the Company.

 

 


 

 

NOTE L             SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The company moved its corporate offices from Texas to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in October of 2010. The premises in Ft. Lauderdale are leased from a company that is in part owned by a shareholder and former director of the company, Dr Selvin Passen. The lease rate is well below market rates and for a short term so as to allow the company to make a more deliberate decision on its premises needs.

 

 New World Brands entered into an agreement to sell the rights to the proceeds of a receivable to an investor and former Director of the company, Dr Selvin Passen on November 3, 2010 for a present value discounted amount of cash, which was paid to the Company in the first week of November 2010. The funds provided necessary liquidity for the company while it reorganized itself.

 

                The company made a number of months of interest payments to P & S Spirit towards delinquent balances due. Payments totaling approximately $23,000 were made in early November to satisfy obligations through September 30, 2010.

 

Former legal counsel Yigal Kahana submitted a demand for back wages and breach of contract subsequent to quarter end in the middle of October 2010. At present, the company is engaged in discussion to address this matter.

 

ITEM 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General

 

References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “ Report ”) to the “ Company ,” “ we ,” “ us ,” “ our ,” and similar words are to New World Brands, Inc.

 

The following discussion and analysis provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial operations. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein, and with our prior filings with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”).

 

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements - Cautionary Statement

 

We caution readers that this Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise, are based on the Company’s current expectations or beliefs rather than historical facts concerning future events, and they are indicated by words or phrases such as (but not limited to) “anticipate,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “believe,” “think,” “intend,” “plan,” “envision,” “continue,” “intend,” “target,” “contemplate,” “budgeted”, or “will” and similar words or phrases or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors that could cause the Company’s business, strategy, or actual results or events to differ materially, or otherwise, from those in the forward-looking statements. We have based such forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections, and therefore there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement contained herein, or otherwise made by the Company, will prove to be accurate. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements.

 

The Company has been in the telecom hardware and carrier business for over three years which is a relatively limited operating history compared to others in the same business and operates in a rapidly changing industry environment. Its ability to predict results or the actual effects of future plans or strategies, based on historical results or trends or otherwise, is inherently uncertain. While we believe that these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are merely predictions or illustrations of potential outcomes, and they involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many beyond our control, that are likely to cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company on a condensed basis include those factors discussed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2010. These factors that could have a material adverse effect on the Company include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·

The continuation of the downturn in the economy and therefore the market for, or supply of, our core products and services, could reduce our revenue and gross profit margin by placing downward pressure on prices and sales volume, and we may not accurately anticipate changing supply and demand conditions;

 

·

We have a limited backlog, or “pipeline,” of product and services orders, and we do not control the manufacturing of the core products we distribute and sell, exposing our future revenues and profits to fluctuations and risks of supply interruptions or rapid declines in demand;

 

·

We have recurring quarterly and annual losses and continuing negative cash flow, which may continue,  which have required us to reduce costs relative to gross margins;

 

·

The company is dependent upon the sale of technology equipment, the TALKBox® , to governmental agencies for some of its revenue, and this source of revenue is subject to actions associated with public policy decisions that lie outside of our control and ability to project including certain factors such as the budgetary approval process and sudden changes in governmental priorities;

 


 

 

 

·

We may not be able to raise necessary additional capital, and may not be able to reduce costs sufficiently to reverse our negative cash flow, absent additional capital;

 

·

If we are successful in raising additional capital, it will likely dilute current shareholders’ ownership;

 

·

Reductions in staffing and the impact that they may have on controls, processes, and procedures may negatively impact our ability to best manage our business within the guidelines of an SEC regulated public company;

 

·

We may not be able to effectively contain corporate overhead and other costs, including the costs of operating a public company, relative to our profits and cash; and

 

 

·

Changes in laws or regulations, or regulatory practices, and the costs of complying with them, in the United States and internationally, may increase our costs or may prohibit continued operations or entry into some areas of business.

 

·

We are unable to pay all of our currently due debts with the Company’s current assets, and may not be able to renegotiate with all creditors and contracted parties, which presents a significant risk of the Company being drained further of already sparse resources by claims and/or litigation, and the efforts that will most likely be required to avert or settle claims being made on the Company’s current obligations.

 

Overview of Business

 

A detailed review of the Company’s business is provided in Item 1, “Description of Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 15, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In the third quarter of 2009 the Company completed the setup of a Mexican business location, at Paseo de La Presa de la Olla, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico 36000, in order to better meet the challenges of expanding business in Central and South America. To promote and expand its Mexican business interests, the Company completed the certification and organization of two fully-consolidated Mexican corporations, Wahid y Asociados, SA de CV, and NWB Technologies de Mexico S de RL de CV, located at the above Guanajuato address, which completed the process of receiving appropriate business licensing in Leon, Mexico effective July 7, 2009.

 

Our Mexican operations have not met our planned expectations, and as a result are in the process of being scaled down. The Company’s Mexican employees associated with the carrier division are being terminated pursuant to and in full accordance with Mexican law, and the related Mexican lease shall expire according to our agreement.

 

On October 5, 2009, New World Brands, Inc. executed an asset purchase agreement, with an effective date of September 1, 2009, in which the Company agreed to acquire certain assets of Aeropointe Partners Inc., a Texas Corporation. As part of the acquisition, the Company agreed to integrate five of Aeropointe’s staff members including officers and employees including R. Steven Bell, the CEO of Aeropointe, and Shawn Lane, the President of Aeropointe. Please see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 9, 2009.

 

In the second quarter of 2010, the Company transitioned its headquarters from Eugene, Oregon to McKinney, Texas and since the end of the third quarter has moved to its present location in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

 

On August 9, 2010,, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized by written resolution to terminate the Company’s Telecom carrier division. The Company has also ceased all Retail calling card operations. The Company is now solely focused on the sale of hardware products and support services. The Mexican subsidiaries and Aeropointe acquisition are being reported as part of NWB’s carrier division, NWB Telecom, which will be closed as described herein. The Mexican subsidiaries included a network operations center for our carrier division. The company may choose to retask its carrier staff in Mexico to the support of the hardware division.

 

 The Company has undergone sudden and material management changes in the period of August 31, 2010 through October 19, 2010.  On August 31, 2010, Shehryar Wahid resigned as CFO and board member to the Company.  On September 17, 2010, Dr. Selvin Passen resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and Nitin Amersey was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.   Mr. Amersey was appointed Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors on September 22, 2010 and David Kamrat resigned as Chairman on such date.  Also on September 22, 2010, R. Steven Bell was terminated by the Company as its CEO and President.    The Company appointed Jeffrey Burke as interim CEO and President on September 22, 2010 and Mr. Burke was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors on October 1, 2010.     Mr. Burke thereafter resigned as CEO and President on October 14, 2010 and Shehryar Wahid was appointed CEO and President on October 19, 2010.     Also on October 19, 2010, R. Steven Bell resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Presently, the Company’s Board of Directors consists of, Jeffrey Burke, David Kamrat and Nitin Amersey [Chairman].  The Company’s current officers are Shehryar Wahid as CEO, President and Scott B. Dubs as Acting Chief Financial Officer.  

 

 

 


 

 

The company has recently made the decision to take an impairment write-down for its fixed assets associated with its now discontinued carrier division.  A detailed analysis of the assets is being conducted and at this time the company has chosen to take to conservative view and take a writedown on those assets primarily associated with the now discontinued carrier business to only those that are in our direct possession. There had been assets located in many collocation facilities in other countries as part of our carrier network and we may not be able to recover all of the equipment. The intention of the company is to consolidate and liquidate those carrier assets in its possession to address debt obligations.

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenue and gross profit company-wide including both continuing and discontinued operations .

 

Company-wide (referring to the Company’s continuing and discontinued operations, on a consolidated basis) revenue, gross profit, and gross profit margin for both continuing and discontinued divisions for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008, were as follows:

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

3,799,690

 

 

$

2,013,839

 

 

$

5,080,949

 

 

 

88.68

%

 

 

-60.36

%

June 30

 

$

1,774,186

 

 

$

1,977,791

 

 

$

6,603,386

 

 

 

-10.29

%

 

 

-70.05

%

September 30

 

$

277,794

 

 

$

3,717,316

 

 

$

5,818,906

 

 

 

-92.53

%

 

 

-36.12

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

4,243,035

 

 

$

2,776,933

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

52.80

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

5,851,670

 

 

$

7,708,946

 

 

$

17,503,243

 

 

 

-24.09

%

 

 

-55.96

%

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

208,548

 

 

$

(124,176

)

 

$

704,391

 

 

 

267.95

%

 

 

-117.63

%

June 30

 

$

84,502

 

 

$

233,041

 

 

$

1,324,944

 

 

 

-63.74

%

 

 

-82.41

%

September 30

 

$

-122,322

 

 

$

652,692

 

 

$

1,994,009

 

 

 

-118.74

%

 

 

-67.27

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

330,537

 

 

$

226,092

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

46.20

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

170,728

 

 

$

761,557

 

 

$

4,023,344

 

 

 

-77.58

%

 

 

-81.07

%

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-Wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

 

5.49

%

 

 

-6.17

%

 

 

13.86

%

 

 

188.96

%

 

 

-144.52

%

June 30

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

11.78

%

 

 

20.06

%

 

 

-59.57

%

 

 

-41.28

%

September 30

 

 

-44.03

%

 

 

17.56

%

 

 

34.27

%

 

 

-350.76

%

 

 

-48.76

%

December 31

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

7.79

%

 

 

8.14

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-4.30

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

 

2.92

%

 

 

9.88

%

 

 

22.99

%

 

 

-70.47

%

 

 

-57.02

%

 

The discussion below of gross profit on a business line or divisional basis provides additional information regarding each line’s performance.

 

Continuing operations (NWB Networks) division revenue and gross profit .

 

NWB Networks, our VoIP and other telephony product distribution and resale business, focuses on the distribution, resale and support of TELES products, and, on a more limited basis, acted as a reseller of certain manufacturers’ products other than that of TELES.

 

Revenue, gross profit and gross profit margin for the NWB Networks division for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

1,326,097

 

 

$

692,332

 

 

$

2,042,401

 

 

 

91.54

%

 

 

-66.10

%

June 30

 

$

841,684

 

 

$

866,816

 

 

$

2,653,742

 

 

 

-2.90

%

 

 

-67.34

%

September 30

 

$

161,140

 

 

$

1,925,096

 

 

$

1,535,641

 

 

 

-91.63

%

 

 

25.36

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

713,873

 

 

$

929,243

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-23.18

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

2,328,920

 

 

$

3,484,244

 

 

$

6,231,784

 

 

 

-33.16

%

 

 

-44.09

%

 

 


 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

268,565

 

 

$

242,797

 

 

$

374,175

 

 

 

10.61

%

 

 

-35.11

%

June 30

 

$

1,916

 

 

$

312,906

 

 

$

757,605

 

 

 

-99.39

%

 

 

-58.70

%

September 30

 

$

-113,337

 

 

$

400,404

 

 

$

603,915

 

 

 

-128.31

%

 

 

-33.70

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

192,117

 

 

$

384,751

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-50.07

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

157,144

 

 

$

956,107

 

 

$

1,735,695

 

 

 

-83.56

%

 

 

-44.92

%

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

 

20.25

%

 

 

35.07

%

 

 

18.32

%

 

 

-42.25

%

 

 

91.43

%

June 30

 

 

-0.23

%

 

 

36.10

%

 

 

28.55

%

 

 

-99.37

%

 

 

26.44

%

September 30

 

 

-70.33

%

 

 

20.80

%

 

 

39.33

%

 

 

-438.15

%

 

 

-47.11

%

December 31

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

26.91

%

 

 

41.40

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-35.00

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

 

6.75

%

 

 

27.44

%

 

 

27.85

%

 

 

-75.41

%

 

 

-1.47

%

 

                The Company has sold TELES equipment as an exclusive distributor since July, 2007, with the TELES line having become our dominant hardware product line. The Company’s exclusivity was ended in July of 2010, after the end of the second quarter of 2010, and the Company is no longer an exclusive distributor of TELES equipment. The Company does remain an authorized TELES distributor. The table below shows the portion of NWB Networks divisional revenue, gross profit and gross profit margin attributable to sales of TELES products, in comparison to sales of all other products in the NWB Networks division, during the years of 2010, 2009 and 2008  on a quarterly and year-end basis.

 

The method of accounting for shipping in the cost of goods sold (“ COGS ”) for the NWB Networks division changed in Fiscal Year 2009. Previously, TELES and non-TELES sales were accounted for as separate divisions within the company, with all costs for NWB Networks specifically allocated to one product line or the other. The two product lines of the NWB Networks division have been combined for accounting purposes, with all costs, including the shipping costs, a part of COGS, accounted for in aggregate. For all 2010 and 2009 numbers in the tables below, the shipping cost portion of COGS is divided between TELES and non-TELES products proportionately to the revenue derived from each product line. The values for 2008 are accounted using the method in use at that time, with shipping costs allocated specifically to the cost of goods sold for either TELES or non-TELES products.

 

2008

 

Revenue

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Revenue

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross

Profit

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

TELES

Products only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

$

748,150

 

 

$

1,294,250

 

 

$

15,342

 

 

$

358,832

 

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

27.73

%

Q2

 

$

340,896

 

 

$

2,312,847

 

 

$

26,962

 

 

$

730,643

 

 

 

7.91

%

 

 

31.59

%

Q3

 

$

275,215

 

 

$

1,260,425

 

 

$

28,574

 

 

$

575,340

 

 

 

10.38

%

 

 

45.65

%

Q4

 

$

338,072

 

 

$

591,169

 

 

$

116,139

 

 

$

268,611

 

 

 

34.35

%

 

 

45.44

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date

 

$

1,364,261

 

 

$

4,867,522

 

 

$

70,878

 

 

$

1,664,815

 

 

 

5.20

%

 

 

34.20

%

 

2009

 

Revenue

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Revenue

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross

Profit

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

TELES

Products only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

$

70,647

 

 

$

621,686

 

 

$

10,653

 

 

$

232,144

 

 

 

15.08

%

 

 

37.34

%

Q2

 

$

45,869

 

 

$

820,946

 

 

$

33,947

 

 

$

278,959

 

 

 

74.01

%

 

 

33.98

%

Q3

 

$

76,268

 

 

$

1,848,828

 

 

$

6,354

 

 

$

394,050

 

 

 

8.33

%

 

 

21.31

%

Q4

 

$

174,842

 

 

$

539,031

 

 

$

48,146

 

 

$

143,971

 

 

 

27.54

%

 

 

26.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date

 

$

192,784

 

 

$

3,291,460

 

 

$

50,954

 

 

$

905,153

 

 

 

26.43

%

 

 

27.50

%

 

 

 


 

 

 

2010

 

Revenue

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Revenue

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross

Profit

TELES

Products

only

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross Profit

Margin

TELES

Products only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

$

66,668

 

 

$

1,259,428

 

 

$

57,288

 

 

$

211,277

 

 

 

85.93

%

 

 

16.78

%

Q2

 

$

68,840

 

 

$

772,845

 

 

$

67,204

 

 

$

-65,288

 

 

 

97.62

%

 

 

-8.45

%

Q3

 

$

114,778

 

 

$

46,362

 

 

$

80,575

 

 

$

-193,912

 

 

 

70.20

%

 

 

-418.26

%

Q4

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-Date

 

$

250,286

 

 

$

2,078,635

 

 

$

205,067

 

 

$

-47,923

 

 

 

81.93

%

 

 

-2.31

%

 

The majority of our TELES equipment sales during the third quarter of 2010 consisted of TELES’s mobile fixed wireless application gateways which were marketed under the iGate and vGate names. TELES mobile gateways provide a consolidated mobile, public switched telephone network (PSTN) and VoIP gateway solution to carriers and corporate network customers seeking to connect their private branch exchange (PBX) to mobile and VoIP services, and can be added to integrated services digital network (ISDN) and Internet protocol (IP) environments for least cost routing and other advanced call routing and rerouting applications. Demand for the iGate and vGate products slowed along with the demand for TELES equipment in general in the last two quarters of 2008 and first two quarters of 2009 due in part to the broad decline in economic conditions, then substantially recovered by the first quarter of 2010, when sales for this equipment were more than double what they were in the first quarter of 2009. In the second quarter of 2010 sales declined by 5.9% from the second quarter of 2009. Sales in the third quarter of 2010 dropped off substantially as a result of many issues relating to staffing, resource limitation and market focus.

 

All purchases are invoiced in Euro currency.  As a result, we have a certain exposure to currency risk to the extent the relative value of the US dollar (“ USD ”) drops compared to the Euro. Increases in our exposure to currency risk due to the growth of our Euro-denominated inventory has been partially offset by payment agreements between NWB and TELES designed to mitigate such risk. The dollar has declined against the Euro during the third quarter of 2010, with the exchange rate shifting from $1.26 USD to the Euro at the beginning of the third quarter of 2010 to $1.36 USD to the Euro as of September 30, 2010 and there is no assurance the currency ratios will not materially negatively affect us going forward.

 

All products presently purchased from TELES AG have been purchased in the past within the context of the “ TELES Partner Agreement .”  TELES AG issued a letter to the Company on July 2, 2010 indicating a unilateral change in the terms of the TELES Partner Agreement.  The primary impact of the changes is that we will no longer have geographic exclusivity to the TELES brand and products for the majority of North America. The letter also addresses the balance of the accounts payable due to TELES AG, by New World Brands. We are at present in negotiations on this matter.

 

Each of three customers accounted for 10% or more revenues for continuing operations, or NWB Networks, of which two of those customers accounted for at least 10% the combined revenue of continuing and discontinued operations for the Company as a whole during the three month period ending September 30, 2010, as outlined in the table below.  Furthermore, our top ten customers accounted for the vast majority of NWB Networks revenues during the three month period ending September 30, 2010.

 

3 Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2010

      

Significant Customers

 

Revenue (Generated from Resale of Service to Customers)

 

$

108,654

 

Revenue as Portion of Continuing Operations (NWB Networks) Revenue Only

 

 

67.43

%

Revenue as Portion Revenue from Both Continuing and Discontinued Operations

 

 

40.32

%

 

NWB Networks had no significant vendors accounting for more than 10% of total Company expenditures and four accounting for more than 10% of expenditures for NWB Networks in the third quarter of 2010. None of these significant vendors were involved in selling products to NWB Networks for resale.

 

Discontinued operations (NWB Telecom and NWB Retail) revenue, gross profit and gross profit margin .

 

On August 9, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the termination of the Company’s telecommunications carrier division.  The revenues presented in this section reflect the past performance of the Company’s Telecom division and transactions taking place as the business was wound down, but the Company’s future reports are not expected at this time to include the Telecom carrier division component. Revenue and cost of goods for the NWB Telecom division (wholesale VoIP services) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

 


 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Telecom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

2,088,754

 

 

$

1,321,507

 

 

$

3,038,549

 

 

 

58.06

%

 

 

-56.51

%

June 30

 

$

924,699

 

 

$

1,110,975

 

 

$

3,949,644

 

 

 

-16.77

%

 

 

-71.87

%

September 30

 

$

116,655

 

 

$

1,792,220

 

 

$

4,283,265

 

 

 

-93.49

%

 

 

-58.16

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

2,848,185

 

 

$

1,847,690

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

54.15

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

3,130,108

 

 

$

4,224,702

 

 

$

11,271,458

 

 

 

-25.91

%

 

 

-62.52

%

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Telecom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

174,301

 

 

$

(366,972

)

 

$

330,217

 

 

 

147.50

%

 

 

-211.13

%

June 30

 

$

79,030

 

 

$

(79,866

)

 

$

567,339

 

 

 

198.95

%

 

 

-114.08

%

September 30

 

$

-8,985

 

 

$

252,288

 

 

$

1,390,094

 

 

 

-103.56

%

 

 

-81.85

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

153,216

 

 

$

(158,659

)

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

196.57

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

244,346

 

 

$

(194,550

)

 

$

2,287,650

 

 

 

-225.60

%

 

 

-108.50

%

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Telecom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

 

8.34

%

 

 

-27.77

%

 

 

10.87

%

 

 

130.03

%

 

 

-355.47

%

June 30

 

 

8.55

%

 

 

-7.19

%

 

 

14.36

%

 

 

218.92

%

 

 

-150.06

%

September 30

 

 

-7.70

%

 

 

14.08

%

 

 

32.45

%

 

 

-154.69

%

 

 

-56.61

%

December 31

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

5.38

%

 

 

-8.59

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

162.63

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

 

7.81

%

 

 

-4.61

%

 

 

20.30

%

 

 

-269.52

%

 

 

-122.71

%

 

NWB Telecom’s business model included a portion of cost that is fixed cost and a portion of cost that was variable with the amount of traffic we terminated. When we were able to terminate a large volume of traffic, an increase in gross margin resulted from the portion of cost that is fixed regardless of volume. When the volume dropped, the variable profit declined but the fixed costs remained, and we suffered a significant reduction in gross profit.

 

From time to time we prepaid certain vendors for a portion of future services.  In the event that our vendor was unable to supply the termination services for which we prepaid, we are unlikely to be able to recover all, if any, of such prepayments.  As we received the termination services for which we have prepaid, and now that we will no longer be receiving such services, we are applying our related prepaid expenses to the cost of goods sold for the now discontinued NWB Telecom division.

 

The NWB Retail division was organized in the fourth quarter of 2009. An initial project was unable to generate returns to offset the costs of starting it up. The company recently made the decision to not expand this activity to normal operations and wound down the division.  Management believes that the Company must focus its resources in the near term on the sales of hardware through our NWB Networks division.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

384,839

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

June 30

 

$

7,803

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

September 30

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

680,977

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

392,642

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

(234,317

)

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

June 30

 

$

3,557

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

September 30

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

(14,796

)

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

(230,760

)

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

 


 

 

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NWB Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

 

-60.89

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

June 30

 

 

-45.60

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

September 30

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

December 31

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-2.17

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

 

-58.77

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

n/a

%

 

Management has concluded that the Company must in the near term focus on hardware sales through its NWB Networks division exclusively and expects results for the hardware division to improve by doing so. The emphasis of the company will be to deliver on customer expectations pre- and post-sales through better trained and equipped sales and support staff as well as engineers. Key measures such as customer acquisition rates, customer retention, and customer satisfaction will be tracked to evaluate our performance on this critical success factor for New World Brands in the future. We also no longer feel that solely providing equipment is enough to address our customers’ needs. The company intends to move to a solution-building approach to make the equipment perform for our customers and thus extend beyond our current offering of hardware sales only.

 

Summary: Company-wide and divisional revenue, gross profit and gross profit margin, on a quarterly and year-end basis, from fiscal year 2008 through  year to date.

 

The following tables duplicate information presented elsewhere in this Item 2, but we believe that the following presentation of that information in a summary format may be helpful to shareholders and potential investors. Reference is made to similar tables showing quarterly and year end results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2009, in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010, under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.” The following presentation is not intended to substitute for any other portion of this Item 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

2010

 

Revenue

Company

Wide

 

 

Revenue

NWB

Networks

(TELES

only

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Revenue

 

 

Revenue

NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Revenue

 

 

Revenue

NWB

Telecom

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Revenue

 

 

Revenue

NWB

Retail

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

$

3,799,690

 

 

$

1,259,428

 

 

 

33.15

%

 

$

66,668

 

 

 

1.75

%

 

$

2,088,754

 

 

 

54.97

%

 

$

384,839

 

 

 

10.13

%

Q2

 

 

1,774,186

 

 

 

772,844

 

 

 

43.56

%

 

 

68,840

 

 

 

3.88

%

 

 

924,699

 

 

 

52.12

%

 

 

7,803

 

 

 

0.44

%

Q3

 

 

277,794

 

 

 

46,362

 

 

 

16.69

%

 

 

114,778

 

 

 

41.32

%

 

 

116,655

 

 

 

41.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

Q4

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year to Date

 

$

5,851,670

 

 

$

2,078,634

 

 

 

35.52

%

 

$

250,286

 

 

 

4.28

%

 

$

3,130,108

 

 

 

53.49

%

 

$

392,642

 

 

 

6.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

2010

 

Gross

Profit

Company

Wide

 

 

Gross

Profit NWB

Networks

(TELES

only)

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Gross

Profit

 

 

Gross

Profit NWB

Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Gross

Profit

 

 

Gross

Profit NWB

Telecom

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Gross

Profit

 

 

Gross

Profit

NWB

Retail

 

 

% of

Company-

Wide

Gross

Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

$

208,548

 

 

$

211,277

 

 

 

101.31

%

 

$

57,288

 

 

 

27.47

%

 

$

174,300

 

 

 

83.58

%

 

$

(234,317

)

 

 

-112.36

%

Q2

 

 

85,504

 

 

 

(65,288

)

 

 

-77.26

%

 

 

67,204

 

 

 

79.53

%

 

 

78,926

 

 

 

93.52

%

 

 

3,557

 

 

 

4.21

%

Q3

 

 

(122,322

)

 

 

(193,912

)

 

 

158.53

%

 

 

80,575

 

 

 

-65.87

%

 

 

(8,933

)

 

 

7.35

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

Q4

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year to Date

 

$

170,728

 

 

$

(47,923

)

 

 

-28.07

%

 

$

205,067

 

 

 

120.11

%

 

$

244,293

 

 

 

143.12

%

 

$

(230,760

)

 

 

-135.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

2010

 

Gross Profit Margin

Company Wide

 

 

Gross Profit Margin NWB Networks

(TELES only)

 

 

Gross Profit Margin

NWB Networks

(non-TELES)

 

 

Gross Profit Margin

NWB Telecom

 

 

Gross Profit Margin

NWB Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

 

5.49

%

 

 

16.78

%

 

 

85.93

%

 

 

8.34

%

 

 

-60.89

Q2

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

-8.45

%

 

 

97.62

%

 

 

8.55

%

 

 

45.59

%

Q3

 

 

-44.03

%

 

 

-418.26

%

 

 

70.20

%

 

 

-7.70

%

 

 

n/a

 

Q4

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year to Date

 

 

2.92

%

 

 

-2.31

%

 

 

81.93

%

 

 

7.81

%

 

 

-58.77

%

 

 


 

 

 

 

Total Company Expenses (Continuing and Discontinued Operations) .

 

Total Company expenses (sales, marketing, general and administrative) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

Total Company Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

1,263,724

 

 

$

1,073,399

 

 

$

1,550,777

 

 

 

17.73

%

 

 

-30.78

%

June 30

 

$

1,958,304

 

 

$

1,020,626

 

 

$

1,529,051

 

 

 

91.87

%

 

 

-33.25

%

September 30

 

$

717,971

 

 

$

1,727,894

 

 

$

1,559,215

 

 

 

-58.45

%

 

 

10.82

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

1,007,918

 

 

$

1,203,874

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-16.28

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

3,939,999

 

 

$

3,821,919

 

 

$

4,639,043

 

 

 

3.09

%

 

 

-17.61

%

 

The increase in total expenses in the second quarter is primarily related to the write off or reserving for bad debts associated with accounts receivable. Total company expenses aside from those stated above have decreased significantly as reflected in the third quarter expenses and the expectation is that they will do so again in the last quarter of 2010 based on the complete implementation of cost savings measures already in place.

 

Interest (Continuing and Discontinued Operations).

 

The increase in interest expense is primarily due to the short term high rate note payable agreements we engaged in during the third quarter of 2009.  These notes are still outstanding and unpaid at this time.

 

Interest (Company-Wide)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

32,503

 

 

$

22,249

 

 

$

17,515

 

 

 

46.09

%

 

 

27.03

%

June 30

 

$

31,972

 

 

$

25,410

 

 

$

18,130

 

 

 

25.82

%

 

 

40.15

%

September 30

 

$

35,748

 

 

$

34,519

 

 

$

30,443

 

 

 

3.56

%

 

 

13.39

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

30,625

 

 

$

32,988

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

-7.16

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

100,223

 

 

$

82,178

 

 

$

66,088

 

 

 

21.96

%

 

 

24.35

%

 

Depreciation and amortization (Continuing and Discontinued Operations).

 

Amortization and depreciation for the Company increased in the first three quarters of 2010 have dropped compared to the prior year as the Company’s reduced purchasing of assets is starting to reflect reduced capital investment over the last few quarters. Our U.S.-based operations currently invest very limited amounts in software technology, and as a result, our current amortization is negligible and not expected to increase in the near term.

 

Depreciation and Amortization (Company-Wide)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

137,099

 

 

$

154,102

 

 

$

116,280

 

 

 

-11.03

%

 

 

32.53

%

June 30

 

$

187,051

 

 

$

213,299

 

 

$

142,165

 

 

 

-12.31

%

 

 

50.04

%

September 30

 

$

142,749

 

 

$

102,976

 

 

$

142,941

 

 

 

38.62

%

 

 

-27.96

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

161,924

 

 

$

113,927

 

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

42.13

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

466,899

 

 

$

470,377

 

 

$

401,386

 

 

 

-0.74

%

 

 

17.19

%

 

Net loss (Continuing and Discontinued Operations).

 

The above factors contributed to a net loss for the Company for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The key factors in the amount of our losses in 2009 and the first three quarters of 2010 can be attributed to a great degree to a significant loss of revenue over the prior period coupled with a reduction in gross margin on the revenue that was earned. The company has had costs associated with winding down the carrier operations in the current quarter.

 

The Company’s net losses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008 were as follows:

 

Net Profit (Loss) (Company-Wide)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

for 3 Months Ending and Year-to-Date

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2009-2010

 

 

2008-2009

 

March 31

 

$

(983,233

)

 

$

(1,176,605

)

 

$

(833,121

)

 

 

16.43

%

 

 

-41.23

%

June 30

 

$

(1,908,770

)

 

$

(812,780

)

 

$

(141,900

)

 

 

-134.84

%

 

 

-472.78

%

September 30

 

$

(1,235,721

)

 

$

(1,132,969

)

 

$

436,882

 

 

 

-9.07

%

 

 

-359.33

%

December 31

 

$

n/a

 

 

$

(1,063,478

)

 

$

(1,091,414

)

 

 

n/a

%

 

 

2.56

%

Year-to-Date September 30

 

$

(4,127,724

)

 

$

(3,122,354

)

 

$

(538,139

)

 

 

-32.20

%

 

 

-480.21

%

 

 


 

 

Following is a summary of total company expenses, interest, amortization and depreciation, and resultant net profit/loss, allocated among our two discontinued operating divisions, NWB Telecom and NWB Retail, and showing the continuing operations of NWB Networks broken down by non-TELES products and TELES products. Figures in the below table do not include revenue, costs of goods sold, or currency translation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

 

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Operations,

January 1 through September 30, 2010

 

Company-

Wide

 

 

Corporate

Expenses

 

 

NWB

Networks

(non-

TELES)

 

 

NWB

Networks

(TELES

only)

 

 

NWB

Telecom

 

 

NWB

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

$

170,728

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

$

205,066

 

 

$

(47,923

)

 

$

244,345

 

 

$

(230,760

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG&A Expense(1)

 

$

(3,473,100

)

 

$

(1,792,764

)(2)

 

$

(1,124,433

)

 

$

 

 

$

(496,864

)

 

$

(59,039

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

(100,223

)

 

$

(67,160

)

 

$

(191

)

 

$

 

 

$

(32,872

)

 

$

 

Depreciation/Amortization

 

$

(466,899

)

 

$

(91,861

)

 

$

(8,447

)

 

$

 

 

$

(366,591

)

 

$

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

$

3,747

 

 

$

(106,935

)

 

$

102,088

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,594

 

 

$

 

Costs of Closing Discontinued Operations

 

$

(261,201

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(261,201

)

 

$

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

$

(776

)

 

$

(776

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Net Profit (Loss)

 

$

(4,127,724

)

 

$

(2,059,496

)

 

$

(825,917

)

 

$

(47,923

)

 

$

(904,589

)

 

$

(289,799

)

 

 

(1)

Includes management’s determination of sales, general and administrative expenses directly allocable to each division or line of business.

 

(2)

Includes indirectly allocable expenses, which include, for example, legal and accounting fees, costs of SEC compliance, costs of leasing and operating facilities in Eugene, Oregon, McKinney, Texas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and in Mexico and certain executive-level management costs.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

New World Brands financial position has continued to decline in the third quarter of 2010.  The company’s decision to discontinue its carrier business has reduced losses, reduced revenue and the volume of cash through the company.  The cash balance of the company continues to trend downward to about half the balance as at June 30, 2010 and approximately 89% less than at December 31, 2009.  The current ratio has dropped to 0.32:1.0 and the majority of the current assets are represented by TELES inventory

 

 

September 30,

2010

 

December 31,

2009

 

December 31,

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

33,593

 

 

$

317,061

 

 

$

541,116

 

Current Assets

 

$

2,039,454

 

 

$

4,911,888

 

 

$

4,311,544

 

Current Liabilities

 

$

6,412,774

 

 

$

6,387,712

 

 

$

2,451,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio (current assets to current liabilities)

0.32:1

 

0.80:1

 

1.76:1

 

Quick Ratio (cash and accounts receivable to current liabilities)

0.02:1

 

0.28:1

 

0.62:1

 

 

The company has experienced a declining trend in terms of its liquidity position as defined by its ability to meet short term obligations as shown in the graph above.  The current quarter is weakest of the three periods shown above from the perspective of liquidity. We are certainly aware of the need to have sufficient cash to meet our short term obligations and our operating expenses.

 

We cannot meet our current obligations with the current available assets.  We are past due and/or in default on meeting short term obligations and do not have any immediate sources of obtaining capital. Our status as a going concern is at risk unless we improve our sales, identify new sources of capital, and/or restructure our debts and obligations We have significantly reduced our costs of operations and our cash-flow breakeven in our fiscal fourth quarter will be lower than that of our fiscal third quarter (which has already declined by approximately 67% over the previous year). We are in the process of restructuring much of our short term debt with TELES AG and, if successful, the impact may have a significant impact on our asset/liability ratio and improve our current assets to liabilities position. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in any of our present negotiations with TELES or otherwise.

 

 


 

 

 

Contractual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Obligations

 

Total

 

 

<1 Year

 

 

2-3 Years

 

 

4-5 Years

 

 

>5 Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable/Debt

 

$

2,280,319

 

 

$

230,319

 

 

$

2,050,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Leases

 

$

99,358

 

 

$

67,309

 

 

$

32,049

 

 

$

  —

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

$

294,930

 

 

$

146,030

 

 

$

148,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long Term Ob.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,674,607

 

 

$

443,658

 

 

$

2,230,949

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

Capital expenditures.

 

The company has not made any capital expenditures in the current quarter and with the discontinuing of the carrier business the need for significant capital investment as in the past no longer exists.  The continuing hardware business has much less need for capital expenditure and we do not anticipate the need for much investment to support the operations in the near future.

 

Capital Expenditures of Continuing Operations of New World Brands

 

Additions and Disposals over the Last Seven Quarters

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

Dispositions

 

 

Net Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

2009

 

 

171,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

171,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2

 

2009

 

 

8,453

 

 

 

(30,225

)

 

 

(21,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3

 

2009

 

 

122,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4

 

2009

 

 

19,337

 

 

 

(9,500

)

 

 

9,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1

 

2010

 

 

17,757

 

 

 

(31,382

)

 

 

(13,625

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

(13,119

)

 

 

(13,119

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

(79,452

)

 

 

(79,452

)

 

Comparative Nine Months Ending September 30

 

 

 

2009

 

 

302,552

 

 

 

(30,225

)

 

 

272,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

17,757

 

 

 

(123,953

)

 

 

(106,196

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-139.00

%

 

The company believes that the approach and decisions that have been made in the last fiscal quarter has resulted in management which is now committed to reducing costs and refocusing our resources to the area that we best feel we have the opportunity to succeed which is hardware sales.

 

ITEM 3.           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

 


 

 

ITEM 4T.        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report and pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), the Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness and design of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, in recording, processing, summarizing, and reporting the information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Finance Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

R. Steven Bell Litigation 

 

Concurrent with the termination of Mr. Bell from his positions as CEO and President of the Company, the Company was compelled to file a lawsuit in the District Court of Collin County, Texas against Mr. Bell coupled with a request for the institution of a temporary restraining order (“ TRO ”).  The lawsuit contains causes of action against Mr. Bell including breach of fiduciary duty, trespass, conversion, breach of computer security and other violations related to actions the Company alleges Mr. Bell took while CEO and President of the Company and subsequent to his termination .  Pursuant to a court order under the TRO, the Company has since taken possession of its files and other property.  The action against Mr. Bell has been abated while the matter is assigned to binding arbitration.

 

TroyGould, P.C. Lawsuit

 

                On or about October 15, 2010, the Company was served with a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California by the law firm of Troy Gould, P.C. The lawsuit alleged breach of contract and demand on account payable for payment of past due legal fees and expenses in the amount of $46,885.  

 

CRG West

 

CRG West, a Los Angeles-based company from which NWB had been leasing space for equipment, has claimed $24,000 from NWB in allegedly overdue rent payments and holdover fees. The claims were first made by email in May 2009, for a smaller amount, and then progressed to a collection agency. NWB has retained an LA-based attorney, Gerard Casale, to defend its interests and argue what NWB believes is a valid defense in this matter. CRG and their agency did not file suit on this matter in a court of law and the matter was settled in principal by execution of a settlement agreement between the parties, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $7,500 to CRG in return for a full satisfaction of all claims by CRG against the Company. We believe we have a settlement in principle with CRG and await completion and closing of same.

 

Shawn Lane

 

On August 2, 2010, Shawn Lane, former Chief Operating Officer, filed suit in the Circuit Court for the State of Texas, Case # 296- 3160-2010 against the Company alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment and damages in the amount of $147,000. This claim has been resolved pursuant to a written settlement agreement with a release of all claims, pending completion of the settlement terms and conditions.   Mr. Lane has since claimed that the Company has failed to perform under the settlement agreement and the Company is presently investigating such allegations and further the nature and extent of the representations made by Mr. Lane to the Company in the inducement of the settlement in addition to the economic benefit actually received by Mr. Lane. 

 

Cynthia Scoble

 

                Cynthia Scoble, the Company’s former controller issued letters to the Company on June 7 and July 12, 2010, demanding in excess of $20,763 in employment related claims. To our knowledge, Ms. Scoble has not yet filed a claim in Court on this matter, and there is no guarantee that such a case will not be filed.

 

 

 


 

 

American Express Demand

 

                On or about September 9, 2010, American Express issued a letter to the Company demanding immediate payment of over $82,000 in credit card bills past due.  The Company made an initial payment against such amount outstanding and has since been in negotiations with American Express regarding the balance.  

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Shehryar Wahid

 

                The company resolved a dispute with its current CEO and President, Shehryar Wahid, and entered into a settlement agreement on August 31, 2010 to satisfy a claim of back wages on the resignation of Mr. Wahid as the company’s CFO. The dispute with Mr. Wahid was resolved with the commitment to exchange certain equipment in the amount of $115,000 in consideration of mutual release of claims and other good and valuable consideration.         

 

Various Wage Claims

 

                Several former employees in Texas have filed and may file a Wage Claims for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Company intends to review each claim with legal counsel. 

 

Tax Matters

 

                The Company has received notice from the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) regarding a failure to file 2006 payroll tax returns. In 2006 Qualmax merged with New World Brands and the post transaction combined entity filed tax remittances under separate tax identification numbers for each of the pre-transaction entities. The Company believes that this matter should be resolved with the IRS without further incident.

 

The Company has also received a notice of delinquency from the California Franchise Tax Board in connection with what is alleged as a failure to file tax returns in 2006.The Company is in the process of responding to the request and believes that no further incident shall result from this notice.

 

Piecom Tech Litigation

 

Effective July 1, 2007 we sold our subsidiary, IP Gear Ltd., to TELES (“ TELES Agreement ”).  A material aspect of the TELES Agreement included a commitment of the Company to indemnify, hold harmless and defend TELES and IP Gear, Ltd. against any liabilities arising from the Piecom Tech litigation (herein).  As a part of the consideration for such an obligation, the Company is entitled to the proceeds, if any, of the Piecom Tech litigation.

 

The matter has now been referred from the Mediator to the Court and neither party has furthered the prosecution of the case. At present, management does not believe this matter poses any significant financial risk to the Company.

 

ITEM 1A.        RISK FACTORS

 

Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company include those factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010, under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and other factors set forth in this Report, including without limitation under Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and in our other SEC filings.

 

The Company may prove unable to file an FCC form 499A for past periods of its telecommunications carrier activities given that the Company has ceased its related telecommunications carrier activities.  As such, there is a risk that it will prove impossible to receive the requisite forms from our past customers, many of whom are out of business, so as to enable a 499A filing for the years 2007-2008. The Company believes that it owes no past due amounts with respect to the traffic carried through its former carrier division, but may not be able to demonstrate that to a sufficient degree to completely avoid incurring fines or penalties for failure to file past due Form 499s.

 

The continued cutbacks in staffing levels may result in a circumstance where no assurance can be given as to the future effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures due to the concentration of key activities among a few individuals and the limited scope that may arise for the effective implementation of the Company’s current system of financial and disclosure controls.   Moreover, recent material and sudden changes in management of the Company have added to our risks in the challenge for new management to gain efficient access to information, controls and data critical to our success.

 

The company has recently made the decision to take an impairment write-down for its fixed assets associated with its now discontinued carrier division.  A detailed analysis of the assets is being conducted and at this time the company has chosen to take to conservative view and take a write-down on those assets primarily associated with the now discontinued carrier business that are not in our direct possession. There had been assets located in many collocation facilities in other countries as part of our carrier network and we may not be able to recover some or all of the equipment. The intention of the company is to consolidate and liquidate those carrier assets in its possession to address debt obligations and regain some financial flexibility.

 


 

 

 

ITEM 2.           UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.           DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.           (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.           OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.           EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes— Oxley Act of 2002 (*)

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes— Oxley Act of 2002 (*)

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes— Oxley Act of 2002 (*)

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes —Oxley Act of 2002 (*)

 

 

(*)                    Filed herewith.

 


 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC.

 

 

Date: November 22, 2010

By:

/s/ Shehryar Wahid

 

 

Shehryar Wahid

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: November 22, 2010

 

/s/ Scott B. Dubs

 

 

Scott B. Dubs

 

 

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
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