Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, intentions or future strategies that are signified by the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” or similar language. These forward-looking statements, including those with respect to our operating results for 2008, are based upon current expectations and beliefs of the Company’s management and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of the factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially include those set forth in the risks discussed below under the subheading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, or to explain why actual results differ. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in this section below and in any reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Overview
Our company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on April 4, 2001, under the name “Flagstick Venture, Inc.” On March 28, 2008, a majority of our stockholders approved changing our name to Signature Exploration and Production Corp. as our business model had changed to become an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of crude oil and natural gas leases in the United States.
On March 18, 2014, we purchased assets from Craig Ellins, which included the revolutionary GrowBLOX™ technology. We plan to utilize this technology to commercially cultivate and produce medical grade cannabis for sale in the U.S. states and territories in which it is legal. We also plan to research the medical treatment potential of cannabis and develop treatments from those findings. On April 4, 2014, we officially changed our name to GrowBLOX™ Sciences, Inc. to reflect this new corporate direction.
Plan of Operation
Our goal is to be an industry leader in the cultivation technology and research and development of medical cannabis drugs and treatments. To achieve our goal, we plan to use a vertically-integrated approach involving the development of methods and products to improve cultivation and provide consistent medical-grade yield, innovation of biopharmaceutical and nutraceutical products using the harvested materials, and marketing and distribution in coordination with business partnerships to establish in markets in which the distribution and use of medical cannabis is legal.
We have created a majority owned partnership (55%), GB Sciences Nevada, LLC to obtain licensing for cultivation and distribution of cannabis in the state of Nevada. We have been granted a special use permit by Clark County, NV for a cultivation and dispensary location. Upon state approval, we will set up a cultivation facility and a dispensary in Clark County, Nevada. We are also seeking approval to set up a dispensary in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. We plan to use our Nevada operations as a model for establishing business in other U.S. states and territories by seeking out partnerships in each strategic area. At this time, we have created subsidiary companies in Puerto Rico, Florida and New Jersey.
We have also executed a
binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with LaurelCo, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company formed to pursue the acquisition of both cultivation and dispensary medical marijuana licenses in the state of Illinois. Pursuant to the MOU, the Company will acquire a 20% equity interest in LaurelCo, LLC in exchange for licenses to use our proprietary GrowBLOX
TM
growing chambers, as well as all technology related to the machines and to various other proprietary technologies. The Company will also provide technical assistance during the upcoming complex Illinois license application process. Upon LaurelCo, LLC receiving one or more licenses in the state, the Company will provide growing chambers for the their growing facilities, in exchange for an accelerated payback of actual costs, plus a 10% royalty interest going forward in any products created in the chambers and sold by licensed entity.
We received first system from production in China during August 2014. After testing and revisions are made, an initial round of production will provide containers for the first cultivation facility in Clark County, Nevada and Illinois in January 2015.
We also plan to set up biopharmaceutical research and development of products using our harvested cannabis. Our initial phase will be the accelerated “virtual pharma” and will include obtaining license patents on promising projects, testing and FDA approval, and co-developing the resulting product for marketing and sale. The next phase will involve setting up a traditional biopharmaceutical research method to allow our company to begin the R&D process in-house and fully own resulting patents and products.
Cash Requirements
We estimate that we will require an additional $4,750,000 to fund our currently anticipated requirements for ongoing operations and grow and dispensary facilities for our existing business for the next twelve-month period.
Based upon our cash position, we will need to raise additional capital prior by the end of fiscal 2015 in order to fund current operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are pursuing several alternatives to address this situation, including the raising of additional funding through equity or debt financings. We are in discussions with our existing stockholders to provide additional funding in exchange for notes or equity. In order to finance existing operations and pay current liabilities over the next twelve months, we will need to raise $2,250,000 of capital. However, there can be no assurance that the requisite financing will be consummated in the necessary time frame or on terms acceptable to us. Should we be unable to raise sufficient funds, we may be required to curtail our operating plans or possibly cease operations. No assurance can be given that we will be able to operate profitably on a consistent basis, or at all, in the future.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Stock Compensation
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537,300
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-
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Investor relations
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396,000
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-
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General and administrative
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561,900
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29,000
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Other income/(expense)
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200
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(13,000
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Net income/(loss)
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$
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1,495,000
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$
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(42,000
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Stock Compensation.
Stock compensation increase due to the issues of shares to employees in accordance with employee contracts.
Investor Relation
. The company hire a professional firm to manage it investor and public relations in the May 2014.
General and Administrative
. General and administrative expenses increased by 532,900 in 2014 due to an increase in professional and consulting fees relating to our licensing process, the addition of six employees. Travel expenses have also increased due to the licensing process in multiple states.
Other Income/(Expense).
Other expenses decreased by $12,800 in 2013 due to a decrease in interest expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash balances totaling approximately $3,200,000 as of June 30, 2013. Historically, our principal source of funds has been cash generated from financing activities.
Cash flow from operations.
We have been unable to generate either significant liquidity or cash flow to fund our current operations. We anticipate that cash flows from operations will be insufficient to fund our business operations for the next twelve-month period.
Cash flows from investing activities.
There was $29,000 and $0 cash used in investing activities for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
Cash flows from financing activities.
Net cash provided by financing activities was generated from the sale of equity that total approximately $3,800,000 and $26,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
Variables and Trends
In the event we are able to obtain the necessary financing to move forward with our business plan, we expect our expenses to increase significantly as we grow our business. Accordingly, the comparison of the financial data for the periods presented may not be a meaningful indicator of our future performance and must be considered in light these circumstances.
Critical Accounting Policies
General
The preparation of financial statements requires management to utilize estimates and make judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates are evaluated by management on an ongoing basis, and the results of these evaluations form a basis for making decisions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, management believes that the estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements are reasonable. Policies involving the most significant judgments and estimates are summarized below.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company holds certain financial liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with ASC Topic 825-10-15. ASC Topic 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). ASC Topic 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability.
Convertible notes issued with detachable warrants were measured at fair value, in accordance with ASC Topic 825-10-15, as one instrument, and that fair value was allocated to each component. The Company made the fair value election due to this methodology providing a fairer representation of the economic substance of the transaction within the fair value hierarchy. Due to the lack of relevant and market reflective Level 1 and Level 2 inputs, the Company valued the instruments using Level 3 inputs, which require significant judgment and estimates on behalf of management in developing model assumptions. The factors considered in developing those assumptions included; the Company’s inability to attract investment at terms more favorable to the Company, the lack of success in developing oil properties thus far, the continuing reduction in the net assets of the Company and the Company’s history of default on currently outstanding debt.
Based on management’s evaluation of the assumptions discussed above, the liabilities were initially recorded in an amount equal to the transaction price, which represented the fair value of the total liability at initial recognition. The model used by the Company is calibrated so that the model value at initial recognition equals the transaction price. On an ongoing basis the fair value model used in valuing the convertible notes and derivative liability utilizes the following inputs; exercise price per warrant, conversion price per share, contract term, volatility, current stock prices and risk free rates. The following assumptions were made in the model: (1) risk free interest rate of 0.19% to 0.51%, (2) remaining contractual life of 1 to 4.98 years, (3) expected stock price volatility of 697% and (4) expected dividend yield of zero.
Equity-Based Compensation
The computation of the expense associated with stock-based compensation requires the use of a valuation model. The FASB issued accounting guidance requires significant judgment and the use of estimates, particularly surrounding Black-Scholes assumptions such as stock price volatility, expected option lives, and expected option forfeiture rates, to value equity-based compensation. We currently use a Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of our stock options. We primarily use historical data to determine the assumptions to be used in the Black-Scholes model and have no reason to believe that future data is likely to differ materially from historical data. However, changes in the assumptions to reflect future stock price volatility and future stock award exercise experience could result in a change in the assumptions used to value awards in the future and may result in a material change to the fair value calculation of stock-based awards. This accounting guidance requires the recognition of the fair value of stock compensation in net income. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our estimates and assumptions, significant unanticipated changes in those estimates, interpretations and assumptions may result in recording stock option expense that may materially impact our financial statements for each respective reporting period.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: 3-8 years for machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives or the underlying lease term. Repairs and maintenance expenditures which do not extend the useful lives of related assets are expensed as incurred.
Intangibles
Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized, but are tested for impairment annually and when an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that an impairment may exist. Our annual testing date is March 31. We test intangibles for impairment by first comparing the carrying value of net assets to the fair value of the related operations. If the fair value is determined to be less than carrying value, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment. In this process, a fair value for intangibles is estimated, based in part on the fair value of the operations, and is compared to its carrying value. The shortfall of the fair value below carrying value represents the amount of intangible impairment. We test these intangibles for impairment by comparing their carrying value to current projections of discounted cash flows attributable to the customer list. Any excess carrying value over the amount of discounted cash flows represents the amount of the impairment.
Commitments
Except as shown in the following table, as of June 30, 2014, we did not have any material capital commitments, other than funding our operating losses and repaying outstanding debt. It is anticipated that any capital commitments that may occur will be financed principally through borrowings from stockholders (although such additional financing has not been arranged). However, there can be no assurance that additional capital resources and financings will be available to us on a timely basis, or if available, on acceptable terms.
Future payments due on our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2014 are as follows:
Convertible notes from shareholders
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367,000
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Accrued interest
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109,000
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Total
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$
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476,000
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.