UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 October 31, 2020

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

 

For the transition period from ________ to ________

 

Commission File Number: 333-214463

 

SLINGER BAG INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   61-1789640

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2709 NORTH ROLLING ROAD, SUITE 116

WINDSOR MILL,

MARYLAND 21244

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(443) 407-7564

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

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 [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
  Emerging growth company [X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of December 14, 2020, was 26,746,746.

 

 

 

     
 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “plan,” “future,” “continue, “and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond our control. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this document, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A wide variety of factors could cause or contribute to such differences and could adversely impact revenues, profitability, cash flows and capital needs. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this document will, in fact, transpire or prove to be accurate. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.

 

Important factors that may cause the actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements, projections or other expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  ● risk that we will not be able to remediate identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
     
  ● risk that we fail to meet the requirements of the agreements under which we acquired our business interests, including any cash payments to the business operations, which could result in the loss of our right to continue to operate or develop the specific businesses described in the agreements;
     
  ● risk that we will be unable to secure additional financing in the near future in order to commence and sustain our planned development and growth plans;
     
  ● risk that we cannot attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, particularly employees, consultants and contractors for our operations;
     
  ● risks and uncertainties relating to the various industries and operations we are currently engaged in;
     
  ● results of initial feasibility, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future growth, development or expansion will not be consistent with our expectations;
     
  ● risks related to the inherent uncertainty of business operations including profit, cost of goods, production costs and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses;
     
  ● risks related to commodity price fluctuations;
     
  ● the uncertainty of profitability based upon our history of losses;
     
  ● risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms for our planned development projects;
     
  ● risks related to environmental regulation and liability;
     
  ● risks related to tax assessments;
     
  ● other risks and uncertainties related to our prospects, properties and business strategy.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

As used in this quarterly report, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Singer Bag Inc., unless otherwise indicated

 

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SLINGER BAG INC.

 

INDEX

 

  Page
   
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 1
   
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 1
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations 14
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 26
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION: 27
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 27
   
Item 6. Exhibits 27
   
SIGNATURES 28

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

SLINGER BAG INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    October 31,   April 30,
    2020   2020
    (Unaudited)    
               
Assets                
                 
Current assets                
Cash   $ 652,871     $ 79,847  
Accounts receivable     353,505       -  
Inventory     1,912,693       919,644  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     271,055       381,510  
Total assets   $ 3,190,124     $ 1,381,001  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
                 
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 1,308,225     $ 989,112  
Deferred revenue     809,514       179,366  
Accrued interest - related parties     455,516       138,967  
Notes payable - related party     4,038,708       2,100,000  
Notes payable, net     1,820,000       -  
Convertible note payable , net     -       82,128  
Derivative liability     -       620,238  
Due to related parties     738,714       377,106  
Total current liabilities     9,170,677       4,486,917  
                 
Long-term liabilities                
Long-term portion of convertible notes payable, net     -       1,493,939  
Note payable, net     422,455       393,975  
Total liabilities     9,593,132       6,374,831  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ deficit                
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 26,609,714 and 24,749,354 shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2020 (unaudited) and April 30, 2020, respectively; 6,921,299 shares issuable as of October 31, 2020 (unaudited)     26,610       24,749  
Additional paid-in capital     7,705,020       5,214,970  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (7,973 )     (5,036 )
Accumulated deficit     (14,126,665 )     (10,228,513 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (6,403,008 )     (4,993,830 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 3,190,124     $ 1,381,001  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SLINGER BAG INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    October 31,   October 31,   October 31,   October 31,
    2020   2019   2020   2019
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
                 
Net sales   $ 2,620,068     $ -     $ 3,185,053     $ -  
Cost of sales     1,579,750       -       2,516,650       -  
Gross profit     1,040,318       -       668,403       -  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling and marketing expenses     397,922       106,545       699,940       132,740  
General and administrative expenses     711,491       503,027       1,404,933       675,599  
Stock-based compensation     118,019       -       183,845       -  
Research and development costs     15,439       84,769       43,549       133,569  
Total operating expenses     1,242,871       694,341       2,332,267       941,908  
                                 
Loss from operations     (202,553 )     (694,341 )     (1,663,864 )     (941,908 )
                                 
Other expenses (income):                                
Amortization of debt discount     52,543       321,970       286,251       321,970  
Change in value of derivatives     -       -       (566,667 )     -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     1,999,487       -       1,999,487       -  
Induced conversion loss     51,412       -       51,412       -  
Interest expense - related party     144,085       5,000       316,549       5,000  
Interest expense     74,046       428,855       147,256       446,355  
Total other expense (income)     2,321,573       755,825       2,234,288       773,325  
Loss before income taxes     (2,524,126 )     (1,450,166 )     (3,898,152 )     (1,715,233 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes     -       -       -       -  
Net loss   $ (2,524,126 )   $ (1,450,166 )   $ (3,898,152 )   $ (1,715,233 )
                                 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax                                
Foreign currency translation adjustments     (1,544 )     (5,993 )     (2,937 )     (6,010 )
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (1,544 )     (5,993 )     (2,937 )     (6,010 )
Comprehensive loss   $ (2,525,670 )   $ (1,456,159 )   $ (3,901,089 )   $ (1,721,243 )
                                 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.07 )
Weighted average number of common                                
shares outstanding, basic and diluted     26,420,584       24,380,000       26,255,603       24,380,000  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SLINGER BAG INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

                Accumulated        
            Additional   Other        
    Common Stock   Paid-in   Comprehensive   Accumulated    
    Shares   Amount   Capital   Income   Deficit   Total
Balance, April 30, 2019     24,380,000     $ 24,380     $ 2,520     $ -     $ (33,091 )   $ (6,191 )
                                                 
Contribution of Slinger Bag Limited     -       -       -       (2 )     (967,678 )     (967,680 )
Foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (17 )     -       (17 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (265,067 )     (265,067 )
Balance, July 31, 2019     24,380,000       24,380       2,520       (19 )     (1,265,836 )     (1,238,955 )
Shares issuable related to note payable     -       -       1,492,188       -       -       1,492,188  
Distribution to shareholder     -       -       (332,239 )     -       -       (332,239 )
Forgiveness of net liabilities owed to former majority shareholder     -       -       15,289       -       -       15,289  
Foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (5,993 )     -       (5,993 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (1,450,166 )     (1,450,166 )
Balance, October 31, 2019     24,380,000     $ 24,380     $ 1,177,758     $ (6,012 )   $ (2,716,002 )   $ (1,519,876 )
                                                 
Balance, April 30, 2020     24,749,354     $ 24,749     $ 5,214,970     $ (5,036 )   $ (10,228,513 )   $ (4,993,830 )
Shares issued related to note payable     1,216,560       1,217       (1,217 )     -       -       -  
Shares issued for services     243,800       244       65,582       -       -       65,826  
Foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (1,393 )     -       (1,393 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (1,374,026 )     (1,374,026 )
Balance, July 31, 2020     26,209,714     $ 26,210     $ 5,279,335     $ (6,429 )   $ (11,602,539 )   $ (6,303,423 )
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt     300,000       300       238,149       -       -       238,449  
Shares issued for services     100,000       100       113,900       -       -       114,000  
Warrants issued with note payable     -       -       2,069,617       -       -       2,069,617  
Stock-based compensation     -       -       4,019       -       -       4,019  
Foreign currency translation     -       -       -       (1,544 )     -       (1,544 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (2,524,126 )     (2,524,126 )
Balance, October 31, 2020     26,609,714     $  26,610     $  7,705,020     $ (7,973 )   $  (14,126,665 )   $  (6,403,008 )

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SLINGER BAG INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the Six Months Ended
    October 31,   October 31,
    2020   2019
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities                
Net loss   $ (3,898,152 )   $ (1,715,233 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     -       650  
Change in value of derivatives     (566,667 )     -  
Stock-based compensation     183,845       -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     1,999,487          
Induced conversion loss     51,412          
Non-cash interest expense     -       358,855  
Amortization of debt discount     286,251       321,970  
              -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (353,505 )     -  
Inventory     (993,049 )     -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     110,455       (675,172 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     327,579       163,986  
Deferred revenue     630,148       (25,897 )
Accrued interest - related parties     316,549       5,000  
Due to related parties     361,608       (11,319 )
                 
Net cash used in operating activities     (1,544,039 )     (1,577,160 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Proceeds from contribution of net assets of Slinger Bag Limited     -       73,400  
Net cash provided by investing activities     -       73,400  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Distribution to shareholder     -       (332,239 )
Proceeds from notes payable - related party     2,000,000       500,000  
Proceeds from note payable     120,000       1,700,000  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities     2,120,000       1,867,761  
                 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash     (2,937 )     (6,010 )
                 
Net change in cash     573,024       357,991  
Cash, beginning of the period     79,847       1,994  
Cash, end of the period   $ 652,871     $ 359,985  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Interest paid   $ 140,180     $ 70,000  
Income taxes paid   $ -     $ -  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information:                
Forgiveness of net liabilities owed to former majority shareholder   $ -     $ 15,289  
Shares issuable related to convertible note payable agreement   $ -     $ 1,492,188  
Debt discount due to derivative liability   $ -     $ 566,667  
Conversion of note payable and accrued interest into common stock   $ 187,037     $ -  
Warrants issued with note payable   $ 70,130     $ -  
Loss on extinguishment of debt   $ 1,999,487     $ -  
Induced conversion loss   $ 51,412     $ -  
Net assets contributed from Slinger Bag Limited   $ -     $ (967,680 )

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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SLINGER BAG INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Organization

 

Lazex Inc. (“Lazex”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 12, 2015. On August 23, 2019, the majority owner of Lazex entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Slinger Bag Americas”) which was 100% owned by Slinger Bag Ltd. (“SBL”), an Israeli company. In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Slinger Bag Americas acquired 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Lazex for $332,239. On September 16, 2019, SBL transferred its ownership of Slinger Bag Americas to Lazex in exchange for the 20,000,000 shares of Lazex acquired on August 23, 2019. As a result of these transactions, Lazex owned 100% of Slinger Bag Americas and the sole shareholder of SBL now owned 20,000,000 shares of common stock (approximately 82%) of Lazex. Effective September 13, 2019, Lazex changed its name to Slinger Bag Inc.

 

On October 31, 2019, Slinger Bag Americas acquired control of Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., (“Slinger Bag Canada”) a Canadian company incorporated on November 3, 2017. There are no assets or liabilities or historical operational activity of Slinger Bag Canada at the time of acquisition.

 

On February 10, 2020, Slinger Bag Americas became the 100% owner of SBL, along with SBL’s wholly owned subsidiary Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited (“Slinger Bag UK”) formed on April 3, 2019, after Zehava Tepler, the owner of SBL, contributed it to Slinger Bag Americas for no consideration.

 

The operations of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, Slinger Bag UK and SBL are collectively referred to as the “Company.”

 

The Company operates in the sporting and athletic goods business. The Company is the owner of Slinger Launcher, which is a portable tennis ball launcher.

 

Effective February 25, 2020, the Company increased its number of authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 to 300,000,000 and effected a four-to-one forward split of the outstanding shares of common stock. All share and per share information contained in this report have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of the stock split.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As a result of the transactions described above, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the combined results of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, Slinger Bag UK and SBL for the year ended April 30, 2020. The contribution of the net assets of SBL is reflected as an equity contribution at historical cost on May 1, 2019, the beginning of the earliest period in which the entities were under common control. Therefore, the comparative information presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended October 31, 2019 includes the activity of SBL. There was no historical activity in Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada or Slinger Bag UK prior to May 1, 2019. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $14,126,665 as of October 31, 2020 and more losses are anticipated in the development of the business. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or being able to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hand, loans from related parties, and/or private placement of common stock.

 

NOTE 3: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2020. The Company assumes that the users of the interim financial information herein have read, or have access to, the audited consolidated financial statements for the preceding period, and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair presentation of these may be determined in that context. The results of operations for the six months ended October 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year ending April 30, 2021.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reporting amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Financial Statement Reclassification

 

Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company’s accounts receivable are non-interest bearing trade receivables resulting from the sale of products and payable over terms ranging from 15 to 60 days. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts at the point when collection is considered doubtful. Once all collection efforts have been exhausted, the Company charges-off the receivable with the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company has no allowance for doubtful accounts as of October 31, 2020 or April 30, 2020.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of the cost or net realizable value. The Company’s inventory as of October 31, 2020 consisted of $1,299,441 of finished goods and $613,252 of component and replacement parts. The Company’s inventory as of April 30, 2020 consisted of $663,750 of finished goods and $255,894 of component and replacement parts.

 

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Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed insured limits. The Company continually monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash or cash equivalents.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606. The Company’s contracts with customers contain one performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue for its performance obligation at a point in time once products are shipped or physically delivered, depending on the third-party shipping terms. The Company’s sales contracts include a fixed price which becomes payable when performance of the obligation is complete. Amounts collected from customers in advance of revenue being recognized are reflected as deferred revenue on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s standard terms are non-cancelable and do not provide for the right-of-return, other than for defective merchandise covered under the Company’s standard warranty. The Company has not historically experienced any significant returns or warranty issues.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, based on the Company’s principal or, in the absence of a principal, most advantageous market for the specific asset or liability.

 

GAAP provides for a three-level hierarchy of inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, defined as follows:

 

● Level 1 — Inputs that are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity can access.
   
● Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, including:

 

  – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets
  – Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active
  – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability
  – Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

 

● Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable and reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances (e.g., internally derived assumptions surrounding the timing and amount of expected cash flows).

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and amounts due to related parties. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due to their short-term maturity. The Company’s derivative liability was calculated using Level 2 assumptions.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized, but no less than quarterly.

 

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Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360-10, the Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their net book value may not be recoverable. When such factors and circumstances exist, the Company compares the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value, based on market value when available, or discounted expected cash flows, of those assets and is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. There was no impairment of long-lived assets identified during the three or six months ended October 31, 2020 or 2019.

 

Share-Based Payment

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, or ASC 718. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this topic, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.

 

Warrants

 

The Company grants warrants to key employees and executives as compensation on a discretionary basis. The Company also grants warrants in connection with certain note payable agreements. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 4: Note Payable – Related Party, Note 6: Note Payable and Note 8: Stockholders’ Deficit.

 

The warrants granted during the six months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 were valued using the Black-Scholes pricing method on the date of grant using the following assumptions below.

 

    2020     2019  
Expected life in years     10 years       NA  
Stock price volatility     148.3% - 151.9 %     NA  
Risk free interest rate     0.68% - 0.85 %     NA  
Expected dividends     0 %     NA  

 

Foreign Exchange

 

A portion of SBL’s operations are conducted in Israel and its functional currency is the Israeli Shekel. In addition, the operations of Slinger Bag Canada are conducted in its functional currency of Canadian Dollars. The accounts of SBL and Slinger Bag Canada have been translated into U.S. dollars (“USD”). Assets and liabilities are translated into USD at the applicable exchange rates at period-end. Stockholders’ equity is translated using historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Any translation adjustments are included as foreign currency translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive income in the Company’s stockholders’ equity.

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing income available to stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. The Company had 6,921,299 and 8,137,859 common shares issuable as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, (see Note 6) which were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect is antidilutive. The Company also had outstanding warrants exercisable into 16,025,000 shares of common stock as of October 31, 2020 which were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect is antidilutive. As a result, the basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for each of the periods presented.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes which amends ASC 740 Income Taxes, or ASC 740. This update is intended to simplify accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and amending existing guidance to improve consistent application of ASC 740. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The guidance in this update has various elements, some of which are applied on a prospective basis and others on a retrospective basis with earlier application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Other accounting pronouncements have been issued but deemed by management to be outside the scope of relevance to the Company.

 

NOTE 4: NOTE PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY

 

On October 3, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a related party entity controlled by the former shareholder of Slinger Bag Canada for borrowings of $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on demand under the original agreement. On December 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement making all principal and accrued interest due on July 15, 2020.

 

On December 3, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on demand under the original agreement. On December 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement increasing the interest rate earned from 12% to 24% per annum and making all principal and accrued interest due on July 15, 2020.

 

On December 11, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $700,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on July 15, 2020.

 

On January 6, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $200,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on January 8, 2021.

 

On March 1, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $200,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All outstanding borrowings and accrued interest under all agreements were due on January 8, 2021.

 

On May 12, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $1,000,000 from the same related party, and on July 3, 2020 the Company borrowed an additional $500,000 from the same related party. The borrowings bear interest at a rate of 24% per annum and were due on January 8, 2021.

 

On July 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Purchase Order Financing Agreement (“PO Financing Agreement”) whereby $1,900,000 of the total $3,600,000 in outstanding debt due to the related party as of the date of the agreement has been labeled as inventory financing (“PO Financing Amount”). The PO Financing Amount, along with any accrued interest, is due in full no later than six months from the effective date of the PO Financing Agreement, or January 8, 2021. The outstanding balance of the PO Financing Amount bears interest at a rate of 2% per month. The Company has agreed to repay the PO Financing Amount together with any accrued, but unpaid, interest thereon out proceeds from the sale of its products, licensing activities, revenue to be generated from operations and/or amounts received by the Company from investors, lenders, financiers, financing sources or other persons before making payments of any other nature (including dividends and distributions) except for payments required to finance the Company’s operations.

 

On August 10, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $250,000 from its existing related party lender subject to the PO Financing Agreement.

 

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On September 7, 2020, the outstanding debt from the existing related party lender was amended to reduce the interest rate to 9.5% per annum on all outstanding loans. As consideration for agreeing to reduce the interest rate, the Company issued the related party warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise of $0.001 per share. The warrants vest immediately and have a contractual life of 10 years. The amendment of the outstanding debt was treated as an extinguishment of the debt, and therefore the value of the warrants issued to the lender amounting to $1,999,487 were expensed as loss on extinguishment during the three and six months ended October 31, 2020.

 

On September 8, 2020, the related party lender agreed to extend the due date of all outstanding loans to September 1, 2021.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $250,000 existing related party lender. The borrowings bear interest at 9.5% per annum and are due in full on September 15, 2021. In connection with the loan, the Company issued warrants to the related party lender to purchase 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.001 per share. The warrants vest immediately and have a contractual life of 10 years. The note was discounted by $70,130 allocated from the valuation of the warrants issued. The discount recorded on the note is being amortized through the maturity date, which amounted to $8,838 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2020, the remaining discount was $61,292.

 

Total outstanding borrowings from this related party as of October 31, 2020 amounted to $4,100,000. The outstanding amount is net of total discounts of $61,292 for a net book value of $4,038,708 as of October 31, 2020.

 

On December 3, 2020, the related party lender purchased the outstanding debt of $1,820,000 from Montsaic (see Note 6).

 

Interest expense to this related party for three months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $144,085 and $5,000, respectively. Interest expense to this related party for six months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $316,549 and $5,000, respectively. Accrued interest due to this related party as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020 amounted to $455,516 and $138,967, respectively.

 

NOTE 5: CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible note payable agreement for borrowings of $125,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. All outstanding borrowings and accrued interest are due on February 11, 2021. The outstanding principal and accrued interest are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at the option of the debtholder at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest closing price of the common stock as defined in the agreement. On September 4, 2020, the holder of the outstanding convertible note payable elected to convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest balance into 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The Company evaluated the conversion option under the guidance in ASC 815-10, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined it to have characteristics of a derivative liability. Under this guidance, this derivative liability is marked-to-market at each reporting period with the non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. The value of the conversion option amounted to $53,571 as of the issuance date on February 11, 2020, which was initially recorded as a discount to the outstanding note balance and a derivative liability. The discount was being amortized over the term of the agreement.

 

On September 4, 2020, to induce the convertible debt holder to promptly convert the outstanding balance into shares of the Company’s common stock, the Company offered the debt holder a one-time reduction in the conversion price. The debt holder subsequently agreed to convert the outstanding convertible note payable balance of $125,000 and accrued interest of $8,466 into 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the guidance in ASC 470-20-40-16, the Company recognized an expense at the conversion date equal to the fair value of the stock transferred after the change in terms, less the fair value of securities issuable under the original conversion terms. The excess in value amounted to $51,412, and was reflected as induced conversion loss in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 2020.

 

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At the time of the conversion, the remaining debt discount was fully amortized and the derivative liability amount of $53,571 was reclassified as additional paid-in capital as part of stockholders’ equity. Amortization of debt discounts during the three and six months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $29,465 and $42,872, respectively, and is recorded as amortization of debt discount in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 6: NOTE PAYABLE

 

On June 1, 2019, the Company entered into a note payable agreement with Montsaic Investments (“Montsaic”) which provided for borrowings of $1,700,000 bearing interest at a rate of 12.6% per annum. All outstanding amounts were due on the maturity date 360 days after the loan issue date. The Company may repay up to 50% of the outstanding balance on the loan prior to the maturity date at their discretion. The outstanding principal and accrued interest were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at the option of the debtholder at a conversion price equal to 75% of the lowest closing price of the common stock as defined in the agreement. Effective June 1, 2020, the Company and Montsaic entered into an amendment to the note payable agreement to eliminate the conversion right contained in the original agreement and extend the maturity date to June 1, 2021.

 

The note payable agreement, as amended on September 11, 2019, also provides Montsaic with a warrant giving them the right to acquire 33% of the outstanding shares of SBL on a fully-diluted basis for no consideration up through the maturity date. On September 16, 2019, Montsaic and Slinger Bag Inc. entered into a warrant assignment and conveyance agreement which transferred the right to acquire 33% of the outstanding common stock shares of SBL to Slinger Bag Inc., resulting in a total of 8,137,859 shares of common stock issuable to Montsaic. The allocated value of the warrant amounted to $1,492,188, which has been reflected as a discount to the outstanding note balance. On May 6, 2020, the Company issued 1,216,560 shares of common stock as partial satisfaction of the shares issuable. As of October 31, 2020, the Company has 6,921,299 shares of common stock that are issuable.

 

The Company evaluated the conversion option under the guidance in ASC 815-10, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined it to have characteristics of a derivative liability. Under this guidance, this derivative liability is marked-to-market at each reporting period with the non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. The value of the conversion option amounted to $566,667 as of the issuance date on September 11, 2019, which has been recorded as a discount to the outstanding note balance, less $358,855 representing the amount of the conversion option exceeding the face value of the note payable which was recorded immediately as interest expense, and a derivative liability. Effective June 1, 2020, the Company and Montsaic entered into an amendment to the note payable agreement to eliminate the conversion right contained in the original agreement. As a result, the value of the derivative liability was $0 as of October 31, 2020 and the Company has recorded a gain on the change in value of derivative of $566,667 during the six months ended October 31, 2020.

 

The combined discount relating to the warrant and conversion option are being amortized over the term of the agreement. Amortization of debt discounts during the three and six months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $206,061 and is recorded as amortization of debt discount in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The unamortized discount balance amounted to $0 as of October 31, 2020.

 

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Montsaic to borrow an additional $120,000. This loan bears interest at an annual rate of 12.6% and is required to be repaid in full, together with all accrued, but unpaid, interest by June 30, 2021.

 

On December 3, 2020, Montsaic sold its full right, title and interest in its outstanding notes payable amounting to $1,820,000 to 2490585 Ontario, Inc., the Company’s existing related party lender, along with the 1,216,560 shares of common stock previously issued in connection with the debt agreement and the rights to receive the remaining 6,921,299 shares issuable (see Note 10).

 

On March 16, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note payable whereby the Company borrowed $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. Interest on the note is payable monthly and outstanding principal on the note is due in full on March 16, 2022.

 

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In connection with the promissory note payable on March 16, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to a 40% discount of the market price of the Company’s stock, as defined in the agreement. The warrants expire on March 16, 2022 and are fully vested upon issuance. The note was discounted by $112,990 allocated from the valuation of the warrants issued. The discount recorded on the note is being amortized through the maturity date, which amounted to $14,240 and $28,480, respectively, for the three and six months ended October 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2020, the net book value of the promissory note amounted to $422,455 including the principal amount outstanding of $500,000 net of the remaining discount of $77,545.

 

Future scheduled maturities of notes payable as of October 31, 2020 were as follows.

 

    Year Ended  
    October 31,  
       
2021   $ 1,820,000  
2022     500,000  
Total   $ 2,320,000  
Less current portion     1,820,000  
Long-term portion of notes payable     500,000  
Less discount     (77,545 )
Long-term portion of notes payable, net   $ 422,455  

 

NOTE 7: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from related parties until such time that the Company can support its operations or attain adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal written commitment for continued support by officers, directors, or shareholders. Amounts represent advances or amounts paid in satisfaction of liabilities. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized by a promissory note.

 

Amounts due to related parties were $738,714 and $377,106 as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, respectively, which represented unpaid salaries and reimbursable expenses due to officers of the Company.

 

The Company has outstanding notes payable of $4,100,000 and $2,100,000 and accrued interest of $455,516 and $138,967 due to a related party as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, respectively (see Note 4).

 

NOTE 8: STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Common Stock

 

The Company has 300,000,000 shares of common stock authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share. As of October 31, 2020, the Company had 26,609,714 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

On May 6, 2020, the Company issued 1,216,560 shares of its common stock to Montsaic as partial satisfaction of the shares issuable under this note payable agreement.

 

On May 15, 2020, the Company issued 243,800 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for business advisory services performed which resulted in $65,826 of operating expenses during the six months ended October 31, 2020.

 

On September 4, 2020, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its common stock for the conversion of debt (see Note 5).

 

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On October 8, 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for business advisory services performed which resulted in $114,000 of operating expenses during the six months ended October 31, 2020.

 

There were no issuances of common stock during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

Common Stock Issuable

 

As discussed in Note 6, on September 16, 2019, the Company entered into a warrant assignment and conveyance agreement with Montsaic, pursuant to which the Company allows Montsaic to acquire 33% of the outstanding common stock shares of the Company on a fully-diluted basis for no consideration. As of October 31, 2020, there are 6,921,299 shares of common stock that are issuable under this agreement.

 

Warrants Issued for Compensation

 

On April 30, 2020, the Company granted an aggregate total of 12,500,000 warrants to key employees and officers of the Company as compensation. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share, a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance, and are vested immediately upon grant.

 

On October 28, 2020, the Company granted 400,000 warrants to a services provider for advertising services over the next year. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.75 per share, a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance, and vest quarterly over a year from the grant date. As of October 31, 2020, none of the award has vested or is exercisable.

 

On October 29, 2020, the Company granted a stock-based compensation award to three members of its advisory board, whereby they receive an aggregate number of warrants equal to $90,000 divided by the average closing price of the Company’s stock for the previous five days prior to the most recently completed fiscal quarter. The award vests quarterly over a year from the grant date. The warrants have exercise price of $0.001 per share and a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance.

 

The Company recorded a total of $4,019 of stock-based compensation expense related to these awards for the three and six months ended October 31, 2020. The Company expects to record an additional $512,834 of stock-based compensation expense associated with these warrants through October 2021.

 

NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Leases

 

The Company leases its office space under short-term leases with terms under a year. Total rent expense for the three months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $2,100 and $0, respectively. Total rent expense for the six months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $4,200 and $0, respectively.

 

Contingencies

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings that it currently believes would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial statements.

 

NOTE 10: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On November 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Trademark Assignment Agreement to acquire the “Slinger” trademark for $30,000 in cash, 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The warrants are exercisable immediately and have a contractual life of 10 years.

 

On November 24, 2020, the Company received additional borrowings of $300,000 from its related party debt holder. The borrowings bear interest at 9.5% per annum and are due in full on November 24, 2021. In connection with the loan, the Company issued warrants to the related party lender to purchase 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.001 per share. The warrants vest immediately and have a contractual life of 10 years.

 

On November 24, 2020, the Company issued 46,087 shares of common stock to a vendor for payment of services.

 

On November 24, 2020, the Company issued 55,945 shares of common stock to a consultant as payment of $30,000 of outstanding payables.

 

On December 3, 2020, Montsaic entered into an Assignment and Conveyance Agreement with 2490585 Ontario Inc., the Company’s existing related party lender. In connection with the agreement, Montsaic sold its full right, title and interest in its outstanding notes payable amounting to $1,820,000 to 2490585 Ontario, Inc., along with the 1,216,560 shares of common stock previously issued to Montsaic in connection with the debt agreement and the rights to receive the remaining 6,921,299 shares issuable. Subsequent to this point in time, the outstanding debt of $1,820,000 and all accrued interest is payable to 2490585 Ontario, Inc., and future interest will accrue at a rate of 9.5% per annum consistent with the rate being charged on their other outstanding debt. The scheduled maturity date of the debt remains unchanged.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2020. Certain statements in this discussion and elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information’’ elsewhere in this report. Because this discussion involves risk and uncertainties, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

 

Overview and Description of Business

 

Lazex Inc. (“Lazex”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 12, 2015. On August 23, 2019, the majority owner of Lazex entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Slinger Bag Americas”) which was 100% owned by Slinger Bag Ltd. (“SBL”), an Israeli company. In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Slinger Bag Americas acquired 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Lazex for $332,239. On September 16, 2019, SBL transferred its ownership of Slinger Bag Americas to Lazex in exchange for the 20,000,000 shares of Lazex acquired on August 23, 2019. As a result of these transactions, Lazex owned 100% of Slinger Bag Americas and the sole shareholder of SBL owned 20,000,000 shares of common stock (approximately 82%) of Lazex. Effective September 13, 2019, Lazex changed its name to Slinger Bag Inc.

 

On October 31, 2019, Slinger Bag Americas acquired control of Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., (“Slinger Bag Canada”) a Canadian company incorporated on November 3, 2017. There are no assets or liabilities or historical operational activity of Slinger Bag Canada.

 

On February 10, 2020, Slinger Bag Americas became the 100% owner of SBL, along with SBL’s wholly owned subsidiary Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited (“Slinger Bag UK”) formed on April 3, 2019, after Zehava Tepler, the owner of SBL, contributed it to Slinger Bag Americas for no consideration.

 

The operations of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada and SBL are collectively referred to as the “Company,” “Slinger Bag,” or “Slinger.”

 

The Company operates in the sporting and athletic goods business. The Company is the owner of Slinger Launcher, a highly portable and affordable ball launcher built into an easy to transport wheeled trolley bag. The Slinger Launcher allows anyone to simply and easily control the speed, frequency and elevation of balls that are launched for practice, training or fitness purposes.

 

The Company will initially focus all its energies on the tennis market worldwide.

 

For the regular tennis player, the Slinger Launcher is much more than a tennis ball launcher. It also functions as a complete tennis bag with ample room for racquets, shoes, towels, water bottles and other accessories and can charge mobile phones and other devices.

 

Tennis Ball machines have been around since the 1950’s when they were introduced by Renne Lacoste. Improvements to performance were made in the 1970’s when Prince started its tennis business on the back of its first product – Little Prince – which was a vacuum operated ball machine. In the 1990’s the first battery operated machines came to the market and since that time very little, if anything has changed in the structure of ball machines products outside of added computerization. Typically, the machines being marketed by traditional ball machine brands are large, cumbersome and awkward to operate. They are also very expensive – often well above U.S. $1,000. Up until today the vast majority of all tennis ball machines have sold to tennis facilities, with only a few being sold directly to owners of private courts or tennis playing consumers.

 

According to the Tennis Industry Association (www.tia.org) the single largest challenge facing tennis participation is the fact that 34% of lapsed players cited a “lack of playing partner” as the reason for them stopping to play tennis. Slinger goes a long way to solving this issue.

 

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The global tennis market is regarded by industry experts, governing organizations, Tennis brands and tennis-specific market research companies as having 100 million active players globally, with as many consumers again being avid fans of the sport. Of this 100 million tennis player market, 20 million players are regarded as frequent or avid players – players who play regularly - at least 1 time per month. These avid players drive the total tennis industry and account for 80% of all tennis revenues worldwide.

 

It is this avid player market that Slinger is focused on penetrating with its Slinger Launcher and associated tennis accessories.

 

Slinger intends to disrupt this traditional tennis market by creating a new ball machine category – called Slinger Launcher – and marketing portable and affordable Slinger Launchers directly to avid, regular tennis players. Constructed within a wheeled trolley tennis bag, a Slinger Launcher weighs around 15kgs / 34lbs when empty. If stored with 72 Balls inside the weight increases to 19kgs / 42lbs. It can easily be stored in a car trunk, wheeled to the court and set up within minutes to use. The Slinger Launcher is powered by a 6.6Ah Lithium battery that can last up to 3.5 hours of play depending on the settings being used and on frequency of use. Slinger’s convenience as a tennis bag combined with its ease of operation and overall performance as a tennis ball launcher is the basis that the company will target direct sales to these avid players.

 

While the initial brand focus is clearly on Tennis, Slinger is developing similar launchers to address other forms of tennis around the globe that are either rapidly gaining new participants or are already well-established sports in their own right. These include but are not limited to Pickleball (USA), Soft Tennis (Japan), Squash (International Markets) and Paddle Tennis (International markets).

 

In future years, the company plans to enter new ball sport markets such as Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Badminton and others.

 

To test the market for its products, Slinger, through its affiliate SBL, initiated a Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaign in 2019, selling 3,100 units which generated expected revenue of approximately U.S. $866,000.

 

As at the beginning of November 2019, the Company shipped 100 new product packages to potential distribution partners, high level players and several tennis journalists as part of a final market testing program. Feedback resulted in a few minor tweaks to the design of our Slinger Launcher, which have been incorporated into the final production unit. Our manufacturing facility in China went into full production in late November 2019. As of October 31, 2020, we had shipped 11,250 Slinger Launchers out of China and have another 10,000 in production. These were delivered to our logistics facilities in South Carolina for the United States market and to Belgium for international markets and to exclusive market distributors contracted to the Slinger Bag brand.

 

Additionally, we ship full containers of our Slinger Triniti Tennis Balls from Wilson (our supplier) in Thailand to the United States and Belgium for onward distribution.

 

The Company has contracted with exclusive distributors globally. These include Japan, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Scandinavian markets (covering Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland) Australia, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Singapore, Morocco, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and most recently contracted with Dunlop Sports International Europe Ltd to distribute Slinger Bag exclusively in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in a transaction worth up to $100 million in purchases to Slinger Bag through the end of 2025 and remain in various stages of negotiation with another 15 potential market distribution companies across the globe. Manufacturing production remains at full capacity – currently 5,000 units per month. and Slinger Bag has products leaving our production facility in Xiamen, China on a weekly basis en-route to our distribution centers in the United States and Europe and to our key distributor partners.

 

Our principal executive office is located at 2709 N. Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244, and our telephone number is (443) 407-7564.

 

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Strategic Brand Partnerships

 

Slinger Bag is actively working on securing a number of highly visible ground-breaking strategic partnerships across tennis. These partnerships will both provide Slinger Bag with co-branded products to supplement the core Slinger Bag product offering and, at the same time, are expected to drive mutually beneficial marketing campaigns aimed at reaching avid tennis players globally.

 

● Professional Tennis Registry (PTR):

 

The PTR is the world’s most prestigious teaching pro organization with more than 40,000 members. Slinger has partnered with PTR for the supply of Ball Launchers to their membership.

 

● DSV Logistics DSV is the world’s leading suppliers of warehousing, freight forwarding and logistics. Slinger will use DSV services in China, Europe and the US to optimize all logistical activities.

 

Competition

 

None. There are currently no competitors with products that are similar to the Slinger Bag. There are, however, tennis ball machines, including the following machines:

 

● Spinshot Player Tennis Ball Machine
● Spinfire Pro 2
● Lobster Sports Elite 3
● Spinshot Plus-2
● Lobster Sports Elite Grand V Limited Edition
● Lobster Sports Phenom II
● Spinshot Plus
● Lobster Sports Elite 2
● Spinshot Pro
● Lobster Sports Elite 1
● Spinshot Lite
● Lobster Sports Elite Liberty Tennis Ball Machine
● Match Mate Rookie
● https://sportstutor.com/tennis-cube/
● https://sportstutor.com/tennis-tutor-prolite/
● https://sportstutor.com/tennis-tutor/
● https://sptennis.com

 

Raw Materials

 

All materials used in the Slinger Launder are available off-the-shelf. The trolley bag is manufactured with 600D Polyester and has the CA65 certification for the USA market. The launcher housing is produced using an injection mold using poly propylene mixed with 30% glass fibers. The electronic, PCB and remote-control parts are all standard off the shelf items.

 

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Intellectual Property

 

The Company retains specialist trademark and patent attorneys with international experience.

 

As at the date hereof, the Company has applied for international design and utility patent protection for its main 3 products: Slinger Launcher, Slinger Oscillator and Slinger Telescopic Ball Tube. Patents have been applied for in all key markets including USA, China, Taiwan, India, Israel and EU markets. Trademarks have been applied for in all major markets around the globe Trademark protection has been applied for and/or received in the following countries:

 

  ● USA
  ● Chile
  ● Taiwan
  ● Mexico
  ● EU
  ● Russia
  ● Poland
  ● Czech Republic
  ● Australia
  ● New Zealand
  ● China
  ● South Korea
  ● Vietnam
  ● Singapore
  ● India
  ● Canada
  ● United Arab Emirates*
  ● South Africa*
  ● Columbia*
  ● Israel*
  ● Japan*
  ● Switzerland*
  ● Indonesia*
  ● Malaysia*
  ● Thailand*
  ● Turkey*

 

*Protection is pending.

 

Slinger Bag Inc. owns the rights to its Slingerbag.com domain.

 

Strategy

 

The Company has an opportunity to disrupt the traditional tennis market globally. The Company expects drive 80% of its global revenues through its direct-to-consumer go-to-market strategy, whether that be through its on-line e-commerce platform at www.slingerbag.com or through associated e-commerce platforms established and managed by its distribution network. The balance of revenues will be driven through partnerships with leading wholesalers, federations and teaching pro organizations and other transactions across various markets. The Company will operate a third-party distributor structure in all markets with the exception of the United States, the largest tennis market globally, Canada and its founder’s home market of Israel. Distributor partners will have exclusive territories and will have a recognized background within the tennis industry for their market as well as having the financial capacity and service infrastructure to aggressively grow the Slinger brand. Uniquely in the sports industry, all consumer orders received into Slingerbag.com from markets outside the United States will be routed back to our local distribution partners to fulfill and to service their local customers. All distributor partners will purchase with advanced orders, either based on a vendor-direct FOB Asia direct ship or through 1 of our 3 global 3rd party distribution facilities on a duty paid basis and at premium cost price. Currently, the Company has signed a number of exclusive distribution agreements in key markets and has on-going discussions with around 15 key potential distributor partners in other markets around the globe and is looking to close these distribution arrangements in the coming months.

 

The United States market will remain a direct to consumer market for Slinger. As the largest Tennis market in the world with 17.4 million players of which 10.5million are regular / avid players, the United States is a key market both to establish the Slinger brand and to drive demonstrable growth. Direct to consumer sales will be supplemented by one or more leading tennis wholesalers who manage large databases of coach, player, college, high school and club clients. This market will be serviced out of a third-party logistics facility in West Columbia SC and operated Slinger’s preferred global logistics partners, DSV, one of the world’s leading suppliers of freight-forwarding, logistics and warehousing.

 

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Brand Marketing

 

As a direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand, all marketing activity and advertising media will be centered around pushing consumers to www.slingerbag.com and converting them to purchases. Slinger has engaged a number of leading agencies to support its global marketing efforts:

 

Brand Nation is a world class influencer marketing agency based in London. Brand Nation will lead all influencer programming globally. Slinger has seeded about 50% of its planned 1,000 global influencers to date. Influencers targeted are wide ranging and include leading sports, tennis, film, TV, music and blogger celebrities all known for the fact that they play tennis regularly and have a fan base in excess of 10,000 followers. All influencer activity is rolled back up to the Slinger social media platforms as a means of generating significant brand awareness and product interest.

 

Ad Venture Media Group is a New York based leading PPC (pay-per-click) agency whose work is grounded in sophisticated scientific analysis of consumer data and consumer trends and they are recognized globally as leaders in paid search and paid social media campaigns. Ad Venture Media will lead all Slinger PPC activity on a performance-based fee structure and is briefed to drive consumer engagement, through bespoke advertising campaigns that are aligned to our product profitability objectives.

 

In the United States market, we have partnered with an organization called Team HQS who will manage an affiliate marketing program across USA based teaching professionals, players, juniors and events. These affiliates will be provided with unique affiliate marketing codes to share with their social media followers and other such communities that they are connected to and each will receive an affiliate marketing fee based on revenues generated by consumers purchasing Slinger products attributable to their unique code.

 

Each of our distributor partners around the world are establishing their Slinger Bag distribution business as Slinger itself would do if it was establishing a Slinger Bag subsidiary in each market. As such, each distributor will also adopt all forms of Slinger brand marketing programs as well as initiating new local concepts of their own – all aimed at reaching the avid/regular tennis player directly and ensuring that the Slinger brand message is consistent around the globe. Slinger Bag has agreed a local marketing budget structure with each distributor as part of its distribution agreement. This marketing budget will be primarily funded by the distributor partner with an additional contribution coming from Slinger with the contribution being linked to the distributors purchase objectives. Each distributor will execute local grassroots programs including demonstration days, local teaching pro partnerships, specialist tennis network communications, seeding of Slinger Bag product locally as necessary to local key market tennis influencers to further increase the intensity of the influencer effort. Marketing dollars will also be allocated to Google, Facebook, YouTube and other social media advertising spend and, where appropriate, approved and overseen by Ad Venture Media Group.

 

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Distribution Agreements

 

As at the date of this report, Slinger Bag Americas has entered into exclusive distribution agreements for Slinger’s line of products, including, but not limited to, tennis ball launcher devices, tennis ball launcher accessories, sports bags, tennis balls tennis court accessories and other tennis related products in the following markets and with the following distributors:

 

Territory   Distributor   Minimum Purchase Requirement of Slinger Bag Tennis Ball Launchers
Japan   Globeride Inc.   32,500 through the end of January 2025
United Kingdom and Ireland   Framework Sports & Marketing Ltd   9,000 through the end of May 2025
Switzerland   Ace Distribution   3,000 through the end of May 2025
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden   Frihavnskompagniet ApS   6,500 through the end of December 2025
Morocco   Planet Sport Sarl   1,000 through the end of December 2025
Australia   Sportsman Warehouse t/a Tennis Only   2,500 through the end of 2025
New Zealand   Sporting Goods Specialists   100 through the end of 2025
Bulgaria   Ark Dream EOOD   950 through the end of 2025
Chile   Sporting Brands Ltds   165 through the end of 2025
Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia   Go 4 d.o.o.   380 through the end of 2025
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands   Dunlop International Europe Ltd   120,000 through the end of 2025
Singapore   Tennis Bot Pte Ltd   950 through the end of 2025
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates   Color Sports Inc   3,000 through the end of 2025
Total       180,045

 

Brand Endorsements

 

Slinger has reached agreement with several globally recognized brand ambassadors.

 

Nick Bollettieri is without question the most famous tennis coach globally, having trained 10 world #1 players such as Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. Nick will join Slinger Bag as “Head Coach” and will provide registered Slinger consumers with regular training and coaching tips through Slingers “Coaches Corner” on its website.

 

Mike & Bob Bryan (aka the Bryan Brothers – the foremost doubles team in the Tennis world) will be the global ambassadors for Slinger Bag from the global Tennis tour and will feature prominently in our marketing messaging.

 

The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) – a United States-based teaching teacher association with approximately 40,000 members will become a non-exclusive strategic partner for Slinger with all their members able to access an affiliate member part of our website.

 

PTCA Central Europe is a European Coach organization of leading touring pro coaches and they, like others, will undertake an affiliate marketing approach.

 

Slinger Bag is currently in discussions with other organizations, events, prominent coaches and players and has to date seeded Slinger Bag products to 12 of the Top 20 ATP male players, 5 of the top 20 WTA women players, plus numerous other top-class touring and teaching professionals.

 

Throughout 2020 Slinger Bag became a brand sponsor of several prominent tennis events, e.g. Battle of the Brits and Tie Break 10s (all shown live across the globe).

 

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Research and Development

 

The Company is involved in additional research and development of transportable, affordable and player-enhancing ball launching machines and associated game improvement products for all Ball Sports. Following a successful launch of its tennis ball launcher, Slinger is currently field testing its new Pickleball launcher due to be introduced in mid 2021 and is in final prototype stage of its new Padel Tennis Launcher planned for late 2021 introduction and provided that the Company achieves certain performance targets, Slinger Bag plans to introduce similar transportable, versatile and affordable ball launchers for Baseball, Softball, Cricket and other high participation ball sports over the course of the next 3 years. In this connection, on September 10, 2020, Slinger bag entered into an agreement with Igloo Design, which is the same company that designed the Slinger Bag ball launcher for tennis, for a Slinger Bag ball launcher for baseball and softball. This development has commenced within the three months ended October 31, 2020 and initial design ideas and further direction have been provided.

 

Slinger Bag retains outside consultants to provide research and product design services and each consultant has a specific expertise (molding technology, electronics, product design, bag design as examples). We also are working with a select group of highly qualified and resourceful third-party suppliers in Asia. We are continually striving to identify product enhancements, new concepts and improvement to the production process on an on-going daily basis. In respect of any new project, management provides detailed briefs, market data, product cost targets, competitive analysis, timelines and project cost goals to either the product consultants or vendors and manages them to agreed key performance indicators (“KPIs”). These KPI’s include but are not limited to (i) manufacturing to target costs; (ii) agreed development timelines; (iii) established quality criteria; (iv) defined performance criteria.

 

Outside of this we retain specialist trademark and patent attorneys and bring them in to the projects as needed.

 

Government Regulation

 

Both Slinger Launcher and Slinger Oscillator meet all the United States government requirements for electrical, radio wave and battery standards as well as having all necessary and required certification to facilitate global marketing and sales of these products.

 

Employees

 

We have six people providing us services on a full-time basis – our chief executive officer, our chief marketing officer and our chief operating officer together with 2 people in global customer service and a global marketing coordinator. Our chief financial officer and general counsel are also employed pursuant to service agreements, but are not providing us services on a full-time basis.

 

Advisory Board

 

In October 2020, we appointed our first three representatives to join the newly formed Slinger Bag Advisory Board. George Mackin joins the advisory board as a Media and Smart technology expert having previously owned the Indian Wells Tennis event and Tennis.com media and most recently led Playsight to a high level of success within the tennis industry, Rodney Rapson joins as an experienced smart technology expert and Jeff Angus joins to add support and experience to our marketing team.

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended October 31, 2020 and 2019

 

The following are the results of our operations for the three months ended October 31, 2020 as compared to 2019:

 

    For the Three Months Ended        
    October 31,     October 31,        
    2020     2019     Change  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        
                   
Net sales   $ 2,620,068     $ -     $ 2,620,068  
Cost of sales     1,579,750       -       1,579,750  
Gross profit     1,040,318       -       1,040,318  
                         
Operating expenses:                        
Selling and marketing expenses     397,922       106,545       291,377  
General and administrative expenses     711,491       503,027       208,464  
Stock-based compensation     118,019       -       118,019  
Research and development costs     15,439       84,769       (69,330 )
Total operating expenses     1,242,871       694,341       548,530  
                         
Loss from operations     (202,553 )     (694,341 )     491,788  
                         
Other expenses (income):                        
Amortization of debt discount     52,543       321,970       (269,427 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt     1,999,487       -       1,999,487  
Induced conversion loss     51,412       -       51,412  
Interest expense - related party     144,085       5,000       139,085  
Interest expense     74,046       428,855       (354,809 )
Total other expense (income)     2,321,573       755,825       1,565,748  
Loss before income taxes     (2,524,126 )     (1,450,166 )     (1,073,960 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes     -       -       -  
Net loss   $ (2,524,126 )   $ (1,450,166 )   $ (1,073,960 )

 

Net sales

 

Our net sales during the three months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $2,620,068. As of October 31, 2020, we had deferred revenue of $809,514 representing amounts received for units that have not been shipped to customers. We expect these orders to be fulfilled and the sales to be recognized in the year ended April 30, 2021. We had no sales during the three months ended October 31, 2019.

 

Cost of sales

 

Our cost of sales during the three months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $1,579,750, which represent the cost of units shipped during the period, and resulted in a gross profit of $1,040,318, or 39.7%. In previous quarters, we experienced gross losses on units shipped due primarily to discounted pricing and higher costs associated with initial crowdfunding orders placed. The initial crowdfunding orders had substantially been fulfilled as of the beginning of the current quarter. As a result, the sales generated during the quarter ended October 31, 2020 represented new orders placed and fulfilled during the current period, which resulted in a positive gross profit. We expect our sales going forward to generate similar gross profit percentages. We had no sales or cost of sales during the three months ended October 31, 2019.

 

Operating expenses

 

During the three months ended October 31, 2020, we incurred total operating expenses of $1,242,871 compared with $694,341 during the three months ended October 31, 2019. The increase is due primarily to expenses related to an increase in the volume of activity during the three months ended October 31, 2020 related to marketing and development activities, as well as an increase in general and administrative expense associated with our public filings in 2020, which did not exist during the same period in 2019. During the three months ended October 31, 2019, we were in the process of building our business infrastructure to be in a position to commence sales activities and as a result had lower operating expenses.

 

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Other expenses (income)

 

Other expenses during the three months ended October 31, 2020 were $2,321,573, which consisted of $52,543 for the amortization of debt discounts, $1,999,487 of loss on extinguishment of debt relating to the modification of related party loans outstanding, $51,412 of induced conversion loss relating to an inducement offer extended to and accepted by a convertible debtholder, and $218,131 of interest expense. During the same period in 2019, other expenses amounted to $755,825, which consisted of $321,970 for the amortization of debt discounts and $433,855 of interest expense. Interest expense was higher during the three months ended October 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2020 due to non-cash interest expense of $358,855 related to the beneficial conversion option associated with our outstanding Montsaic note.

 

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended October 31, 2020 and 2019

 

The following are the results of our operations for the six months ended October 31, 2020 as compared to 2019:

 

    For the Six Months Ended        
    October 31,     October 31,        
    2020     2019     Change  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        
                   
Net sales   $ 3,185,053     $ -     $ 3,185,053  
Cost of sales     2,516,650       -       2,516,650  
Gross profit     668,403       -       668,403  
                         
Operating expenses:                        
Selling and marketing expenses     699,940       132,740       567,200  
General and administrative expenses     1,404,933       675,599       729,334  
Stock-based compensation     183,845       -       183,845  
Research and development costs     43,549       133,569       (90,020 )
Total operating expenses     2,332,267       941,908       1,390,359  
                         
Loss from operations     (1,663,864 )     (941,908 )     (721,956 )
                         
Other expenses (income):                        
Amortization of debt discount     286,251       321,970       (35,719 )
Change in value of derivatives     (566,667 )     -       (566,667 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt     1,999,487       -       1,999,487  
Induced conversion loss     51,412       -       51,412  
Interest expense - related party     316,549       5,000       311,549  
Interest expense     147,256       446,355       (299,099 )
Total other expense (income)     2,234,288       773,325       1,460,963  
Loss before income taxes     (3,898,152 )     (1,715,233 )     (2,182,919 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes     -       -       -  
Net loss   $ (3,898,152 )   $ (1,715,233 )   $ (2,182,919 )

 

Net sales

 

Our net sales during the six months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $3,185,053 which consisted partially of shipped orders related to our Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns initiated in 2019, as well as new orders placed and fulfilled during the six months ended October 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2020, we had deferred revenue of $809,514 representing amounts received for units that have not been shipped to customers. We expect these orders to be fulfilled and the sales to be recognized in the year ended April 30, 2021. We had no sales during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

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Cost of sales

 

Our cost of sales during the six months ended October 31, 2020 amounted to $2,516,650, which represent the cost of units shipped during the period, and resulted in a gross profit of $668,403, or 21.0%. During the first quarter of the current year, we experienced a gross loss as the bulk of our sales in that period related to the shipment of initial crowdfunding orders. The loss on these shipments was due to (1) discounted pricing on the initial crowdfunding orders, (2) as fulfillment was later than initial scheduled, we fulfilled orders with the “deluxe” version of launcher (including all features), as well as tennis balls, both of which increased costs, and (3) due to sanctions by the US against Chinese sourced products, the import duty was raised on all launchers brought into USA increasing cost of sales. As a result, our cost of sales exceeded initial sales values raised in our crowdfunding campaigns. As of the beginning of the current quarter, substantially all of the initial crowdfunding orders had been fulfilled. Sales generated during the quarter ended October 31, 2020 represented new orders placed and fulfilled during the current period, which resulted in a positive gross profit. We expect our sales going forward to generate positive gross profits. We had no sales or cost of sales during the six months ended October 31, 2019.

 

Operating expenses

 

During the six months ended October 31, 2020, we incurred total operating expenses of $2,332,267 compared with $941,908 during the six months ended October 31, 2019. The increase is due primarily to expenses related to an increase in the volume of activity during the six months ended October 31, 2020 related to marketing and development activities, as well as an increase in general and administrative expense associated with our public filings in 2020, which did not exist during the same period in 2019. During the six months ended October 31, 2019, we were in the process of building our business infrastructure to be in a position to commence sales activities and as a result had lower operating expenses.

 

Other expenses (income)

 

Other expenses, net during the six months ended October 31, 2020 was $2,234,288, which consisted of $286,251 for the amortization of debt discounts, $1,999,487 of loss on extinguishment of debt relating to the modification of related party loans outstanding, $51,412 of induced conversion loss relating to an inducement offer extended to and accepted by a convertible debtholder, and $463,805 of interest expense. These amounts were offset by a gain on the change in value of derivatives of $566,667. During the same period in 2019, other expenses, net amounted to $773,325, which consisted of $321,970 for the amortization of debt discounts and $451,355 of interest expense.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. We had an accumulated deficit of $14,126,665 as of October 31, 2020 and more losses are anticipated in the development of the business. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our generating profitable operations in the future and/or being able to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hands, loans from related parties, and/or private placement of common stock.

 

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The following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

    For the Six Months Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,  
    2020     2019  
Cash flows used in operating activities   $ (1,544,039 )   $ (1,577,160 )
Cash flows provided by investing activities   $ -     $ 73,400  
Cash flows provided by financing activities   $ 2,120,000     $ 1,867,761  

 

We had cash of $652,871 as of October 31, 2020, as compared to $79,847 as of April 30, 2020.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,544,039 during the six months ended October 31, 2020, compared with $1,577,160 during the same period in 2019. Our cash used in operating activities during the six months ended October 31, 2020 was primarily the result of our net loss of $3,898,152 for the period, offset by non-cash net expenses of $1,954,328 and increases in deferred revenue as well as amounts due to related parties for accrued interest and for accrued salaries. Our net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended October 31, 2019 was primarily the result of our net loss of $1,715,233 during the period, offset by non-cash net expenses of $681,475, as well as additional spending for prepaid assets relating to inventory.

 

Net cash provided from investing activities was $0 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, compared with $73,400 for the same period in 2019. Investing activities during the period in 2019 were the result of $73,400 in cash we acquired from the contribution of the net assets of Slinger Bag Limited.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2,120,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, compared with $1,867,761 for the same period in 2019. Cash provided by financing activities in 2020 consisted of proceeds of $2,000,000 from notes payable with a related party, as well as proceeds of $120,000 from a note payable with Montsaic Investments. Cash provided by financing activities in 2019 consisted of proceeds of $500,000 from notes payable with a related party, as well as proceeds of $1,700,000 received from a note payable with Montsaic Investments, offset by a distribution to the majority shareholder for $332,239.

 

Description of Indebtedness

 

Notes Payable – Related Party

 

On October 3, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a related party entity controlled by the former shareholder of Slinger Bag Canada for borrowings of $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on demand under the original agreement. On December 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement making the all principal and accrued interest due on July 15, 2020.

 

On December 3, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on demand under the original agreement. On December 13, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement increasing the interest rate earned from 12% to 24% per annum and making the all principal and accrued interest due on July 15, 2020.

 

On December 11, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $700,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All principal and accrued interest were due on July 15, 2020.

 

On January 6, 2019, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $200,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All principal and accrued interest are due on January 8, 2021.

 

On March 1, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the same related party for borrowings of $200,000 bearing interest at 24% per annum. All outstanding borrowings and accrued interest under all agreements are due on January 8, 2021.

 

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On May 12, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $1,000,000 from this same related party. On July 3, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $500,000 from this same related party. The borrowings bear interest at a rate of 24% per annum and are due on January 8, 2021.

 

On July 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Purchase Order Financing Agreement (“PO Financing Agreement”) whereby $1,900,000 of the total $3,600,000 in outstanding debt due to the related party has been labeled as inventory financing (“PO Financing Amount”). The PO Financing Amount, along with any accrued interest, is due in full no later than six months from the effective date of the PO Financing Agreement, or January 8, 2021. The outstanding balance of the PO Financing Amount bears interest at a rate of 2% per month. The Company has agreed to repay the PO Financing Amount together with any accrued, but unpaid, interest thereon out proceeds from the sale of its products, licensing activities, revenue to be generated from operations and/or amounts received by the Company from investors, lenders, financiers, financing sources or other persons before making payments of any other nature (including dividends and distributions) except for payments required to finance the Company’s operations. On August 10, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $250,000 subject to the PO Financing Agreement. On September 15, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $250,000 subject to the PO Financing Agreement.

 

On September 7, 2020, the terms of the outstanding debt were amended to reduce the interest rate on all outstanding borrowings from this related party to 9.5% per annum, and on September 8, 2020, the debt holder agreed to extend the due date on all outstanding borrowings to September 1, 2021.

 

Total outstanding borrowings from this related party as of October 31, 2020 amounted to $4,100,000.

 

Additional borrowings are expected from this related party in order to fund operations over the next year.

 

Note Payable

 

On June 1, 2019, the Company entered into a note payable agreement with Montsaic Investments (“Montsaic”) which provided for borrowings of $1,700,000 bearing interest at a rate of 12.6% per annum. All outstanding amounts are due on the maturity date 360 days after the loan issue date. The Company may repay up to 50% of the outstanding balance on the loan prior to the maturity date at their discretion. The outstanding principal and accrued interest are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at the option of the debtholder at a conversion price equal to 75% of the lowest closing price of the common stock as defined in the agreement. Effective June 1, 2020, the Company and Montsaic amended the terms of the note payable agreement to remove the conversion rights described above and to extend the maturity date to June 1, 2021. On June 30, 2020, the Company borrowed an additional $120,000 from Montsaic, bearing interest at 12.6% per annum and due in full on June 30, 2021.

 

On March 16, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note payable whereby the Company borrowed $500,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. Interest on the note is payable monthly and outstanding principal on the note is due in full on March 16, 2022.

 

Future amounts due as of October 31, 2020 are summarized as follows.

 

    Payments due by period  
    Total     Less than 1 year     1-3 years     3-5 years     More than 5 years  
                               
Notes Payable - Related Party   $ 4,100,000     $ 4,100,000     $ -     $       -     $        -  
Note Payable   $ 2,320,000     $ 1,820,000     $ 500,000     $ -     $ -  
Total   $ 6,420,000     $ 5,920,000     $ 500,000     $ -     $ -  

 

We expect that working capital requirements will continue to be funded through a combination of our existing funds, cash flows from operations and further issuances of securities. Our working capital requirements are expected to increase in line with the growth of our business.

 

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Existing working capital, further advances and debt instruments, and anticipated cash flow are expected to be adequate to fund our operations over the next twelve months. We have no lines of credit or other bank financing arrangements. Generally, we have financed operations to date through the proceeds from debt instruments. In connection with our business plan, management anticipates additional increases in operating expenses and capital expenditures relating to acquisition of inventory and marketing expenses. We intend to finance these expenses with further issuances of securities and debt issuances. Thereafter, we expect we will need to raise additional capital and generate revenues to meet long-term operating requirements. Additional issuances of equity or convertible debt securities will result in dilution to our current shareholders. Further, such securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to our common stock. Additional financing may not be available upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of prospective new business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict our business operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Going Concern

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm auditors’ report accompanying our April 30, 2020 financial statements contained an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates that we will realize our assets and satisfy out liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company has adopted and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as the Form 10-Q, is collected, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As required under Exchange Act 13a-15, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s President concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s President, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

In connection with our management’s assessment of controls over financial reporting during the year ended April 30, 2020, we identified the following material weaknesses:

 

  ● The Company lacks adequate segregation of duties due to the small size of the organization. Further, the Company lacks an independent Board of Directors or Audit Committee to ensure adequate monitoring or oversight.
     
  ● The Company lacks accounting resources and controls to prevent or detect material misstatements. Specifically, during the fourth quarter of the year ended April 30, 2020, we identified a material weakness in our controls over accounting for inventory. The material weaknesses resulted from the lack of controls over ensuring inventory movement was being processed accurately and in a timely manner, which resulted in significant audit adjustments relating to the value of our inventory and cost of sales. Further, while the Company engages services providers to assist with US GAAP compliance the Company lacks resources with adequate knowledge to oversee those services. Lastly, the Company does not have sufficient resources to complete timely reconciliations and transactional reviews, which resulted in delays in the financial reporting process.

 

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To remediate the material weaknesses, we have initiated compensating controls in the near term and are enhancing and revising our existing controls, including ensuring we have sufficient management review procedures and adequate segregation of duties. These controls are still in the process of being implemented. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded they are operating effectively. As a result, the material weaknesses continue to be listed as of October 31, 2020.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On September 4, 2020, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its common stock for the conversion of debt.

 

On October 8, 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock as compensation to its industrial designer for his continued work on adapting Slinger Bag for different sports.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

10.1   Loan Agreement dated May 12, 2020 with 2490585 Ontario Inc.*
     
10.2   Loan Agreement dated July 3, 2020 with 2490585 Ontario Inc.*
     
10.3   First Amendment to Promissory Note and Loan Agreements dated June 1, 2020 with Montsaic Investments, LLC*
     
10.4   Loan Agreement dated June 30, 2020 with Montsaic Investments, LLC*
     
10.5   Loan Agreement dated August 10, 2020 with 2490585 Ontario Inc.*
     
10.6   Loan Agreement dated September 15, 2020 with 2490585 Ontario Inc.**
     
10.7   Loan Agreement dated November 24, 2020 with 2490585 Ontario, Inc.
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and15d-14(a).
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and15d-14(a).
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.
     
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Definition

 

* Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 24, 2020
** Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on September 21, 2020

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SLINGER BAG INC.
     
Dated: December 14, 2020 By: /s/ Mike Ballardie
    Mike Ballardie
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: December 14, 2020 By: /s/ Paul McKeown
    Paul McKeown
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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