UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 31, 2022

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

________to________

Commission File No. 333-176684

001-39338

NUZEE, INC.


(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
38-3849791

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2865 Scott Street,

1401 Capital Avenue, Suite 101,

Vista, CA, 92081
B, Plano, TX, 75074

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(760)295-2408


(Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TitlesTitle of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
None
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value
N/A
NUZE
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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. YesNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes . YesNo


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


Large accelerated filerAccelerated FilerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer(Do not check if smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether

As of May 12, 2022, the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.   Yes ☐   No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of August 14, 2017, NuZee, Inc. had 33,350,53819,461,139 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

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Table of Contents

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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qreport includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of NuZee, Inc. contains "forward-looking statements" that may state our management's plans,(“NuZee” or the “Company”) with respect to future events objectives, current expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions or projections about the company and its business. Any statement in this report that is not a statement of historical fact is afinancial performance. These forward-looking statement,statements are subject to certain uncertainties and in some cases, words such as "believes," "estimates," "projects," "expects," "intends," "may," "anticipates," "plans," "seeks," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertaintiesother factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from such statements. From time to time, our management or persons acting on our behalf may make forward-looking statements to inform existing and potential security holders about the anticipated outcomesCompany. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report regarding our financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, industry conditions, or results. Theseany other matters, are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, forward-looking statements are not guaranteesgenerally accompanied by terms or phrases such as “estimate,” “expects”, “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “goal,” “will,” “should,” “may” or other words and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future performance,events or outcomes. Items contemplating or making assumptions about, actual or potential future sales, market size, collaborations, and undue reliance should not be placed on thesetrends or operating results also constitute such forward-looking statements. It is important to note that our actual results could    differ materially from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements due to the risk factors described in the section of our Form 10-K filed on December 29th, 2016 entitled "Risk Factors."

We undertake no obligation to update publiclyor revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements in this report may include, without limitation, statements regarding:

our plans to obtain funding for our operations, including funding necessary to develop, manufacture and commercialize our products and provide our co-packing services;
the impact to our business from the COVID-19 global crisis, including any supply chain interruptions;
the evolving coffee preferences of coffee consumers in North America and Korea;
the size and growth of the markets for our products and co-packing services;
our ability to compete with companies producing similar products or providing similar co-packing services;
our expectation that our existing capital resources will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months;
our ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions, including our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dripkit (as defined below);
our expectation regarding our future co-packing revenues;
our ability to develop innovative new products and expand our co-packing services to other products that are complementary to our current single serve coffee product offerings;
our reliance on third-party roasters to roast coffee beans necessary to manufacture our products and fulfill every aspect of our co-packing services;
regulatory developments in the U.S. and in non-U.S. countries;
our ability to retain key management, sales, and marketing personnel;
the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our products and technology;
the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;
our ability to develop and maintain our corporate infrastructure, including our internal control over financial reporting;
the outcome of pending, threatened or future litigation; and
our financial performance.

The forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events, or circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which we have no control over. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. You should consider carefully the statements in the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2021, titled “Risk Factors” and sections of this report that describe factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this report, other than as may be required by applicable law or regulation. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected or projected.

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PART I.

Item 1. Financial Statements



NuZee, Inc. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 (UNAUDITED) 
       
  
June 30,
2017
  
September 30,
2016
 
       
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash $151,609  $40,613 
Accounts receivable, net  102,445   57,711 
Inventories  380,508   206,356 
Prepaid expenses and deposits  148,104   65,726 
Total current assets  782,666   370,406 
         
Equipment, net  261,743   151,946 
         
Other assets:        
Goodwill  52,424   - 
   52,424   - 
         
Total assets $1,096,833  $522,352 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $113,353  $189,317 
Loan payable - short term - Related party  201,561   145,377 
Current portion of long-term loan payable  23,883   - 
Convertible Notes payable - Related party  -   603,008 
Other current liabilities  69,843   7,337 
Total current liabilities  408,640   945,039 
         
Non-current liabilities:        
Loan payable - long term $165,934  $- 
   165,934   - 
         
Stockholders' equity (deficit):        
Common stock; 100,000,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value;     
34,368,509 and 31,154,951 shares issued $344  $311 
Additional paid in capital  8,869,523   6,909,523 
Accumulated deficit  (8,335,747)  (7,263,412)
Less: treasury stock, at cost        
(1,182,573 shares held in treasury)  (45,379)  (69,109)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (19,911)  - 
Total NuZee, Inc. shareholders' equity (deficit)  468,830   (422,687)
Noncontrolling interest  53,429   - 
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)  522,259   (422,687)
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) $1,096,833  $522,352 

NuZee, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

  March 31, 2022  September 30, 2021 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash $8,211,703  $10,815,954 
Accounts receivable, net  646,886   555,238 
Inventories, net  631,284   573,464 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,012,441   482,288 
Total current assets  10,502,314   12,426,944 
         
Property and equipment, net  672,645   674,024 
         
Other assets:        
Right-of-use asset - operating lease  850,414   386,587 
Investment  173,129   175,425 
Goodwill  531,412   - 
Intangible assets, net  323,389   - 
Other assets  105,349   79,822 
Total other assets  1,983,693   641,834 
         
Total assets $13,158,652  $13,742,802 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $839,121  $342,790 
Current portion of long-term loan payable  19,519   43,618 
Current portion of lease liability - operating lease  349,825   150,931 
Current portion of lease liability - finance lease  29,665   27,833 
Accrued expenses  177,089   274,009 
Deferred income  289,031   175,822 
Other current liabilities  45,922   138,631 
Advances received on sale of equity securities  300,000   - 
Total current liabilities  2,050,172   1,153,634 
         
Non-current liabilities:        
Lease liability - operating lease, net of current portion  515,608   247,656 
Lease liability - finance lease, net of current portion  36,865   50,567 
Loan payable - long term, net of current portion  8,748   12,696 
Other noncurrent liabilities  77,429   65,802 
Total non-current liabilities  638,650   376,721 
         
Total liabilities $2,688,822  $1,530,355 
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Common stock; 100,000,000 shares authorized, $0.00001 par value; 18,557,886 and 17,820,390 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022, and September 30, 2021, respectively $185  $178 
Additional paid in capital  69,098,937   64,839,254 
Accumulated deficit  (58,852,708)  (52,824,808)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  223,416   197,823 
Total stockholders’ equity  10,469,830   12,212,447 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $13,158,652  $13,742,802 

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

statements.

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NuZee, Inc. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(UNAUDITED) 
             
             
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2017
  
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2016
  
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2017
  
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2016
 
                 
Revenues $268,262  $136,268  $1,222,096  $231,682 
Cost of sales  203,076   72,545   945,536   131,885 
Gross Profit  65,186   63,723   276,560   99,797 
                 
Operating expenses  437,176   398,388   1,359,384   1,079,426 
Loss from operations  (371,990)  (334,665)  (1,082,824)  (979,629)
                 
Other income  8,426   11,557   39,386   11,833 
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate  (2,108)  -   (50,000)    
                 
Other expense  (1,337)  (1,712)  (5,237)  (4,562)
Net loss  (367,009)  (324,820)  (1,098,675)  (972,358)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (11,492  -   (26,340  - 
Net loss attributable to NuZee, Inc. (355,517) (324,820) (1,072,335) (972,358)
                 
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.03) $(0.03)
                 
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common stock outstanding  32,744,196   30,656,401   31,539,132   30,582,013 

NuZee, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2022

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2021

  

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2022

  

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2021

 
Revenues, net $715,073  $414,064  $1,734,326  $932,051 
Cost of sales  714,092   423,113   1,717,974   939,397 
Gross profit  981   (9,049)  16,352   (7,346)
                 
Operating expenses  3,196,479   6,077,548   6,007,668   11,937,411 
Loss from operations  (3,195,498)  (6,086,597)  (5,991,316)  (11,944,757)
                 
Loss from investment in unconsolidated affiliate  (1,139)  (1,919)  (2,296)  (3,975)
Other income  42,461   41,093   85,218   53,714 
Other expense  (67,106)  (34,455)  (114,528)  (78,987)
Interest expense, net  (2,415)  (3,730)  (4,978)  (7,675)
Net loss $(3,223,697) $(6,085,608) $(6,027,900) $(11,981,680)
Basic and diluted loss per common share $(0.18) $(0.40) $(0.33) $(0.80)
                 
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common stock outstanding  18,300,531   15,260,986   18,154,879   14,998,201 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statementsstatements.

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NuZee, Inc. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
(UNAUDITED) 
                   
        Noncontrolling       
   NuZee, Inc.  
Interests
  Total 
For three months ended June 30, 2017 2017  2016  2017  2016  2017  2016 
                         
Net loss (355,517) (324,820) (11,492) $0  (367,009) (324,820)
                         
Foreign currency translation  (300)  -   (129)  -   (429)  - 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (300)  -   (129)  -   (429)  - 
Comprehensive loss (355,817) (324,820) (11,621) $0  (367,438)  (324,820)
          Noncontrolling         
   NuZee, Inc.  
Interests
  Total 
For nine months ended June 30, 2017  2017   2016   2017   2016   2017   2016 
                         
Net loss (1,072,335) (972,358)  (26,340) $0  (1,098,675) (972,358)
                         
Foreign currency translation  (19,911)  -   (8,534)  -   (28,445)  - 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (19,911)  -   (8,534)  -   (28,445)  - 
Comprehensive loss (1,092,246) (972,358)  (34,874) $0  (1,127,120)  (972,358)

NuZee, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

For the three months ended March 31 2022  2021 
  NuZee, Inc. 
For the three months ended March 31 2022  2021 
Net loss $(3,223,697) $(6,085,608)
         
Foreign currency translation  (7,095)  3,824 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax  (7,095)  3,824 
Comprehensive loss $(3,230,792) $(6,081,784)

For the six months ended March 31 2022  2021 
  NuZee, Inc. 
For the six months ended March 31 2022  2021 
Net loss $(6,027,900) $(11,981,680)
         
Foreign currency translation  25,593   5,480 
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax  25,593   5,480 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax  25,593   5,480 
Comprehensive loss $(6,002,307) $(11,976,200)

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

statements.

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NuZee, Inc. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(UNAUDITED) 
       
       
    Nine months Ended June 30, 2017  Nine months Ended June 30, 2016 
       
Operating activities:      
Net loss $(1,098,675) $(972,358)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash        
used by operating activities:        
Depreciation and Amortization  55,883   31,513 
Option expense  23,470   33,736 
Interest expense  2,890   - 
Inventory impairment  4,112   - 
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate  50,000   - 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  16,036   4,671 
Inventories  59,693   (11,920)
Prepaid expenses and deposits  (6,640)  8,594 
Accounts payable  (160,000)  (6,967)
Other current liabilities  (21,705)  1,453 
Net cash used by operating activities  (1,074,936)  (911,278)
         
Investing activities:        
Purchase of equipment  (136,333)  (2,854)
Acquisition of investment in unconsolidated affiliate  (50,000)  - 
Net cash acquired from business acquisition  201,676   - 
Net cash used by investing activities  15,343   (2,854)
         
Financing activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of Loan - short term - Related party  479,385   100,000 
Repayment of loans - short term - Related party  (322,824)  (55,000)
Proceeds from issuance of Loan - short term  89,016   - 
Repayment of loans - short term  (26,046)  - 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  680,510   777,001 
Proceeds from issuance of exercise of options  -   1,500 
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock  315,318   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,215,359   823,501 
         
Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents  (44,770)  - 
         
Net change in cash  110,996   (90,631)
         
Cash, beginning of period  40,613   107,678 
Cash, end of period $151,609  $17,047 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $2,063  $- 
Cash paid for taxes $800  $800 
         
Noncash investing and financing activities:        
Acquisition of NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd through issuance of common shares 
Software purchased with installment agreement $14,807  $- 
Conversion of note payable $606,000  $- 
Conversion of note payable - Related party $100,000  $- 

NuZee, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

                   
              Accumulated    
        Additional      other    
  Common stock  paid-in  Accumulated  comprehensive    
  Shares  Amount  capital  deficit  income  Total 
                  
Balance September 30, 2021  17,820,390  $178  $64,839,254  $(52,824,808) $197,823  $12,212,447 
                         
Exercise of warrants  384,447   4   1,721,014   -   -   1,721,018 
Stock option expense  -   -   1,124,187   -   -   1,124,187 
Other comprehensive gain  -   -   -   -   32,688   32,688 
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,804,203)  -   (2,804,203)
Balance December 31, 2021  18,204,837  $182  $67,684,455  $(55,629,011) $230,511  $12,286,137 
                         
Warrant issuance costs  -   -   (18,422)  -   -   (18,422)
Common stock issued for cash, ATM offering  42,448   -   88,426   -   -   88,426 
Common stock issued for Dripkit acquisition  178,681   2   386,842   -   -   386,844 
Stock option expense  -   -   935,447   -   -   935,447 
Exercise of stock options  14,000   -   12,600   -   -   12,600 
Restricted stock award issuance  117,920   1   9,589   -   -   9,590 
Other comprehensive loss  -   -   -   -   (7,095)  (7,095)
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,223,697)  -   (3,223,697)
Balance March 31, 2022  18,557,886   185  $69,098,937  $(58,852,708) $223,416  $10,469,830 

             Accumulated    
  Common stock  Additional paid-in   Accumulated  other comprehensive    
  Shares  Amount  capital  deficit  income  Total 
                   
Balance September 30, 2020  14,570,105  $146  $40,472,229  $(34,272,778) $190,161  $6,389,758 
Equity securities issued for cash  324,959   3   2,683,977           2,683,980 
Stock option expense  -   -   4,507,298   -   -   4,507,298 
Exercise of stock options  6,000   -   9,180   -   -   9,180 
Other comprehensive gain  -   -   -   -   1,656   1,656 
Net loss  -   -   -   (5,896,072)  -   (5,896,072)
Balance December 31, 2020  14,901,064  $149  $47,672,684  $(40,168,850) $191,817  $7,695,800 
               -         
Equity securities issued for cash  2,782,111   28   11,017,276   -   -   11,017,304 
Restricted stock award issuance  137,215   1   870,999           871,000 
Stock option expense  -   -   1,989,006   -   -   1,989,006 
Other comprehensive gain  -   -   -   -   3,824   3,824 
Net loss  -   -   -   (6,085,608)      (6,085,608)
Balance March 31, 2021  17,820,390   178  $61,549,965  $(46,254,458) $195,641  $15,491,326 

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

statements.

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NuZee, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

  Six Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  March 31, 2022  March 31, 2021 
       
Operating activities:        
Net loss $(6,027,900) $(11,981,680)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and Amortization  166,161   161,911 
Noncash lease expense  94,544   142,664 
Stock option expense  2,059,634   6,496,304 
Restricted stock award compensation  9,590   871,000 
Property and equipment impairment  -   840,391 
Sales allowance  -   (2,003)
Loss on disposition of asset  12,618   - 
Write-off of deferred offering costs  -   477,605 
Loss from investment in unconsolidated affiliate  2,296   3,975 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (91,648)  (63,519)
Inventories  (48,156)  4,079 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (432,286)  50,448 
Other assets  (25,527)  (1,367)
Accounts payable  398,464   (7,529)
Deferred income  113,209   13,516 
Lease liability – operating lease  (91,525)  (127,811)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (305,129)  200,805 
Other non-current liabilities  11,627   730 
Net cash used in operating activities  (4,154,028)  (2,920,481)
         
Investing activities:        
Purchase of equipment  (165,689)  (122,554)
Acquisition of Dripkit  (373,832)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (539,521)  (122,554)
         
Financing activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, exercise of options  12,600   9,180 
Repayment of loans  (28,047)  (25,971)
Repayment of finance lease  (11,870)  (10,457)
Stock issuance costs  -   (669,433)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, ATM offering  88,426   - 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, exercise of warrants, net of issuance costs  1,702,596   14,370,717 
Advances received on sale of equity securities  

300,000

   

-

 
Net cash provided by financing activities  2,063,705   13,674,036 
         
Effect of foreign exchange on cash  25,593   5,480 
         
Net change in cash  (2,604,251)  10,636,481 
         
Cash, beginning of period  10,815,954   4,398,545 
Cash, end of period $8,211,703  $15,035,026 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $5,390  $7,792 
Cash paid for taxes $-  $1,050 
         
Non-cash transactions:        
ROU assets and liabilities added during the period $558,371  $- 
Common stock issued in acquisition of Dripkit $386,844  $- 
Stock issuance costs accrued $97,867  $- 

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

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NuZee, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2017

March 31, 2022

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of NuZee, Inc. (the "Company"(together with its subsidiaries, referred to herein as the “Company”, “we” or “NuZee”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"(“GAAP”), and rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's annual reportCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 20162021 as filed with the SEC.SEC on December 22, 2021. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements as reported in the annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021, have been omitted.

Going Concern
The accompanying

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted inreclassified to conform to the United States of America, which contemplates continuationpresentation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has had recurring losses, large accumulated deficit, is dependent on the shareholders to provide additional funding forcurrent period financial statements. We reclassified lease expenses associated with subleased property from operating expenses and has limited revenues. These items raise substantial doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company's continued existence is dependent upon management's ability to develop profitable operations, continued contributions from the Company's executive officers to finance its operations and the ability to obtain additional funding sources to explore potential strategic relationships and to provide capital and other resources expenses totaling $78,174 for the further development and marketing of the Company's products and business.

Major Customers
In the ninesix months ended June 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and 2016, revenue was primarily from major customers disclosed below. Besides those revenues, there were $57,192 account receivable owed by customer PO and $13,680 account receivable owed by customer R as of June 30, 2017 and $5,607 account receivable owed by customer H as of June 30, 2016.

Nine months ended June 30, 2017:
Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue 
Customer PO $613,550   50%
Customer K $168,875   14%
Nine months ended June 30, 2016:
Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue 
Customer A $161,824   60%
Customer H $67,288   25%
In$34,211 for the three months ended June 30,2017 and 2016, we had below major customers.
Three months ended June 30, 2017:
Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue 
Customer PO $150,135   56%
Three months ended June 30, 2016:
Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue 
Customer A $89,665   66%
Customer H $16,822   12%
Lease
The Company evaluates each lease for classification as either a capital lease or an operating lease. If substantially all March 31, 2021. We also reclassified $18,000 of the benefits and risks of ownership have been transferred to the Company as lessee, the Company records the lease as a capital lease at its inception. The Company performs this evaluation at the inception of the lease and when a modification is made to a lease. If the lease agreement calls for a scheduled rent increase during the lease term, the Company recognizes the lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd is the lessee of certain equipment under a capital lease extending through 2020. The asset and liability under the capital lease are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments, or the fair value of the asset. Leased equipment is depreciated over a 6 year life. The leased equipment has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in equipment of $12,475 as of June 30, 2017. The capital lease liability iscapitalized software costs included in other current liabilitiesProperty and Equipment, net at September 30, 2021 to Other assets. These reclassifications had no effect on the consolidated balance sheets.
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease as of June 30, 2017 for each of the remaining years are as follows:
2017 $2,283 
2018  4,403 
2019  4,403 
2020  3,684 
Total Minimum Lease Payments     $14,773 
Loan
On June 30, 2016, NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd entered into a loan agreement with Tono Shinyo Kinko bank. The Company borrowed the sum of approximately $145,758 to be repaid on or before June 5, 2021 at an interest rate of 1.2%. The Company had $106,819 loan payable at June 30, 2017. On January 27, 2017, NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd entered into a loan agreement with Nihon Seisaku Kouko. The Company borrowed the sum of approximately $89,016 to be repaid on or before January 20, 2022 at an interest rate of 0.16%. The Company had $82,998 loan payable at June 30, 2017.
previously reported net loss.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company prepares its financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and majorityits wholly owned subsidiary which has a fiscal year end of January 31.subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts, balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Company has two wholly owned international subsidiaries in NuZee KOREA Ltd. (“NuZee KR”) and NuZee Investment Co., Ltd. (“NuZee INV”).

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On February 25, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the Company acquired substantially all the assets and certain specified liabilities (the “Acquisition”) of Dripkit, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dripkit”), pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2022 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Dripkit, and Dripkit’s existing investors (the “Stock Recipients”) who executed joinders to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price paid by the Company for the Acquisition was $860,000, plus the assumption of certain assumed liabilities, subject to certain adjustments and holdbacks as provided in the consolidation.

manufacturing and sales of a single serve pour over coffee format that has a large-size single serve pour over pack that sits on top of the cup. Dripkit will operate as a new Dripkit Coffee business division that is wholly owned by NuZee, Inc. The Company consolidatesanalyzed the Acquisition under ASC 805 and concluded that it should be accounted for as a business combination. The Acquisition has been included in the Company’s financial statements from the date of the Acquisition.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per common share is equal to net earnings or loss divided by the weighted average of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options, warrants and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company. As of March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021, the total number of common stock equivalents was 8,741,993 and 7,435,702, respectively, comprised of stock options and warrants as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021. The Company incurred a net loss for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively, and therefore basic and diluted earnings per share for those periods are the same because all potential common equivalent shares would be antidilutive.

Capital Resources

Since its subsidiaryinception, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets, raising capital, and the commercialization and manufacture of its single serve coffee products. The Company has generated limited revenues from its principal operations, and there is no assurance of future revenues.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash of $8,211,703. However, the Company has not attained profitable operations since inception.

Major Customers

In the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, revenue was primarily derived from major customers disclosed below.

SCHEDULE OF REVENUE BY MAJOR CUSTOMERS

Six months ended March 31, 2022:

Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue  

Accounts Receivable

Amount

  % of Total Accounts Receivable 
Customer WP $520,208   30% $190,978   30%
Customer CU $252,137   15% $189,768   29%

Six months ended March 31, 2021:

Customer Name Sales Amount  % of Total Revenue  

Accounts Receivable

Amount

  % of Total Accounts Receivable 
Customer WP $261,799   28% $111,975   43%

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Lease

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to provide guidance on recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements, specifically differentiating between different types of leases. The Company implemented ASU No. 2016-02 on October 1, 2019.

The Company performs a quarterly analysis of leases to determine if there are any operating leases that require recognition under ASC 842. The Company has a long-term operating lease for office and manufacturing space in accordancePlano, Texas. The leased property in Plano, Texas, has a remaining lease term through June 2024. The lease has an option to extend beyond the stated termination date, but exercise of this option is not probable. The Company did not apply the recognition requirements of ASC 842 to operating leases with ASC 810,a remaining lease term of 12 months or less.

During our analysis of leases in the six months ended March 31, 2022, we determined to renew the office and specifically ASC 810-10-15-8manufacturing space in Vista, California which states,was scheduled to expire on January 31, 2023, through March 31, 2025. The lease has a monthly base rent of $8,451, plus common area expenses. Along with the usual conditionextension, we leased an additional 1,796 square feet that will have a monthly base rent of $2,514 through March 31, 2025. We extended our sub-leased property in Vista, California, through January 31, 2023. The lease has a monthly rent of $2,111 andhas been calculated as a ROU Asset co-terminus with the direct-leased property. The Seoul, Korea office and manufacturing space lease was extended through June 2022 and there is an apartment leased through June 2022. Additionally, the Company leased a new larger office and manufacturing space in Seoul, Korea beginning November 15, 2021, through November 15, 2023. The lease has a monthly expense of $7,040. Accordingly, we have added ROU assets and lease liabilities related to those leases at March 31, 2022.

As of March 31, 2022, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 2.1 years and a weighted-average discount rate of 5%. Other information related to our operating leases is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO OPERATING LEASE

     
ROU Asset – October 1, 2021 $386,587 
ROU Asset added during the period  558,371 
Amortization during the period  (94,544)
ROU Asset –March 31, 2022 $850,414 
Lease Liability – October 1, 2021 $398,587 
Lease Liability added during the period  558,371 
Amortization during the period  (91,525)
Lease Liability – March 31, 2022 $865,433 
     
Lease Liability – Short-Term $349,825 
Lease Liability – Long-Term  515,608 
Lease Liability – Total $865,433 

The table below reconciles the fixed component of the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and the total remaining years to the lease liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022:

Amounts due within twelve months of March 31,

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM RENTAL PAYMENTS FOR OPERATING LEASES

     
2023 $373,017 
2024  343,295 
2025  187,692 
Total Minimum Lease Payments  904,004 
Less Effect of Discounting  (38,571)
Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments  865,433 
Less Current Portion of Operating Lease Liabilities  349,825 
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities $515,608 

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On October 9, 2019, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Alliance Funding Group which provided for a controlling financial interest is ownershipsale lease back on certain packing equipment. The terms of a majority voting interest, and, therefore,this agreement require us to pay $2,987 per month through July 2024. As part of this agreement, Alliance Funding Group provided our equipment supplier with $124,500 for the purchase of this equipment. This transaction was accounted for as a financing lease. As of March 31, 2022, our financing lease had a remaining lease term of 2.2 years and a discount rate of 12.75%. The interest expense on finance lease liabilities for the six months ended March 31, 2022 was $4,686.

During the year ended September 30, 2021, we recorded an impairment to fully write off the related equipment as it was deemed no longer useful for our operations.

The table below summarizes future minimum finance lease payments at March 31, 2022 for the twelve months ended March 31:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS FOR FINANCE LEASES

     
2022 $33,113 
2023  33,113 
2024  11,037 
2025  - 
2026  - 
Total Minimum Lease Payments  77,263 
Amount representing interest  (10,733)
Present Value of Minimum Lease Payments  66,530 
Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligations  29,665 
Finance Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion $36,865 

Rent expense included in general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or indirectly, or over 50%and administrative expense for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $123,373 and $89,876 respectively. Rent expense included in other expense for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $99,209 and $78,174, respectively.

Cash and non-cash activities associated with the leases for the six months ended March 31, 2022 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF CASH AND NON-CASH ACTIVITIES OF LEASES

     
Operating cash outflows from operating leases: $123,217 
Operating cash outflows from finance lease: $4,686 
Financing cash outflows from finance lease: $11,870 

In September 2020, we subleased the space at 1700 Capital Avenue in Plano, Texas, effective October 1, 2020, under terms that are co-terminus with the original lease ending June 30, 2024. During the six months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized sublease income of $85,062 pursuant to the sublease included in Other income on our financial statements. Future minimum lease payments to be received under that sublease as of March 31, 2022, for each of the twelve months ended March 31 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS OF SUBLEASE

     
2023 $125,104 
2024  128,881 
2025  32,458 
2026  - 
2027  - 
Total $286,443 

Advances Received on Sale of Equity Securities

As of March 31, 2022, the Company recorded advances received from investors on sales of equity securities of $300,000 as a current liability. See Note 8—Subsequent Events, Exempt Offering Pursuant to Regulation S—Sales of Equity Securities, to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Loans

On April 1, 2019, we purchased a delivery van from Ford Motor Credit for $41,627. The Company paid $3,500 as a down payment and financed $38,127 for 60 months at a rate of 2.9%. The loan is secured by the van. The outstanding voting sharesbalance on the loan at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021 amounted to $16,581 and $20,146, respectively.

On February 15, 2019, NuZee KR entered into equipment financing for production equipment with Shin Han Bank for $60,563. In June 2019, NuZee KR purchased additional equipment and increased the loan with Shin Han Bank by $86,518. The financing has a term of another36 months at a rate of 4.33%. Principal payments began in July 2019. The outstanding balance on this loan at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021 amounted to $11,686 and $35,898, respectively.

The remaining loan payments are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF LOAN PAYMENTS

  Ford Motor Credit  ShinHan Bank  Total 
2022 (Apr 2022 - Sep 2022) $3,888   4,619     
2023 (Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)  3,945   7,067     
Total Current Portion $7,833   11,686   19,519 
             
2023 (Apr 2023 - Sep 2023) $8,748   -     
Total Long-Term Portion $8,748   -   8,748 
Grand Total $16,581   11,686   28,267 

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (Topic 606) “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition” (Topic 605). The new standard’s core principle is that an entity iswill recognize revenue at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a condition pointing toward consolidation.

customer. The principles in the standard are applied in five steps: 1) Identify the contract(s) with a customer; 2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) Determine the transaction price; 4) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and 5) Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. We adopted Topic 606 as of October 1, 2018, on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, including the presentation of revenues in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Foreign Currency Translation

The financial position and results of operations of each of the Company'sCompany’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the foreign subsidiary'ssubsidiary’s local currency as the functional currency. Revenues and expenses of each such subsidiariessubsidiary have been translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Assets and liabilities have been translated at the rates of exchange on the balance sheet date. The resulting translation gain and loss adjustments are recorded directly as a separate component of stockholders'stockholders’ equity unless there is a sale or complete liquidation of the underlying foreign investments.investment. Foreign currency translation adjustments resulted in loss of $28,445recorded to other comprehensive gain amounted to $25,593 and $0$5,480 for ninethe six months ended June 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016,2021, respectively.

Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. Foreign currency transaction gains included in operations totaled $896 for nine months ended June 30, 2017 and losses totaled $2,918 for nine months ended June 30, 2016.

Equity Method
Investee companies that are not consolidated, but over which the Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Whether or not the Company exercises significant influence with respect to an Investee depends on an evaluation of several factors including, among others, representation on the Investee company's board of directors and ownership level, which is generally a 20% to 50% interest in the voting securities of the Investee company. Under the equity method of accounting, an Investee company's accounts are not reflected within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations; however, the Company's share of the earnings or losses of the Investee company is reflected in the caption ''Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate'' in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company's carrying value in an equity method Investee company is reflected in the caption ''Investment in unconsolidated affiliate'' in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
When the Company's carrying value in an equity method Investee company is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in the Company's consolidated financial statements unless the Company guaranteed obligations of the Investee company or has committed additional funding. When the Investee company subsequently reports income, the Company will not record its share of such income until it equals the amount of its share of losses not previously recognized.
Goodwill
The Company evaluates goodwill on an annual basis or more frequently if management believes indicators of impairment exist. Such indicators could include, but are not limited to (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If management concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management conducts a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying value. The Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies' data. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, management performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit's goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. The amount, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss.

Inventories

Inventory, consisting principally of productsraw materials, work in process and finished goods held for production and sale, is stated at the lower of cost or market or net realizable value, cost being determined using the weighted average cost method. The Company reviews inventory levels at least quarterly and records a valuation allowance when appropriate. At June 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2016, the Company concluded2021, the carrying value of inventory was $631,284 and $573,464, respectively.

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SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY

  March 31, 2022  September 30, 2021 
Raw materials $573,733  $552,621 
Finished goods  57,551   20,843 
Less – Inventory reserve  -   - 
Total $631,284  $573,464 

Joint Venture

On January 9, 2020, a joint venture agreement was signed between Industrial Marino, S.A. de C.V. (50%) and the inventoryCompany (50%) forming NuZee LATIN AMERICA (NLA), S.A. de C.V. NLA was formed pursuant to the laws of $380,508Mexico, with corporate domicile in Mazatlan, Mexico. As part of the capitalization of NLA, the Company contributed two co-packing machines to the joint venture. These machines had an aggregate carrying cost of $313,012. The Company received $110,000 in cash for this contribution and $206,356 respectively, the amounts reflectedrecorded an investment in NLA of $160,000 and a loss of $43,012 on the consolidated balance sheets are net of this adjustment.

  June 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016 
       
Raw Material $189,577  $124,035 
Work in Process  5,852   14,366 
Finished Goods  185,079   67,955 
  $380,508  $206,356 
2.  ACQUISITIONS
NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd.
On August 16, 2016, the Company entered a Share Exchange Agreement with NuZee JAPAN Co., Ltd ("NuZee JP") and its shareholders whereby the Company will exchange 1,148,734 shares of its common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, for seventy percent (70%)contribution of the issuedmachines to NLA.

The Company accounts for NLA using the equity method of accounting since the management of day-to-day operations at NLA ultimately lies with the Company’s joint venture partner as the operations of NLA are based in its partners facilities and outstanding common stock of NuZee JP.  The Company's issued shares had an acquisition date fair value of $258,465. The remaining thirty percent (30%) of NuZee JP's issued and outstanding common stock is, and will be atour partner appoints the closing, owned by NuZee JP's current President and Chairman of the joint board of directors of NLA. As of March 31, 2022, the only activity in NLA was the contribution of two machines as described above and other start up related activities. $2,296 and $3,975 of a loss was recognized under the equity method of accounting during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

2. GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION

The Company is organized based on fundamentally one business segment although it does sell its Boardproducts on a world-wide basis. The Company is organized in three geographical segments. The Company co-packs product for customers and produces and sells its products directly in North America and Korea. The Company has a minimally staffed office in Japan that provides support for import and export of Directors.  The reason for this acquisition is to extend our market sharesproduct and materials between the U.S. and Japan, as well as obtain more business opportunitiesinvestor relations support to our shareholders based in both USAJapan. Information about the Company’s geographic operations for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and Japan market. This transaction closed2021 are as follows:

Geographic Concentration

SCHEDULE OF GEOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS

  Six Months
Ended
  Six Months
Ended
 
  March 31, 2022  March 31, 2021 
Net Revenue:        
North America $1,401,285  $658,338 
South Korea  333,041   273,713 
Net Revenue $1,734,326  $932,051 

Property and equipment, net: As of
March 31, 2022
  As of
September 30, 2021
 
North America $411,733  $517,966 
South Korea  257,969   154,562 
Japan  2,943   1,496 
Property and equipment, net $672,645  $674,024 

3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively, the Company had sales of $0 and $15,998 of materials to NLA.

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4. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

As described in Note 1, on October 3rd, 2016.

TheFebruary 25, 2022, the Company appliedacquired substantially all the acquisition methodassets and certain specified liabilities of Dripkit pursuant to the business combinationAsset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2022, by and valued each of assets acquiredamong the Company, Dripkit, and liabilities assumed at fair valueDripkit’s existing investors who executed joinders to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price paid by the Company for the Acquisition was $860,000, plus the assumption of certain assumed liabilities, including a $13,000 bridge loan and approximately $3,176 of payables, subject to certain adjustments and holdbacks as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement resulting in an acquisition date. accounting purchase price of $876,176. The Company analyzed the Acquisition under ASC 805 and concluded that it should be accounted for as a business combination.

Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the cash portion of the purchase price was reduced by the following amounts: (a) $22,000, in satisfaction of a bridge loan made from the Company to Dripkit in February 2022 to provide Dripkit with operational financing prior to the Closing Date, (b) $35,500, as an indemnity holdback for the purpose of satisfying any indemnification claims made by the Company pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, and (c) $40,000, as a cash bulk sales holdback (the “Cash Bulk Sales Holdback Amount”). In addition, on the Closing Date, the Company held back $40,000 worth of stock consideration as the Stock Bulk Sales Holdback Amount (together with the Cash Bulk Sales Holdback Amount, the “Bulk Sales Holdback Amount”). The Bulk Sales Holdback Amount was used to satisfy sales and use taxes owed by Dripkit to the State of New York as of the Closing Date, and amounts remaining after offsetting the cost of such sales and use taxes were distributed to Dripkit (in the case of the Cash Bulk Sales Holdback Amount) and delivered to the Stock Recipients (in the case of the Stock Bulk Sales Holdback Amount) in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, as further described in Note 8-Subsequent Events.

On the Closing Date, after adjustments and holdbacks under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company paid the aggregate purchase price as follows: (i) cash paid by the Company to Dripkit was $257,000, and (ii) the Company issued to the Stock Recipients an aggregate of 178,681 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company repaid the entire outstanding principal amount of Dripkit’s Small Business Association Economic Injury Disaster Loan in the amount of $78,656. In addition, the Company recorded a liability on its balance sheet in Accounts Payable of $115,500 related to potential future amounts due related to the Bulk Sales Holdback of $80,000 and the indemnity holdback of $35,500.

The assets of Dripkit were acquired for purposes of supplementing our current product offerings and Dripkit will operate as a new Dripkit Coffee business division that is wholly-owned by NuZee, Inc.

The following table showspresents the estimated fair valueallocation of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Company for the Acquisition of $860,000, plus the assumption of certain assumed liabilities, including a $13,000 bridge loan and approximately $3,176 of payables, resulting in an acquisition accounting purchase price of $876,176, to the assets acquired for the acquisition of Dripkit:

SCHEDULE OF ALLOCATION OF AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE

  March 31, 2022 
Total purchase price $876,176 
Assets acquired:    
Inventory $9,664 
Property and equipment  5,100 
Identifiable intangible assets  330,000 
Total assets acquired $344,764 
     
Estimated fair value of net assets acquired $344,764 
Goodwill $531,412 

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Identified Intangibles and liabilities assumes atGoodwill

The Company identified tradename and customer relationships intangible assets. The tradename and customer relationships intangible assets will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives. The goodwill recognized results from such factors as an assembled workforce and management’s industry know-how. See Note 5-Goodwill and Intangible Assets for additional information on identified intangible assets and goodwill.

The six months ended March 31, 2022 includes the dateoperations of acquisition:

Acquisition of NuZee Japan Co., Ltd.   
    
ASSETS ACQUIRED:   
CASH $201,676 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE  60,770 
INVENTORIES  233,845 
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS  75,738 
PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  16,677 
GOODWILL  52,424 
TOTAL ASSETS ACQUIRED  641,130 
LESS LIABILITIES ASSUMED    
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES  (153,440)
LOAN PAYABLE  (140,922)
TOTAL LIABILITIES ASSUMED  (294,362)
     
LESS NONCONTROLLING INTEREST  (88,303)
     
NET ASSETS ACQUIRED FROM NUZEE JP ACQUISITION  258,465 
SinceDripkit for the period from February 25, 2022, the date of acquisition, revenuesto March 31, 2022. The consolidated statement of $737,536 were included inoperations for the Company's consolidatedthree and six months ended March 31, 2022 includes revenue of approximately $2,481, respectively, and a net loss forof $13,121, including amortization expense, of approximately $6,611 in both periods contributed by Dripkit.

In the ninesix months ended June 30, 2017.

In accordance with ASC 805-10-50,March 31, 2022, the Company is providingincurred $261,561 of transaction costs related to the Acquisition.

Unaudited Pro forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro-forma to present a summary ofproforma financial information presents the combined results of operations of the Company's consolidated operations with all acquisitionsCompany and gives effect to the Dripkit Acquisition for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, as if the acquisitionsAcquisition had been completedoccurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. Adjustments were made to eliminate any inter-company transactions in the periods presented. There is nofirst period presented instead of on February 25, 2022.

The pro forma financial information is presented for 2017 as NuZee Japan Co., Ltd was acquired at the beginningillustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the period.

NuZee, Inc. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(UNAUDITED) 
       
       
  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  
June 30,
2016
  
June 30,
2016
 
  (Pro Forma)  (Pro Forma) 
         
Revenues $840,875  $1,118,786 
Cost of sales  584,525   777,449 
Gross Profit  256,350   341,337 
         
Operating expenses  527,863   1,395,433 
Loss from operations  (271,513)  (1,054,096)
         
Other income  19,902   32,284 
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate  -   - 
         
Other expense  15,164   (7,823)
Net loss  (236,447)  (1,029,635)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  -   - 
Net loss attributable to NuZee, Inc. (236,447) (1,029,635)
         
Net loss per share, basic and fully diluted $(0.01) $(0.03)
         
Weighted average of shares outstanding  31,805,135   31,730,747 
3.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During February 2015,results of operations that would have been realized if the Company issued a secured convertible promissory noteAcquisition had been completed on October 1, 2021, nor does it purport to project the results of operations of the combined company in future periods. The pro forma financial information does not give effect to any anticipated integration costs related to the sum of $600,000 to Masateru Higashida, the Company's major shareholder.  Interest was calculated at the annual rate of zero percent (0%)acquired company.

The proforma financial information for the period until April 2016.  During March 2016, the Company and Masateru Higashida decided to extend the repayment date to March 31, 2017 so that the Company has more funds for productionDripkit is as follows:

Three and marketing to fulfill customers' requirements, which is in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders. The annual rate of repayment is at an interest rate of one percent (1%) for the period until March 31, 2017. This promissory note will convert to 1,176,471 shares of NuZee, Inc common stock at $0.51 per share if Company is unable to pay back the note by then. During six months ended March 31, 2017,2022:

SCHEDULE OF UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Description 2022  2021  2022  2021 
  

For the
three months ended

March 31,

  For the
six months ended
March 31,
 
Description 2022  2021  2022  2021 
Revenues $772,165  $511,591  $1,811,693  $1,155,526 
Net loss $3,025,896  $6,159,019  $5,866,279  $12,132,852 

For purposes of the Company accrued interest of $5,999.98 relating to this related party note.

Onpro forma disclosures above, the primary adjustments for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2017, Masateru Higashida (Lender, a/k/a2022 include the "Seller") deemed it beneficial to engageelimination of transaction costs of approximately $244,622 and $261,561, respectively.

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in a private sale (the "Sale") and to sellgoodwill for the Amended Note to Kenichi Miura (the "Purchaser") upon the terms and conditionssix months ended March 31, 2022, consists of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. The Amended Note shall continue to bear interest on the principal amount at the annual interest rate of one percent (1%) per year; and the Amended Note shall continue to be convertible in whole or in part to shares of the Corporation's common stock, at the election of the Lender (now at the election of Purchaser), at a price of $0.51 per share, on or after March 31, 2017. On March 31, 2017, Kenichi Miura exercised his right to convert the Amended Note to shares of the Corporation's common stock (the "Conversion"), at the price of $0.51 per share, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, thus equating to a conversion of $606,000 [i.e., $600,000 principal, plus $6,000 in accrued interest] to the equivalent 1,188,236 shares of the Corporation's common stock.

During March 2016, the Company borrowed the sum of $100,000 short-term loan from NuZee Co., Ltd to be repaid on or before March 31, 2017 at an interest rate of one percent (1%).During the nine months ended June 30, 2017, the Company accrued interest of $223. The Company paid back $55,000 of this short-term loan as of September 30, 2016 ,$20,000 of this short-term loan asfollowing:

SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN GOODWILL

  March 31, 2022 
Balance at September 30, 2021 $- 
Dripkit acquisition  531,412 
Balance at March 31, 2022 $531,412 

As of March 31, 2017 and $21,0002022, the Company’s intangible assets consisted of this short-term loan during the threefollowing:

SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

  Amortization
Period
(Years)
  March 31, 2022 
     Gross  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net 
Tradenames  5  $230,000  $3,833  $226,167 
Customer relationships  3   100,000   2,778   97,222 
Balance at March 31, 2022     $330,000  $6,611  $323,389 

Amortization expense was $6,611 for the six months ended June 30, 2017. There has $4,000 short term loan balance left asMarch 31, 2022.

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6. ISSUANCE OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Exercise of June 30, 2017.

During August 2016,Warrants

In the Company borrowed the sum of $100,000 short-term loan from Masateru Higashida to be repaid on or before August 31, 2017 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). During March 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $44,000 short-term loan from Masateru Higashida to be repaid on or before March 14, 2018 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). During June 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $1,200 short-term loan from Masateru Higashida to be repaid on or before June 14, 2018 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). During the ninesix months ended June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, we issued 384,447 shares of common stock related to exercises of 2021 Warrants (as defined below), including 380,447 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 380,447 Series A Warrants (as defined below) and 4,000 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 8,000 Series B Warrants (as defined below). In connection with such exercises, in the Company accrued interestsix months ended March 31, 2022, we received aggregate net proceeds of $105.$1,702,596.

ATM Offering

On December 28, 2021, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC, as agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock through the Agent in “at-the-market-offerings”, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000, subject to any applicable limits when using Form S-3 (the “ATM Offering”). Pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, we will pay the Agent a commission rate, in cash, equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement. The offer and sale of shares of our common stock will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus (File No. 333-248531) initially filed by us with the SEC on September 1, 2020, and declared effective by the SEC on October 2, 2020, under the Securities Act. We are not obligated to make any sales of shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement. In the six months ended March 31, 2022, we issued and sold 42,448 shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, raising net proceeds of $88,426. In connection with such sales, we paid compensation to the Agent in the amount of $2,735.

Grant of Restricted Stock Awards to the Company’s Independent Board Members

On March 17, 2022, pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) granted 23,584 restricted shares (the “Restricted Shares”) of the Company’s common stock to each of the Company’s five independent directors pursuant to the NuZee, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, totaling 117,920 Restricted Shares. The Restricted Shares are scheduled to vest in full on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to each independent director’s continued service as a director of the Company. The Company paid back $34,670 asrecognized common stock compensation expense of December 31, 2016, $41,000 as of$9,590 for the six months ended March 31, 2017 and $69,330 as of June 30, 2017.

During December 2016, the Company borrowed the sum of $18,384 short-term loan from NuZee Co., Ltd2022 related to be repaid on or before December 14, 2017 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). Between February and March 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $ 14,440 short-term loan from NuZee Co., Ltd to be repaid on or before March 23, 2018 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). During June 2017, the Company borrowed 5,500,000 JPY ($47,361) and $150,000 short-term loan from NuZee Co., Ltd to be repaid on or before June 30, 2018 at an interest rate of one percent (1%).  these Restricted Shares.

7. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

Options

During the six months ended March 31, 2017,2022, the Company accrued interestgranted no new stock options, had 203,166 of $57. As of June 30, 2017, Company paid back the principal amount of $32,824 as well as the related accrued interest to NuZee,Co.,Ltd.

During February 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $4,000 short-term loan from Travis Gorney to be repaid on or before February 14, 2018 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). The Company paid back the total principal $4,000 and accrued interest $4.93 on March 31, 2017.
During March 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $100,000 short-term loan from Takayuki Nagashima to be repaid on or before June 30, 2017 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). On or about May 9, 2017, the Board of Directors amended the termsstock options that were forfeited because of the bridge loan in order to permit Takayuki Nagashima to converttermination of employment, and issued 14,000 shares upon the loan and to receive a ("Note") evidencing his right, exercisable at this election, to convert, his loan to sharesexercise of the Corporation'soutstanding stock at $0.51 per share at any time upon reasonable notice to the Corporation. On or about May 9, 2017, Takayuki Nagashima exercised his right to convert the Amended Note to shares of the Corporation's common stock at the price of $0.51 per share, thus equating to a conversion of $100,000 [i.e., $100,000 principal] to the equivalent 196,078 shares of the Corporation's common stock.options.

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During April, 2017, the Company borrowed the sum of $50,000 short-term loan from Eguchi Holdings Co.,Ltd and the sum of $50,000 short-term loan from Eguchi Steel Co.,Ltd to be repaid on or before June 30,2017 at an interest rate of one percent (1%). Both of those two short-term loans as well as incurred interests have been paid back as of June 30, 2017.
All convertible promissory note payable and short-term loans are related party transactions since Masateru Higashida is the Company's major shareholder and he holds 100% ownership of NuZee Co., Ltd. Travis Gorney is NuZee,Inc's officer and Takayuki Nagashima is the co-owner of the equity method affiliate. Mr. Higashida , NuZee Co., Ltd, Travis Gorney and Takyuki Nagashima are related parties with the Company.
4.  INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE
The Company has an investment in an equity method affiliate which has main businesses related to produce, sale, import and export of coffee & beans, tea & tea leaf, healthy foods and drinks.
The following table is a reconciliation of the Company's investment in equity affiliate as presented on the consolidated balance sheet:
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE
   
    
  2017 
    
Beginning of period $- 
Additional investments in unconsolidated affiliate $50,000 
Distributions received $- 
Sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate $- 
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliate $(50,000)
     
End of period $- 
5.  COMMON STOCK
On October 3rd, 2016, the "Company" exchanged 1,148,734 shares of its common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, for seventy percent (70%) of the issued and outstanding common stock of NuZee JP. 
During October to December 2016, the Company sold 535,000 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $535,000.
During January to March 2017, the company sold 145,510 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $145,510.
On March 31, 2017, Kenichi Miura exercised his right to convert the Amended Note to shares of the Corporation's common stock (the "Conversion"), at the price of $0.51 per share, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, thus equating to a conversion of $606,000 [i.e., $600,000 principal, plus $6,000in accrued interest] to the equivalent 1,188,236 shares of the Corporation's common stock.
During April to June 2017, the Company sold 618,271 shares of treasury stock at $0.51per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $315,318.
During May 2017, the Company agreed to amend Nagashima Takayuki's $100,000 short-term loan to a convertible loan with a conversion price of $0.51 per share.  Nagashima Takayuki then converted this loan to 196,078 shares of the Company's common stock.
6.  STOCK OPTIONS

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the ninesix months ended of June 30, 2017:

     Weighted   
   Weighted Average   
   Average Remaining   
 Number of Exercise Contractual Aggregate 
 Shares Price Life (years) Intrinsic Value 
             
Outstanding at September 30, 2016  573,000  $0.70     
Granted  84,000   0.49     
Exercised  -   -     
Expired  -   -     
Forfeited  -   -     
Outstanding at June 30, 2017  657,000  $0.67   9.0   25,925 
                 
Exercisable at June 30, 2017  253,000  $0.46   9.0   25,925 
March 31, 2022:

SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY

  Number of Shares  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)  Aggregate Intrinsic Value 
Outstanding at September 30, 2021  4,511,691  $4.73   8.4  $452,206 
Granted  -   -         
Exercised  (14,000)  0.90         
Expired  -   -         
Forfeited  (203,166)  13.75         
Outstanding at March 31, 2022  4,294,525  $4.32   8.0  $397,300 
Exercisable at March 31, 2022  1,809,800  $4.91   7.0  $321,900 

The Company is expensing these stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognized stock option expensesexpense of $23,470$2,059,634 for the ninesix months ended June 30, 2017.March 31, 2022. Unamortized option expense as of June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, for all options outstanding amounted to approximately $32,190.$2,667,796. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-averageweighted average period of 1.81.2 years. The Company recognized stock option expensesexpense of $33,736$6,496,304 for the ninesix months ended June 30, 2016.

March 31, 2021.

A summary of the status of the Company'sCompany’s nonvested sharesoptions as of June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, is presented below:

SUMMARY OF UNVESTED SHARES

Nonvested options

  Number of
Nonvested Options
  Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
 
Nonvested options at September 30, 2021  2,870,799  $5.02 
Granted  -   - 
Forfeited  (36,500)  3.89 
Vested  (349,574)  5.95 
Nonvested options at March 31, 2022  2,484,725  $4.90 

Warrants

On June 23, 2020, as part of our agreement with Benchmark Company, LLC, the underwriter of the Company’s June 2020 registered public offering of common stock, we issued 40,250 warrants to purchase our common stock at an exercise price of $9.00 a share. These warrants became exercisable on December 23, 2020 and expire on June 18, 2025.

On March 19, 2021, we entered into an underwriting agreement in connection with our registered public offering (the “Offering”) of (i) 2,777,777 units (the “2021 Units”), at a price to the public of $4.50 per 2021 Unit, with each 2021 Unit consisting of (a) one share of our common stock, (b) one Series A Warrant, and (c) one Series B Warrant (together with the Series A Warrants, the “2021 Warrants”), and (ii) 416,666 Series A Warrants and 416,666 Series B Warrants, each pursuant to the underwriter’s full exercise of their overallotment option with respect to such warrants.

Each Series A Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.50 per share. Each Series B Warrant entitles the registered holder thereof to purchase one-half of a share of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.85 per whole share. The 2021 Warrants have a term of 5 years.

The Series A and Series B Warrant holders are obligated to pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the 2021 Warrants unless we fail to maintain a current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the 2021 Warrants (in which case, the 2021 Warrants may only be exercised via a “cashless” exercise provision).

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 Number of
Nonvested Shares
Nonvested shares at September 30, 2016378,000
Granted84,000
Exercised-
Expired-
Vested(58,000)
Nonvested shares at June 30, 2017404,000
7. 

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the six months ended March 31, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF WARRANT ACTIVITY

  Number of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)   Aggregate Intrinsic Value 
Outstanding at September 30, 2021  4,831,915  $4.98   4.5  $- 
Issued  -   -         
Exercised  (384,447)  4.51         
Expired  -   -         
Outstanding at March 31, 2022  4,447,468  $5.02   4.0   - 
Exercisable at March 31, 2022  4,447,468  $5.02   4.0  $- 

In the six months ended March 31, 2022, we issued 384,447 shares of common stock related to exercises of 2021 Warrants, including 380,447 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 380,447 Series A Warrants and 4,000 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 8,000 Series B Warrants. In connection with such exercises, in the six months ended March 31, 2022, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1,702,596.

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During July 2017,

Exempt Offering Pursuant to Regulation S—Sales of Equity Securities

On April 13, 2022, pursuant to Securities Act registration exemptions under Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, the Company sold 130,000 shares884,778 units (the “2022 Units”), at a price of treasury stock at $0.51per share, for$2.00 per 2022 Unit and an aggregate purchase price of $66,300

approximately $1.77 million, with each 2022 Unit consisting of (a) one share of our common stock and (b) one warrant (the “2022 Warrants”) to purchase one whole share of our common stock with an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share. The 2022 Warrants have a term of 5 years.

Dripkit Acquisition—Distribution of Bulk Sales Holdback Amount Pursuant to Asset Purchase Agreement

On July 31, 2017,May 2, 2022, pursuant to the Company issued 34,602terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Bulk Sales Holdback Amount was used to satisfy sales and use taxes owed by Dripkit to the State of New York as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the amounts remaining after offsetting the cost of these sales and use taxes were distributed as follows: (i) $39,237 was distributed to Dripkit on May 9, 2022, in connection with the Cash Bulk Sales Holdback Amount, and (ii) 18,475 shares of common stock were issued to the Stock Recipients on April 25, 2022, in connection with the Stock Bulk Sales Holdback Amount. See Note 4—Business Combinations for additional information regarding the Bulk Sales Holdback Amount and the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Issuance of Options to New Employee

On April 1, 2022, the Company issued a total of 100,000 nonqualified stock options to a consultantnew employee, including 60,000 performance-based options, which represents the maximum number of performance-based options that may be earned if all performance milestones are achieved for the applicable performance periods, and 40,000 time-based options. These options shall vest and become exercisable either (i) in the case of time-based options, as providedto 1/3 on each anniversary of the grant date, or (ii) in their consulting agreement.the case of performance-based options, based on the Company’s Dripkit Coffee business division’s achievement of certain performance milestones established by the Compensation Committee for each fiscal year in the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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Item 2. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following plan

Overview

We are a specialty coffee company and, we believe, a leading co-packer of operation provides information which management believes is relevantsingle serve pour over coffee in the United States, as well as a preeminent co-packer of tea-bag style coffee. In addition to an assessmentour portfolio of innovative single serve pour over and understandingtea-bag style coffee products, we have recently expanded our product portfolio to offer a third type of single serve coffee format, DRIPKIT pour over products, as a result of our resultsacquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dripkit, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dripkit”), as further described below. Our new, premium DRIPKIT pour over format features a large-size single serve pour over pack that sits on top of the cup and delivers what we believe to be a barista-quality coffee experience to coffee drinkers in the United States. Our mission is to leverage our position as a co-packer at the forefront of the North American single serve coffee market to revolutionize the way single serve coffee is enjoyed in the United States. While the United States is our core market, we also have manufacturing and sales operations in Korea and financial condition. The discussion shoulda joint venture in Latin America.

We believe we are the only commercial-scale producer that has the dual capacity to pack both single serve pour over coffee and tea-bag style coffee within the North American market. We intend to leverage our position to be read along with our financial statementsthe commercial manufacturer of choice for major companies seeking to enter the single serve coffee market in North America. We target existing high-margin companies and notes thereto. This section includes aare paid per-package based on the number of forward-looking statementssingle serve coffee products produced by us. Accordingly, we consider our business model to be a form of tolling arrangement, as we receive a fee for almost every single serve coffee product our co-packing customers sell in the North American and Korean markets. While we financially benefit from the success of our co-packing customers through the sales of their respective single serve coffee products, we are also able to avoid the risks associated with owning and managing the product and its related inventory.

We have also developed and sell NuZee branded single serve coffee products, including our flagship Coffee Blenders line of both single serve pour over coffee and tea-bag style coffee, which we believe offers consumers some of the best coffee available in a single serve application in the world.

We may also consider co-packaging other products that reflectare complementary to our current viewsproduct offerings and provide us with respecta deeper access to our customers. In addition, we are continually exploring potential strategic partnerships, co-ventures, and mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions with existing and future eventsbusiness partners to generate additional business, reduce manufacturing costs, expand into new markets, and financial performance. Forward-looking statementsfurther penetrate the markets in which we currently operate.

Since 2016, we have been primarily focused on single serve pour over coffee production. Over this time, we have developed expertise in the operation of our sophisticated packing equipment and the related production of our single serve pour over coffee products at both our Vista, California facility and at our production operations in Seoul, Korea. In addition, our manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas is also operational. We have also expanded our co-packing expertise to tea bag style coffee products, which we believe are often identifiedgaining traction in the United States.

Dripkit Transaction

On February 25, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and certain specified liabilities of Dripkit (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2022 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), by words like believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which,among the Company, Dripkit, and Dripkit’s existing investors (the “Stock Recipients”) who executed joinders to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price paid by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward- looking statements. These forward-looking statements arethe Company for the Acquisition was $860,000, plus the assumption of certain assumed liabilities, subject to certain risk sadjustments and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our predictions.

Plan of Operations
Short Term Goals (12 Months)
Overholdbacks as provided in the next 3 months,Asset Purchase Agreement.

On the Company's growth plans include continuing efforts to:

▪ Leverage our network of potential (and current) customers that we have been introduced to during our extensive trade show campaign.
Participating in trade showsClosing Date, after adjustments and conferences has been a huge success forholdbacks under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company so far.  At each tradeshow there are between 2,000 and 10,000 attendees/exhibitors depending on its size – which givespaid the aggregate purchase price as follows: (i) cash paid by the Company ample opportunity to meet, talkDripkit was $257,000, and most importantly educate(ii) the consumer onCompany issued to the benefitsStock Recipients an aggregate of 178,681 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, the Company repaid the entire outstanding principal amount of Dripkit’s Small Business Association Economic Injury Disaster Loan in the amount of $78,656.

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For additional information regarding the Acquisition and the Asset Purchase Agreement, see Note 4—Business Combinations to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Dripkit will operate as a new Dripkit Coffee business division that is wholly owned by NuZee, Inc. On the Closing Date, the Company entered into an employment agreement for a term of two years with Ilana Kruger, the holder of approximately 71% of the capital stock of Dripkit, pursuant to which Ms. Kruger will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the new Dripkit Coffee business division.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ongoing COVID-19 global and national health emergency has caused significant disruption in the international and United States economies and financial markets. In the six months ended March 31, 2022, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to the outbreak, certain of our productcustomers slowed or delayed purchases of our co-packing services or single serve coffee products, and we also believe that potential sales of our single serve coffee products to new or potential customers in the hospitality industry were adversely impacted. We have also experienced delays in the submission and approval of custom artwork and packaging as well as the proper usage and applications.  Another benefitshipment to us of attending trade shows is that there are a lot of the same companies/buyers at each coffee event – The more these buyers see our face and the product, the more likely they are to trust and do business with us.  We are able to create relationships through the shows and networking events, many of these relationships have turned into business opportunities.

▪ Fulfill the current demand of our current customer base and complete transactions with customers that have expressed a strong interest in our company and brands.
With recent development of new innovative products, we have good reason to reach back out to our current and new customers to gain more distribution points.
▪ Maximize the effectiveness of our current distributors by implementing sales and marketing road-map's.
Currently, we are working closely with KeHE & are able to meet with hundreds of sales reps and buyers for the grocery channel across the US at Table Top events. KeHE offers a sales and marketing Roadmap, which we are actively participating in. These roadmaps are made to help the vendor maximize and increase their sales by putting promotions and other discounts into place ahead of time.  So far we have gained three new accounts in the short few weeks that our New@KeHE promo has launched.
▪ Work with our chosen brokers to build new relationships and strengthen existing relationships.
By working with a broker who has a strong connectivity to retailers, it ensures that a unique and appropriate strategy is developed and executed with speed and precision for our brand.  In addition, the broker will be able to guide us in which strategies and tactics will work at each specific retailer, this is vital to the growth of a brand. Additionally, a retailer's strategy and tactics can change over time and knowing this in real time is critical to success.
▪ Continue to increase the awareness for Coffee Blenders/NuZee brand and products by submitting articles to Coffee Roasters magazines as well as continually submit blogs/content to several social media platforms
Through participating in all of the tradeshows in 2016, we were able to create relationships with journalists and magazine owners who will often post articles and product reviews in their publication for free.  With the coffee industry being as large as it is, there are numerous coffee magazines and website out there and even more eyes reading the content produced by trusted sources.co-packing. In addition, we are actively creating new content forincurred lost production time due to employee absences. We do not believe, however, that these delays and disruptions had a significant effect on our social media pages.
Webusiness or results of operations to date, and in some cases, we have retained and expanded our sales and marketing team who have continuously contributedbeen able to our network of US and international channels as such seeding our product and maintaining relationships is a top priority.  We have developed working relationships with key online and national distributors who serve themitigate these adverse effects in part by sourcing coffee and single-serve pod consumers.  We are also expanding our SKU line with cold brew and whole bean, ground coffee & tea products to meetother supplies from alternative suppliers in the wants and needs of all consumers.  We plan to accelerate our traction by continuing to work with manufacturer representatives with food and beverage experience.
WeUnited States. The COVID-19 crisis may have entered into several different channels for distribution and are planning to expand into a few more channels in 2017.  Our current and forecasted company directed channels include;
Direct – coffeeblenders.com shopping via search and digital marketing
E-commerce affiliates (Amazon Exclusives, Groupon, Jet.com, Bulu box)
Select health and wellness retailers
Key mass/grocery retailers – Kroger, HEB, Safeway, Whole Foods, Lowes, Jewel-Osco, Rouses
Club/Other – Sam's Club
Outdoor retailer locations (such as REI/ Bass Pro Shops)
Co-Packing with other coffee roastersan adverse impact on our pour-over drip cup
Ifbusiness and financial results going forward that we are unablenot currently able to receive funding our plans will be dramatically and negatively impacted such that we will prioritize go to market strategies based on reduced operations and available capital.    
Long Term Goals (Five Years)
fully determine or quantify. The Company believes that our limited resourcesCOVID-19 crisis may pose a challenge to our expansion goals and therefore anticipates that it may require additional capital in future years to fund expansion. There can be no assurance that our expansion strategy will be accretive to our earnings within a reasonable period of time. However,adversely affect the Company believes that it can improve its operational efficiencies and reduce the need for new capital by carefully managing the business based on the following economic fundamentals within accretive margin and cost contribution modeling.
Results of Operations 
Three months ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Three months ended June 30, 2016
Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, our realized revenue totaled $268,262. Compared with the same time period in 2016, our revenue increased almost 2 times by sellingability of our productscustomers to various retailers, wholesalers and distributors. Our realized total revenues include $169,540 from NuZee Japan, which ispay for goods delivered on a subsidiary we acquired in October 2016. There are around $99,000 revenue decrease compare with the same period last year since two big orders last year from one customer did not reoccur this year although there are other new customers submitted orders.
Gross Profit. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, we earned a total gross profit of $65,186 from sales of our products, which includes $59,180 from NuZee Japan. The gross profit earned during same period of 2016 was $63,723. The margin rate went down from 47% the same period last year to 24%timely basis, or at all. Any increase in the three months ended June 30, 2016.  This big decreaseamount or deterioration in the margin rate was mainly caused by costcollectability of goods sold change. Compare with last year, NuZee,incaccounts receivable will adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations, requiring an increased production in-house this year which increase the costlevel of goods sold, especially including depreciation, utilitiesworking capital.

Geographic Concentration

Our operations are primarily split between two geographic areas: North America and other overhead cost. However, the margin rate raised 11% fromAsia.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 due2022, net revenues attributable to our operations in North America totaled $583,944 compared to $251,850 of net revenues attributable to our operations in North America for the efficient cost control.

Expenses. three months ended March 31, 2021. For the six months ended March 31, 2022, net revenues attributable to our operations in North America totaled $1,401,285 compared to $658,338 of net revenues attributable to our operations in North America for the six months ended March 31, 2021. Additionally, as of March 31, 2022, $411,733 of our property and equipment, net was attributable to our North American operations, compared to $517,966 attributable to our North American operations as of September 30, 2021.

For the three months ended June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, net revenues attributable to our Company's operating expensesoperations in Asia totaled $437,176 which almost$131,129 compared to $162,214 of net revenues attributable to our operations in Asia during the same with same period last year. Of those expenses, $105,316 were from NuZee Japan, which accounts for one quarter of total expenses. Expenses primarily came from outside professional services, cost of employees and sales & marketing expenses. We incurred $102,651 in expenses for professional services which is mainly associated with legal and accounting services as well as other related costs associated with public company operation. There were total $160,441 payroll related expenses accrued during three months ended JuneMarch 31, 2021. For the six months ended March 31, 2022, net revenues attributable to our operations in Asia totaled $333,041 compared to $273,714 of net revenues attributable to our operations in Asia during the six months ended March 31, 2021. Additionally, as of March 31, 2022, $260,912 of our property and equipment, net was attributable to our Asian operations, compared to $156,058 attributable to our Asian operations as of September 30, 2017, which increased2021.

Results of Operations

Our results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 includes the operations of Dripkit for the period from $100,311February 25, 2022, the same period last year. This increase was primarily caused by increasing scaledate of the company. Among the $84,633 salesAcquisition, to March 31, 2022.

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Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2022 and marketing expenses, almost 89% came from advertising of our products with new customers as well as attending tradeshows for exploring more business opportunities.

Net Loss2021:

Revenue

  Three months ended
March 31,
  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Revenue $715,073  $414,064  $301,009   73%
                 

For the three months ended June 30, 2017, we generated net losses of $367,009. This loss was attributed to $437,176 in operating expenses. Among them, NuZee Japan generated net losses of $38,309 and operating expenses of $46,136. ComparedMarch 31, 2022, our revenue increased by $301,009, or approximately 73%, compared with quarterthe three months ended March 31, 2017, total net loss decreased $18,283 since the Company expensed less money on professional services. Compared with same period ended June 30, 2016, the overall net loss2021. This increase was primarily related to increased by $42,189 and operating expense increased by $38,788. Most of this increase is caused by the new NuZee Japan.

Nine months ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Nine months ended June 30, 2016
Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2017, our realizedco-packing revenue totaled $1,222,096. Compared with the same time period in 2016, our revenue increased more than 5 times. Our realized total revenues include $742,081 from NuZee Japan.
Our revenue rose from $231,682 nine months ended June 30, 2016 to $1,222,096 this quarter by selling of our products to existing and new retailers, wholesalerscustomers. In the third and distributors. This significant increase for nine months' period between two years were mainly contributed by the Company's proper marketing strategies. As parent companyfourth quarters of fiscal year 2021, we expanded our U.S. sales and support operations, which resulted in US, NuZee,Inc's customers are mostly famous big wholesalers. In order to expanded market, we are also utilizing online stores as well as the Amazon platform. Besides these, we also attracted customers who are interestedincreased orders and increased co-packing opportunities in the co-packing business by using our technology advantage.  With regard to the subsidiary company in Japan, NuZee Japan focused on various distribution channels based on the characteristicthree months ended March 31, 2022.

Cost of the Asian market, which include but not limited to post officesales and hotels.

Gross Profit. gross margin

  Three months ended    
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Cost of sales $714,092  $423,113  $290,979   69%
Gross profit (loss)  981  $(9,049) $10,030   (111)%
Gross profit (loss) %  0%  (2)%        

For the ninethree months ended June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, we earnedgenerated a total gross profit of $276,560$981 from sales of our products which includes $185,249 from NuZee Japan.and co-packing services, compared to a total gross loss of ($9,049) for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The gross margin rate was 0% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and (2)% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase in gross profit earnedwas driven primarily by greater scale in our manufacturing operations due to increased production during the current quarter versus the same period of 2016 was $99,797. There are around 86% increase within one year. The margin rate went down from 43% ninein the prior year, combined with increased sales offset by increased materials and labor costs.

Operating Expenses

  Three months ended       
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Operating Expenses $3,196,479  $6,077,548  $(2,881,069)  (47)%

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 to 23% nine months ended June 30. 2017. This decrease was primarily caused by increase of cost of goods sold. Different from last year, most of productions are in-house this year which increaseMarch 31, 2022, the cost of goods sold such as depreciation, utilities and other overhead cost.

Expenses. For the nine months ended June 30, 2017, our Company'sCompany’s operating expenses totaled $1,359,384. Of those$3,196,479 compared to $6,077,548 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, representing a 47% decrease. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in stock-based compensation expense, offset by an increase in operating expenses $310,680associated with greater staffing levels, marketing activities and administrative costs. Lease expenses associated with subleased property of $34,211 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were reclassified from operating expenses to other expense.

Net Loss

  Three months ended    
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Net Loss $3,223,697  $6,085,608  $(2,861,911)  (47)%

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we generated a net loss of $3,223,697 versus $6,085,608 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This decrease in net loss is primarily attributable to lower stock-based compensation expense, offset by an increase in operating expenses associated with greater staffing levels, marketing activities and administrative costs.

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Comparison of six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

Revenue

  Six months ended
March 31,
  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Revenue $1,734,326  $932,051  $802,275   86%

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, our revenue increased by $802,275, or approximately 86% compared with the six months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily related to increased co-packing revenue to existing and new customers. In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2021, we expanded our U.S. sales and support operations, which resulted in increased orders and increased co-packing opportunities in the six months ended March 31, 2022.

Cost of sales and gross margin

  Six months ended    
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Cost of sales $1,717,974  $939,397  $778,577   83%
Gross profit (loss)  16,352  $(7,346) $23,698   (323)%
Gross profit (loss)%  1%  (1)%        

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, we generated a total gross profit of $16,352, from NuZee Japan.sales of our products and co-packing services, compared to a total gross loss of ($7,346) for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The gross margin rate was 1% for the six months ended March 31, 2022, and (1)% for the six months ended March 31, 2021. This increase in gross profit was driven primarily by greater scale in our manufacturing operations due to increased production during the current six month period versus the same period in the prior year, combined with increased sales offset by increased materials and labor costs.

Operating Expenses

  Six months ended       
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Operating Expenses $6,007,668  $11,937,411  $(5,929,743)  (50)%

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, the Company’s operating expenses totaled $6,007,668 compared to $11,937,411 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, representing a 50% decrease. This decrease is primarily cameattributable to a decrease in stock-based compensation expense, offset by an increase in operating expenses associated with greater staffing levels, marketing activities and administrative costs. Lease expenses associated with subleased property of $78,174 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 were reclassified from operating expenses to other expense.

Net Loss

  Six months ended    
  March 31,  Change 
  2022  2021  Dollars  % 
Net Loss $6,027,900  $11,981,680  $(5,953,780)  (50)%

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, we generated a net loss of $6,027,900 versus $11,981,680 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. This decrease in net loss is primarily attributable to lower stock-based compensation expense, offset by an increase in operating expenses associated with greater staffing levels, marketing activities and administrative costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception in 2011, we have incurred significant losses, and as of March 31, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $58.9 million. We have not yet achieved profitability and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant sales and marketing outside professional services, costexpenses prior to recording sufficient revenue from our operations to offset these expenses. In the United States, we expect to incur additional losses because of employees and office expenses. We incurred $182,832 in expenses for marketing and sales to expand our brand awareness both in the US and Asian markets.

There were $294,869 professional services during this time period which is mainly associated with legal and accounting services and an acquisition audit service fee as well as other related costs associated with operating as an exchange-listed public company operation. Amongcompany. We are unable to predict the totaled $156,657 office expenses, $130,952 was costextent of deliveryany future losses or when we will become profitable, if at all.

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To date, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from registered public offerings and postage for shipping out products and samplesprivate placements of shares of our common stock. Our principal use of cash is to customers during the nine month period.  Total operating expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was $1,079,426,fund our operations, which includes $102,229 marketingthe commercialization of our single serve coffee products, the continuation of efforts to improve our products, administrative support of our operations and sales related expenses, $283,812 professional service expense and $86,713 office expenses.

Net Loss: We had a net loss in the amount of $1,098,675 during the nine months ended June 30, 2017, or a per share loss of $0.03, based on 31,539,132 weighted-average shares outstanding. This loss was attributed to $1,359,384 in operating expenses. Among them, NuZee Japan generated net losses of $87,801 and operating expenses of $310,680. This compares to the net loss in the amount of $972,358 during the nine months ended June 30, 2016, or a per share loss of $0.03, based on 30,582,013 weighted-average shares outstanding,
Liquidity and Capital Resources
other working capital requirements.

As of September 30, 2016,March 31, 2022, we had a cash balance of $40,613$8,211,703. We believe that our cash and $151,609cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our planned operations and capital expenditure requirements for at least twelve months from May 5, 2022. This evaluation is based on relevant conditions and events that are currently known or reasonably knowable. As a result, we could deplete our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect, and a reduction in consumer demand for, or revenues from the sale of, our single serve coffee products could further constrain our cash resources. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and our operating projections, including our projected revenues from sales of our single serve coffee products, may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to us.

On December 28, 2021, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”), as agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock through the Agent in “at-the-market-offerings”, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000, subject to any applicable limits when using Form S-3 (the “ATM Offering”). For additional information regarding the Equity Distribution Agreement, including the amount of net proceeds raised in the six months ended March 31, 2022, see “—Summary of Cash Flows—Financing Activities” and Note 6—Issuance of Equity Securities to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Subsequent to March 31, 2022, on April 13, 2022, pursuant to Securities Act registration exemptions under Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, we sold 884,778 units (the “2022 Units”), at a price of $2.00 per 2022 Unit and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.77 million, with each 2022 Unit consisting of (a) one share of our common stock and (b) one warrant (the “2022 Warrants”) to purchase one whole share of our common stock with an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share. Holders may exercise their 2022 Warrants on a “cashless” basis pursuant to a formula set forth in the form of 2022 Warrant. For additional information regarding the 2022 Warrants, see Note 8—Subsequent Events to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

In the future, we expect to seek to raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, such as through sales of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement. We also may receive additional funds upon the exercise for cash of outstanding warrants, if and when exercised at the election of the warrant holders, including the Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) and Series B warrants (the “Series B Warrants” and, collectively with the Series A Warrants, the “2021 Warrants”) that were sold by us in March 2021 in an underwritten registered public offering. For additional information regarding the 2021 Warrants, see Note 7—Stock Options and Warrants to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

In the long term, we expect we will need to raise additional funds to support our operating activities, and such funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. The timing and amount of funds that we will need to raise will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to generate a sufficient amount of revenues from the sale of our single serve coffee products to fund our business operations and the timing and amount of funds received upon the exercise for cash of outstanding warrants by the warrant holders. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, our operations and ability to execute our business strategy could be adversely affected. Until we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue, we may seek to raise additional funds through equity, equity-linked or debt financings. If we raise additional funds through the incurrence of indebtedness, such indebtedness would have rights that are senior to holders of our equity securities and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to our stockholders.

Contractual Obligations

Our significant contractual cash requirements as of June 30, 2017; this increase wasMarch 31, 2022, primarily frominclude payments for operating and finance lease liabilities and principal and interest on loans. Additionally, we may incur purchase obligations in the smooth operationordinary course of business that are enforceable and legally binding and enter into enforceable agreements to purchase goods or services that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased and fixed or estimated prices to be paid at the Company. The cash amount is almost the same compared with last quarter.

By the end of June 30, 2017, NuZee Japan had $60,659 cash, which accounts for 40% of consolidated cash balance. This percentage decreased by half since last quarter. Accounts receivable increased about 62% and inventories increased about 84% since September 30, 2016 also mainly because of this acquisition.
As of June 30, 2017, we had total current liabilities of $0.409 million and $0.945 million as of September 30, 2016.settlement. As of March 31, 2017 Masateru Higashida, CEO2022, we had payments for lease and loan obligations of NuZee,Inc, sold the $600,000 convertible note to Miura Kenichi, shareholderapproximately $960,230, of NuZee,Inc.  Mr. Miura converted the note (principal and accrued interest) to 1,188,236 NuZee,Inc common stocks on the same day. This led to the decrease in current liabilities . The other parts of current liabilities increased since we received new short-term loans this quarter.
Our current ratio increased from 0.39which $399,009 are payable within 12 months as of September 30, 2016 to 1.91March 31, 2022. We had no purchase obligations as of June 30, 2017,March 31, 2022

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Summary of Cash Flows

  Six Months
Ended
 
  March 31, 
  2022  2021 
Cash used in operating activities $(4,154,028) $(2,920,481)
Cash used in investing activities $(539,521) $(122,554)
Cash provided by financing activities $2,063,705  $13,674,036 
Effect of foreign exchange on cash $25,593  $5,480 
Net change in cash $(2,604,251) $10,636,481 

Operating Activities

We used $4,154,028 and $2,920,481 of cash in operating activities during the increase is due to the increase of current assets as related to the cash flowsix months ended March 31, 2022, and inventories and the decrease of current liabilities due to sale and conversion of the convertible notes as well as payment of more bills.

As of June 30, 2017, we had a $165,934 non-current liability from NuZee Japan's acquisition, loans from Tono Sinyon Bank and Nihon Seisaku Kouko to support daily operation as well as pay back accounts payable of NuZee Japan.
Our auditor has indicated that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to our lack of significant revenues, and if we are unable to generate significant revenue or secure financing, we may be required to cease or curtail our operations. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Our current cash balance as of June 30, 2017, is not sufficient2021, respectively, principally to fund our operationsoperations.

Investing Activities

We used $539,521 and $122,554 of cash in investing activities during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Cash used in the six months ended March 31, 2022 was for the next twelve months. Therefore,acquisition of substantially all of the Company intendsassets of Dripkit and the purchase of equipment. Cash used in the six months ended March 31, 2021 was for the purchase of equipment.

Financing Activities

Historically, we have funded our operations primarily through the issuance of our equity securities.

Cash provided by financing activities of $2,063,705 and $13,674,036 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is primarily related to engage in additional financing throughproceeds received upon the exercise of outstanding 2021 Warrants by the 2021 Warrant holders, advances received on the sale of equity securities.securities, and issuance of shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement in the six months ended March 31, 2022, as further described below, and issuance of equity securities in the six months ended March 31, 2021.

In the six months ended March 31, 2022, we issued 384,447 shares of common stock related to exercises of 2021 Warrants, including 380,447 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 380,447 Series A Warrants and 4,000 shares of common stock issued upon exercise of 8,000 Series B Warrants. In connection with such exercises, in the six months ended March 31, 2022, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1,702,596. For additional information regarding the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants, see Note 7—Stock Options and Warrants to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

ATM Offering

On December 28, 2021, we entered into the Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim, as Agent, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock through the Agent in “at-the-market-offerings”, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000, subject to any applicable limits when using Form S-3. The offer and sale of shares will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus (File No. 333-248531) initially filed by us with the SEC on September 1, 2020, and declared effective by the SEC on October 2, 2020, under the Securities Act. We are not obligated to make any sales of shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement. In the six months ended March 31, 2022, we issued and sold 42,448 shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, raising net proceeds of $88,426.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. US GAAP provides the framework from which to make these estimates, assumption and disclosures. We choose accounting policies within US GAAP that management believes are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results and financial position in a consistent manner. Management regularly assesses these policies in light of current and forecasted economic conditions. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of our accounting policies.

Except as described below, there were no significant and material changes in our critical accounting policies and use of estimates during the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to those disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on December 22, 2021.

Business Combinations

On February 25, 2022, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dripkit. Accounting for business combinations requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect to tangible and intangible assets acquired. We use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately assign fair value to the tangible and intangible assets acquired at the acquisition date as well as the useful lives of those acquired intangible assets. Examples of critical estimates in valuing certain of the intangible assets and goodwill acquired include but are not limited to future (i) expected cash flows from acquired customer relationships and trademarks, (ii) attrition, (iii) revenues, (iv) royalty rate, (v) operating profit and (vi) discount rate.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company's President, and principal financial officer (the "Certifying Officer"), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's "disclosure

Disclosure controls and procedures" as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, the officer concluded that, as of the date of the evaluation, the Company's disclosure are controls and other procedures were not effectivethat are designed to provide reasonable assuranceensure that the information required to be disclosed in the Company'sour periodic filingsreports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of 1934the SEC, and that such information is accumulatedcollected and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Certifying Our Chief Executive Officer has also indicated that there were no changes in internaland Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls over financial reporting during the Company's last fiscal quarter, and no significant changes inprocedures for our internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect such controls subsequent to the date of their evaluationCompany. In designing and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Our management, including the Certifying Officer, does not expect thatevaluating our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system,procedures, management recognizes that no matter how well conceived and operated, disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systemdisclosure controls and procedures are met. In addition,

Our management, with the designparticipation of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints,our Chief Executive Officer and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. BecauseChief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the inherent limitationseffectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dripkit. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this acquisition on our system of internal control systems, noover financial reporting. We are also developing plans to integrate Dripkit’s processes and controls into our current state processes. Except for this current evaluation of controls can provide absolute assuranceDripkit into our overall internal control over financial reporting program, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that allhave materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. The design of any systems of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements Due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.over financial reporting.

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PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

On November 23, 2021, Next Vision, Inc. (the “Consultant”) filed a complaint against the Company in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego Central Division (Case No. 37-2021-00049557-CU-BC-CTL) (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleges that the Company’s delay in issuing shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) to the Consultant after receiving due notice from the Consultant of its intent to exercise vested stock options to acquire 70,000 Shares, as initially granted in 2018 (or, as adjusted to account for the Company’s reverse stock split effected on November 12, 2019, vested stock options to acquire 23,334 Shares) (the “Options”), which had previously been issued to the Consultant as compensation for consulting services provided in 2018, breached express and implied contractual obligations to the Consultant and resulted in the Company reporting an overstated amount of income on the IRS Form 1099-B that was issued to the Consultant for U.S. federal tax purposes. In addition, the Complaint alleges that the 23,334 Shares issued to the Consultant upon exercise of the Options improperly contained a six-month restriction on resale and that such restriction prevented the Consultant from selling the Shares at the desired time. The Complaint seeks equitable relief requiring the Company to issue an IRS Form 1099-NEC to reflect the correct amount of compensation. The Complaint also seeks compensatory damages, including to recover for alleged lost profits due to the alleged improper six-month restriction on resale for the Shares, as well as punitive damages, costs of suit, attorney’s fees, and interest. On January 20, 2022, the Company filed its general denial and answer in which it raised affirmative defenses and disputed the claims contained in the Complaint.

We believe the allegations set forth in the Complaint are without merit and intend to defend vigorously against the allegations. However, the Company is not able to predict the outcome, and there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its defense.

From time to time, we may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The results of any future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 201622, 2021.

A significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock are eligible to be sold into the market in the near future, including pursuant to Rule 144, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. We have also registered all shares of common stock that are reserved for issuance under the NuZee, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and all shares of common stock currently reserved for issuance under the NuZee, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. As a result, these shares can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to volume limitations applicable to affiliates and the lock-up agreements described in our filings with the SEC. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to subsequent registrations of our shares of common stock, may have a depressive effect upon the price of our shares of common stock in any active market that may develop. We believe that a significant portion of our total outstanding shares of common stock may be sold in the public market without restriction by non-affiliates pursuant to Rule 144.

We have also entered into the Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim, as Agent, pursuant to which we may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of our common stock through the Agent in “at-the-market-offerings”, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, having an aggregate offering price of up to $20,000,000, subject to any applicable limits when using Form S-3. Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, or the perception that those sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

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

On July 14, 2017,

In the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we sold 210,000issued the following securities that were not registered under the Securities Act:

On February 25, 2022, in connection with the completion of our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dripkit pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, we issued an aggregate of 178,681 shares of our common stock to the Stock Recipients. For additional information, see Note 4—Business Combinations to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Dripkit Transaction” herein. Each Stock Recipient was an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act).
On February 8, 2022, we issued 14,000 shares of our common stock upon exercise of stock options previously issued to an advisor for certain legal services. In connection with such exercise, the Company received $12,600 in cash as payment of the aggregate exercise price.

In issuing shares of our common stock to three individual investors at a price of $0.51 per share for total proceeds of $107,100, which will be used for general business operations.

All three investors were non-U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) who purchased in transactions outside ofdescribed above, the United States.  In issuing shares to those investors, weCompany relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided for in Regulation SD and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Act.

Item 5. Other Information

Information Required by Item 407(c)(3) of Regulation S-K

As previously disclosed, on March 17, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved and adopted the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “New Bylaws”). The following briefly describes provisions in the New Bylaws that made changes to the Company’s procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Board and submit stockholder proposals at annual meetings of stockholders:

1. Section 1.10(a) of the New Bylaws permits stockholders to submit proposals (including director nominations) at any annual meeting of stockholders if advance notice thereof has been timely delivered to, or mailed and received by, the secretary of the Company not less than 90 nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. However, if the annual meeting of stockholders is changed by more than 30 calendar days before or after such anniversary date, different timing provisions will apply as set forth in the New Bylaws.

2. Section 1.10(b) of the New Bylaws requires a stockholder’s notice of nomination of a person for election as a director to include, among other information, such stockholder’s name and address and the number and class of all shares beneficially owned by such stockholder, the name of the person to be nominated, the number and class of all shares of each class of stock of the Company beneficially owned by such person, and such person’s signed consent to serve as a director of the Company, if elected.

Pursuant to the New Bylaws, if a stockholder wishes to submit a proposal (including a director nomination) at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders otherwise than for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, a stockholder must do so not later than December 17, 2022, nor earlier than the close of business on November 17, 2022. However, if the date of our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders is not held between February 15, 2023 and April 16, 2023, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be received not later than the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders was mailed or first publicly announced or disclosed, whichever occurs first.

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None.

Item 6. Exhibits


EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
2.1+
3.1Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated July 15, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 6, 2011, SEC File Number 333-176684)
3.2Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated May 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01(b) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2013, SEC File Number 333-176684)
3.3Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated October 28, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2019, SEC File Number 000-55157)
3.4Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective March 17, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2022, SEC File Number 001-39338)
4.1Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2022, SEC File Number 001-39338)
10.1†*Description of Registrant’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy
31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
32.2**
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document***
101.SCH
101**Interactive Data Files
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

* Filed herewith

herewith.

** Furnished herewith. Pursuant

*** The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.

+ Certain schedules to Rule 406Tthis agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or partS-K. A copy of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 ofomitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
Commission upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date:August 15, 2017May 12, 2022NUZEE, INC.
By:By:/s/ Masateru Higashida
Masateru Higashida, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer), Secretary, Treasurer, and Director
By:/s/ Patrick Shearer
Patrick Shearer, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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