UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 000-15113
VERITEC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 95-3954373 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
2445 Winnetka Avenue N.
Golden Valley, MN55427
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(763)253-2670
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | VRTC | OTC Pink |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
| (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Emerging growth company ☐ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
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 ☒
The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 3, 2023, was .
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VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | F-1 |
| Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements | F-1 |
| Condensed Balance Sheets – September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2023 | F-1 |
| Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited) | F-2 |
| Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity Deficiency for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited) | F-3 |
| Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited) | F-4 |
| Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited) | F-5 |
| Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 18 |
| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 23 |
| Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 23 |
| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | 24 |
| Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 24 |
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | 24 |
| Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 24 |
| Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 24 |
| Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 24 |
| Item 5. Other Information | 24 |
| Item 6. Exhibits | 24 |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I of this report include forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “proposed,” “intended,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our expectations about our future operating results or our future financial condition or state other “forward-looking” information. There may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in this Quarterly Report could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition, and that upon the occurrence of any of these events, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, growth rates, and levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report to conform these statements to actual results.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 53,000 | $ | 61,000 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 6,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 4,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 63,000 | $ | 74,000 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 303,000 | $ | 289,000 | ||||
| Accounts payable, related party | 132,000 | 119,000 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 67,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Customer deposits | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Convertible notes and notes payable ($530,000 and $524,000 in default) | 576,000 | 570,000 | ||||||
| Convertible notes and notes payable, related parties ($244,000 and $242,000 in default) | 7,577,000 | 7,322,000 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 8,684,000 | 8,389,000 | ||||||
| Deferred revenues | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Contingent earnout liability | 155,000 | 155,000 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 9,039,000 | 8,744,000 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | ||||||
| Stockholders' Deficiency: | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock, par value $; authorized shares, shares of Series H authorized, shares issued and outstanding | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $; authorized shares; and shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
| Common stock to be issued, 145,000 shares to be issued | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 18,143,000 | 18,143,000 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (27,532,000 | ) | (27,226,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Deficiency | (8,976,000 | ) | (8,670,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency | $ | 63,000 | $ | 74,000 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-1 |
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Mobile banking technology revenue | $ | 21,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||
| Other revenue, management fee - related party | 37,000 | 81,000 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 58,000 | 101,000 | ||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 42,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses (including $13,000 and $13,000, respectively, to a related party) | 191,000 | 242,000 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 233,000 | 292,000 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (175,000 | ) | (191,000 | ) | ||||
| Other Expense: | ||||||||
| Interest expense (including $126,000 and $115,000, respectively, to related parties) | (131,000 | ) | (120,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Other Expense: | (131,000 | ) | (120,000 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (306,000 | ) | $ | (311,000 | ) | ||
| Net Loss Per Common Share - Basic and Diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted | 39,988,007 | 39,988,007 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-2 |
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Common Stock to be Issued | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Stockholders’ Deficiency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2023 | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 39,988,007 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 12,000 | $ | 18,143,000 | $ | (27,226,000 | ) | $ | (8,670,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (306,000 | ) | (306,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 39,988,007 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 12,000 | $ | 18,143,000 | $ | (27,532,000 | ) | $ | (8,976,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Common Stock to be Issued | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Stockholders’ Deficiency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 39,988,007 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 12,000 | $ | 18,143,000 | $ | (25,992,000 | ) | $ | (7,436,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (311,000 | ) | (311,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 39,988,007 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 12,000 | $ | 18,143,000 | $ | (26,303,000 | ) | $ | (7,747,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-3 |
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (306,000 | ) | $ | (311,000 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Interest accrued on notes payable | 132,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,000 | — | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Customer deposits | — | (1,000 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenues | — | 50,000 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 14,000 | 31,000 | ||||||
| Accounts payable, related party | 13,000 | — | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 7,000 | 11,000 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (137,000 | ) | (98,000 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable-related party | 129,000 | 184,000 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 129,000 | 184,000 | ||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | (8,000 | ) | 86,000 | |||||
| CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 61,000 | 66,000 | ||||||
| CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 53,000 | $ | 152,000 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
| F-4 |
VERITEC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company
Veritec, Inc. (Veritec) was formed in the State of Nevada on September 8, 1982. Veritec is primarily engaged in the development, sales, and licensing of products and providing services related to its mobile banking solutions.
As a Cardholder Independent Sales Organization, Veritec is able to promote and sell Visa-branded card programs. As a Third-Party Servicer, Veritec provides back-end cardholder transaction processing services for Visa-branded card programs on behalf of its sponsoring bank. Veritec has a portfolio of five United States and eight foreign patents. In addition, we have seven U.S. and twenty-eight foreign pending patent applications. Veritec has had agreements with various banks in the past and is currently seeking a bank to sponsor its Prepaid Card programs.
On December 31, 2015, the Company sold all of its assets of its barcode technology, which was comprised solely of its intellectual property, to The Matthews Group, a related party (see Note 6). The Company subsequently entered into a management services agreement with The Matthews Group to manage all facets of the barcode technology operations through June 30, 2024. The Company earns a fee of 35% of all revenues billed up to September 30, 2023, and recognizes management fee revenue as services are performed.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the period ended September 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2024. The Condensed Consolidated balance Sheet information as of June 30, 2023, was derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 13, 2023. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Veritec and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Veritec Financial Systems, Inc., Tangible Payment Systems, Inc., and Public Bell, Inc. Inter-company transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During the period ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $306,000 and used cash in operating activities of $137,000, and on September 30, 2023, the Company had a stockholders’ deficit of $8,976,000. In addition, as of September 30, 2023, the Company is delinquent in payment of $774,000 of its convertible and notes payable. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on our June 30, 2023 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
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The Company believes it will require additional funds to continue its operations through fiscal 2024 and to continue to develop its existing projects and plans to raise such funds by finding additional investors to purchase the Company’s securities, generating sufficient sales revenue, implementing dramatic cost reductions or any combination thereof. There is no assurance that the Company can be successful in raising such funds, generating the necessary sales, or reducing major costs. Further, if the Company is successful in raising such funds from sales of equity securities, the terms of these sales may cause significant dilution to existing holders of common stock. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that may result from this uncertainty.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts, analysis of impairments of long-lived assets, accruals for potential liabilities, assumptions made in valuing stock instruments issued for services, and valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues for the Company are classified into management fee revenue and mobile banking technology.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606"). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2) identifying the Company’s performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.
| F-6 |
Mobile Banking Technology Revenue
The Company, as a merchant payment processor and a distributor, recognizes revenue from transaction fees charged to cardholders for the use of its issued mobile debit cards. The fees are recognized on a monthly basis after all cardholder transactions have been summarized and reconciled with third party processors.
Other Revenue, Management Fee – Related Party
On September 30, 2015, the Company sold all of its assets of its Barcode Technology, which was comprised solely of its intellectual property, to The Matthews Group (a related party, see Note 6). The Company subsequently entered into a management services agreement with The Matthews Group to manage all facets of the barcode technology operations through June 30, 2024. The Company earned a fee of 35% of all revenues billed up to September 30, 2023. The Company recognizes management fee revenue as services are performed.
Disaggregation of Net Sales
The following table shows the Company’s disaggregated net sales by product type:
| Disaggregated revenue | ||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Mobile banking technology revenue | $ | 21,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||
| Other revenue, management fee related party | 37,000 | 81,000 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 58,000 | $ | 101,000 | ||||
The following table shows the Company’s disaggregated net sales by customer type:
| Three months ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Medical | $ | 16,000 | $ | 15,000 | ||||
| Associations | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Education | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Other | — | — | ||||||
| Other revenue, management fee related party | 37,000 | 81,000 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 58,000 | $ | 101,000 | ||||
During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, all of the Company’s Mobile banking technology revenues were earned in the United States of America.
Other revenue, management fee - related party revenue was $37,000 and $81,000for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and realized from our management services agreement with The Matthews Group, a related party, which requires us to manage The Matthews Group’s barcode technology operations. The Matthews Group’s barcode technology customers are primarily manufacturing companies located in China.
| F-7 |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the exchange price in U.S. dollars that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value:
| • | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| • | Level 2 — Inputs, other than Level 1, that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| • | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The carrying values of convertible notes and notes payable approximate their fair values due to the fact that the interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.
Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to Common Stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation as their effect is antidilutive.
For the period ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potential dilutive securities would have an anti-dilutive effect.
| F-8 |
As of September 30, 2023, and 2022, we excluded the outstanding securities summarized below, which entitle the holders thereof to acquire shares of common stock, from our calculation of earnings per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
| Summary of securities excluded from EPS calculation | ||||||||
| As of September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Series H Preferred Stock | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Convertible Notes Payable | 29,342,140 | 26,060,781 | ||||||
| Options | 900,000 | 900,000 | ||||||
| Total | 30,252,140 | 26,970,781 | ||||||
Concentrations
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had one customer that represented 64% (related party) of our revenues. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had one customer that represented 80% (related party) of our revenues.
No other customer represented more than 10% of our revenues.
Segments
The Company operates in one segment, the mobile financial banking industry. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base and similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes. Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. As small business filer, the standard was effective for us for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06 (“ASU 2020-06") “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40).” ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments by eliminating the cash conversion and beneficial conversion models. The diluted net income per share calculation for convertible instruments will require the Company to use the if-converted method. For contracts in an entity’s own equity, the type of contracts primarily affected by this update are freestanding and embedded features that are accounted for as derivatives under the current guidance due to a failure to meet the settlement conditions of the derivative scope exception. This update simplifies the related settlement assessment by removing the requirements to (i) consider whether the contract would be settled in registered shares, (ii) consider whether collateral is required to be posted, and (iii) assess shareholder rights. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024, for the Company and the provisions of this update can be adopted using either the modified retrospective method or a fully retrospective method. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than January 1, 2021, including interim periods within that year. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
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In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options. ASU 2021-04 provides clarification and reduces diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (such as warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. An issuer measures the effect of a modification or exchange as the difference between the fair value of the modified or exchanged warrant and the fair value of that warrant immediately before modification or exchange. ASU 2021-04 introduces a recognition model that comprises four categories of transactions and the corresponding accounting treatment for each category (equity issuance, debt origination, debt modification, and modifications unrelated to equity issuance and debt origination or modification). ASU 2021-04 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity should apply the guidance provided in ASU 2021-04 prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity elects to early adopt ASU 2021-04 in an interim period, the guidance should be applied as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The adoption of ASU 2021-04 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
NOTE 2 – CONTINGENT EARNOUT LIABILITY
On September 30, 2014, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of the Tangible Payments LLC. A portion of the purchase price for Tangible Payments LLC was an earnout payment of $155,000. The earnout payment is payable on a monthly basis from the net profits derived from the acquired assets commencing three months after the closing. The earnout payment is accelerated and the balance of the earnout payment shall be due in full at such time as Veritec receives equity investments aggregating $1,300,000. As of September 30, 2023, there was no net profit derived from the acquired assets, and the Company had not yet received the required equity investments. Accordingly, no payments were made on the earnout.
NOTE 3 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible notes and notes payable
Convertible and notes payable includes principal and accrued interest and consist of the following at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023:
| Convertible notes and notes payable - in default | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (a) Unsecured convertible notes ($21,000 and $20,000 in default) | $ | 67,000 | $ | 66,000 | ||||
| (b) Notes payable (in default) | 479,000 | 475,000 | ||||||
| (c) Notes payable (in default) | 30,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Total notes-third parties | $ | 576,000 | $ | 570,000 | ||||
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(a) The notes are unsecured, convertible into common stock at amounts ranging from $0.08 to $0.30 per share, bear interest at rates ranging from 5% to 8% per annum, were due through 2011 and are in default or due on demand.
At June 30, 2023, convertible notes totaled $66,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $1,000 was added to the principal resulting in a balance owed of $67,000 at September 30, 2023. On September 30, 2023, $21,000 of the convertible notes were in default and convertible at a conversion price of $0.30 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock. The balance of $46,000 is due on demand and convertible at a conversion price of $0.08 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock.
(b) The notes are either secured by the Company’s intellectual property or unsecured and bear interest ranging from 6.5% to 10% per annum, were due in 2012, and are in default.
At June 30, 2023, the notes totaled $475,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $4,000 was added to principal resulting in a balance owed of $479,000 at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023, $431,000 of notes are secured by the Company’s intellectual property and $48,000 of notes are unsecured.
(c) The notes are unsecured and bear interest of 4% per annum and were due on March 17, 2020 and are in default.
At June 30, 2023, the notes totaled $29,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $1,000 was added to the principal resulting in a balance owed of $30,000 at September 30, 2023.
Convertible notes and notes payable-related parties
Convertible and notes payable-related parties include principal and accrued interest and consist of the following at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023:
| Convertible notes and notes payable- related party | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (a) Convertible notes - The Matthews Group | $ | 1,999,000 | $ | 1,970,000 | ||||
| (b) Notes payable - The Matthews Group | 5,168,000 | 4,988,000 | ||||||
| (c) Convertible notes-other related parties ($244,000 and $242,000 in default) | 410,000 | 364,000 | ||||||
| Total notes-related parties | $ | 7,577,000 | $ | 7,322,000 | ||||
(a) The notes are unsecured, convertible into common stock at $0.08 per share, bear interest at rates ranging from 8% to 10% per annum and are due on demand.
The Matthews Group is a related party (see Note 6) and is owned 50% by Ms. Van Tran, the Company’s CEO, and 50% by Larry Johanns, a significant shareholder of the Company. At June 30, 2023, convertible notes due to The Matthews Group totaled $1,970,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $29,000 of interest was added to principal, resulting in a balance payable of $1,999,000 at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023, the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.08 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock.
(b) The notes are unsecured, accrue interest at 10% per annum, and are due on demand. The notes were issued relating to a management services agreement with The Matthews Group (see Note 6) dated September 30, 2015.
At June 30, 2023, notes due to The Matthews Group totaled $4,988,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $88,000 of notes payable were issued and interest of $92,000 was added to principal, resulting in a balance owed of $5,168,000 at September 30, 2023.
(c) The notes are due to a current and a former director, are unsecured, convertible into common stock at per share amounts ranging from $0.04 to $0.30, and bear interest at rates ranging from 8% to 10% per annum.
At June 30, 2023, convertible notes due to other related parties totaled $364,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $41,000 of notes payable were issued and interest of $5,000 was added to principal, resulting in a balance owed of $410,000 at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023, $244,000 of the notes were due in 2010 and are in default, and $166,000 is due on demand. At September 30, 2023, $244,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.30 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock, $92,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.09 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock, and $73,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.04 per share into shares of the Company’s common stock.
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NOTE 4 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
Common Stock to be Issued
At September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, shares of common stock with an aggregate value of $12,000 have not been issued and are reflected as common stock to be issued in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 5 – STOCK OPTIONS
A summary of stock options as of September 30, 2023 is as follows:
| Summary of Stock Options | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2023 | 900,000 | $ | 0.03 | |||||
| Granted | — | — | ||||||
| Forfeited | — | $ | — | |||||
| Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | 900,000 | $ | 0.03 | |||||
| Exercisable at September 30, 2023 | 900,000 | $ | 0.03 | |||||
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had outstanding unvested options with future compensation costs. The outstanding and exercisable stock options had an intrinsic value of $ and $, on September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
Additional information regarding options outstanding as of September 30, 2023, is as follows:
| Additional information regarding outstanding options | ||||||||||||||
Options Outstanding and Exercisable at September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Range of Exercise Price | Number of Shares Outstanding | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||
| $ | 0.03 | 900,000 | $ | 0.03 | ||||||||||
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Matthews Group is owned 50% by Ms. Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair and a director, and 50% by Larry Johanns, a significant stockholder of the Company. The Company has relied on The Matthews Group for funding (see Note 3).
Management Services Agreement and Related Notes Payable with Related Party
The Company’s Barcode Technology was invented by the founders of Veritec as a product identification system for identification and tracking of parts, components and products mostly in the liquid crystal display (LCD) markets and for secure identification documents, financial cards, medical records, and other high-security applications. On September 30, 2015, the Company sold all of its assets of its Barcode Technology comprised solely of its intellectual property to The Matthews Group. The Company then entered into a management services agreement with The Matthews Group to manage all facets of the barcode technology operations, on behalf of The Matthews Group, through June 30, 2024. The Matthews Group bears the risk of loss from the barcode operations and has the right to the residual benefits of the barcode operations.
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In consideration of the services provided by the Company to The Matthews Group, the Company earns a fee of 35% of all revenues up to June 30, 2024, from the barcode technology operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded management fee revenue related to this agreement of $37,000 and $81,000, respectively.
Additionally, pursuant to the management services agreement, all cash flow (all revenues collected less direct costs paid) of the barcode technology operations is retained by the Company and reflected as proceeds from unsecured notes payable due The Matthews Group. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, cash flow loans of $88,000 and $184,000, respectively, were made to the Company at 10% interest per annum and due on demand. At September 30, 2023, cash flow loans of $5,168,000 are due to The Matthews Group (see Note 3).
Advances from Related Parties
From time to time, Ms. Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair, provides advances to finance the Company’s working capital requirements. As of September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, total advances to Ms. Tran amounted to $132,000 and $119,000, respectively, and have been presented as accounts payable, related party on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.
Other Transactions with Related Parties
The Company leases its office facilities from Ms. Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, lease payments to Ms. Tran totaled $13,000 and $13,000, respectively.
NOTE 7 – AGREEMENTS WITH NUGEN
On July 4, 2022, the Company entered a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) for the purpose of forming a strategic partnership between the Company and Nugen Universe, LLC (“Nugen”), a corporation located in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Nugen seeks the Company to modify, create, or build a “private label” system for Nugen, with an initial interest in the Company’s blinxPay technology and Bio-ID verification system. Nugen paid the Company $50,000 at the date of the MOU signing and during the year ended June 30, 2023, the Company completed its performance obligations, and recorded the $50,000 payment as Mobile banking technology revenue during the year ended June 30, 2023. Nugen further agreed to pay the Company a 5% ongoing royalty for licensing the Company’s blinxPay technology and Bio-ID verification system. As of September 30, 2023, no royalties have been realized under the MOU.
On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into a License and Distributor Agreement (“License Agreement”) with Nugen. The License Agreement became effective on receipt of $200,000 in December 2022 and extends through August 31, 2027. The License Agreement grants Nugen a Worldwide license and distribution for the Company’s blinxPay Close-Loop Virtual Wallet and blinxPay Open-Loop Visa Debit and all hardware products of the Company. Per the terms of the License Agreement, Nugen agrees to pay the Company a one-time license payment of $1,000,000 for the right to market the Company’s products noted above, of which $200,000 was received by the Company in December 2022. The initial $200,000 has been recorded as deferred revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The deferred revenue balance of $200,000 at September 30, 2023, will begin being amortized to Mobile banking technology revenue starting once the Company has met its performance obligations under the License Agreement through the remaining term of the License Agreement, which expires on August 31, 2027. The remaining balance of $800,000 is scheduled to be paid as follows: $100,000 when the Company’s identifies a domestic sponsor bank, $350,000 to integrate the Company’s blinxPay software platform, and interface blinxPay with a sponsor foreign bank, and $350,000 on the completion of the final stage of testing, installation, and launch. In addition to the one-time license payment, Nugen agrees to pay a minimum monthly support fee plus 5% royalty from all sales of products noted above. As of September 30, 2023, no royalty related revenues have been realized under the License Agreement.
NOTE 8 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 21, 2016, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with an individual who was a former officer of the Company. The individual in prior years was also issued 500,000 shares of common stock for services. The Company alleged that the individual used the Company’s intellectual property without approval. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the individual agreed to relinquish a convertible note payable and unpaid interest aggregating $365,000 and return shares of common stock previously issued to him. In turn, the Company agreed to release and discharge the individual against all claims arising on or prior to the date of the settlement agreement. As of September 30, 2023, the 500,000 shares have not been relinquished. When the Company receives the shares, it will record a cancellation of shares.
NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On March 26, 2022, as amended on May 10, 2022, the Company and Es Solo Holdings Ltd (“Es Solo”), an England & Wales limited liability company, entered into a Prepaid Card Client Program Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”). Es Solo develops, markets, and operates prepaid card programs through its affiliations with issuing banks, and the Company desires to have Es Solo develop a prepaid card program to be marketed by the Company for card issuing purposes, pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement. Es Solo agreed to pay the Company $10,000 as a program setup fee. The Company and Es Solo agreed to a 50%/50% revenue share arrangement based on fees collected from customers using the Company’s prepaid, Bio-ID, and debit card products. As of September 30, 2023, no revenues have been realized under the Management Agreement.
On November 1, 2021, the Company and Elite Web Technology Inc. (“Marketer”) entered into a Sales and Marketing Agreement (“Agreement”). The Company agreed that Marketer can market and sale certain Company products as defined in the Agreement. The Company agreed to pay Marketer a sales commission of 15% of gross revenues, and to set aside shares of Company common stock, as a bonus, once Marketer achieves $2 million in gross revenues within the first year of the Agreement. In addition, the Company will issue stock options for each additional $1.0 million of gross revenues. As of September 30, 2023, the Marketer had not met any of its revenue targets and no commissions or equity compensation was due.
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On December 5, 2008, the Company adopted an incentive compensation bonus plan to provide payments to key employees in the aggregated amount of 10% of pre-tax earnings in excess of $3,000,000 after the end of each fiscal year to be distributed annually to employees. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not achieved annual pre-tax earnings in excess of $3,000,000.
On December 5, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Van Thuy Tran, its Chief Executive Officer, providing for an annual base salary of $150,000 and customary medical and other benefits. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30 days’ notice. In the event the Company terminates the agreement without cause, Ms. Tran will be entitled to $1,000,000payable upon termination, and she will be entitled to severance equal to 12 months compensation and benefits. The Company has also agreed to indemnify Ms. Tran against any liability or damages incurred within the scope of her employment. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, salaries paid to Van Thuy Tran under this agreement totaled $38,000 and $38,000.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of $20,000 convertible promissory notes to Van Thuy Tran, its Chief Executive Officer. The convertible note is due upon demand, is unsecured, convertible into common stock at a per share amount of $0.04, and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum.
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. See “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed elsewhere in this report.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based on the preparation of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. You should read this discussion and analysis together with such financial statements and the related notes thereto.
Inflation
Global inflation increased during 2021 and in 2022. The Russia Ukraine conflict and other geopolitical conflicts, as well as related international response, have exacerbated inflationary pressures, including causing increases in the price for goods and services and global supply chain disruptions, which have resulted and may continue to result in shortages in food products, materials and services. Such shortages have resulted and may continue to result in inflationary cost increases for labor, fuel, food products, materials and services, and could continue to cause costs to increase as well as result in the scarcity of certain materials. We cannot predict any future trends in the rate of inflation or other negative economic factors or associated increases in our operating costs and how that may impact our business. To the extent we are unable to recover higher operating costs resulting from inflation or otherwise mitigate the impact of such costs on our and their business, our revenues and operating results could decrease, and our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Recent Events
On July 4, 2022, we entered a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) for the purpose of forming a strategic partnership between the Company and Nugen Universe, LLC (“Nugen”), a corporation located in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Nugen seeks us to modify, create, or build a “private label” system for Nugen, with an initial interest in our blinxPay technology and Bio-ID verification system. Nugen paid us $50,000 at the date of the MOU signing and during the year ended June 30, 2023, we completed our performance obligations, and recorded the $50,000 payment as Mobile banking technology revenue during the year ended June 30, 2023. Nugen further agreed to pay the us a 5% ongoing royalty for licensing the Company’s blinxPay technology and Bio-ID verification system. As of September 30, 2023, no royalties have been realized under the MOU.
On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into a License and Distributor Agreement (“License Agreement”) with Nugen. The License Agreement became effective on receipt of $200,000 in December 31, 2022 and extends through August 31, 2027. The License Agreement grants Nugen a Worldwide license and distribution for the Company’s blinxPay Close-Loop Virtual Wallet and blinxPay Open-Loop Visa Debit and all hardware products of the Company. Per the terms of the License Agreement, Nugen agrees to pay the Company a one-time license payment of $1,000,000 for the right to market the Company’s products noted above, of which $200,000 was received by the Company in December 2022. The initial $200,000 has been recorded as deferred revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The deferred revenue balance of $200,000 at June 30, 2023, will begin being amortized to Mobile banking technology revenue starting once the Company has met its performance obligations under the License Agreement through the remaining term of the License Agreement, which expires on August 31, 2027. The remaining balance of $800,000 is scheduled to be paid as follows: $100,000 when the Company’s identifies a domestic sponsor bank, $350,000 to integrate the Company’s blinxPay software platform, and interface blinxPay with a sponsor foreign bank, and $350,000 on the completion of the final stage of testing, installation, and launch. In addition to the one-time license payment, Nugen agrees to pay a minimum monthly support fee plus 5% royalty from all sales of products noted above. As of September 30, 2023, no royalty related revenues have been realized under the License Agreement.
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Results of Operations - Three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to three months ended September 30, 2022
Revenues
Details of revenues are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| Mobile banking technology | $ | 21,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 1,000 | 5.0 | |||||||||
| Other revenue, management fee - related party | 37,000 | 81,000 | (44,000 | ) | -54.3 | |||||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 58,000 | $ | 101,000 | $ | (43,000 | ) | -42.6 | ||||||||
• Mobile banking technology
Mobile Banking Technology revenues include products such as the Company’s Blinx On-Off™ prepaid toggle Card and its Open Loop/Close Loop System and Bio ID Card Platform. Mobile Banking Technology uses web-based mobile technology to offer financial cardholders the very best technology in conducting secure financial transactions in real time, protecting personal identity, and financial account security. Mobile Banking Technology revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $21,000 and $20,000, respectively.
• Other revenue, management fee - related party
On December 31, 2015, the Company sold all of its assets of its Barcode Technology, which was comprised solely of its intellectual property, to The Matthews Group, a related party. The Company subsequently entered into a management services agreement with The Matthews Group to manage all facets of the barcode technology operations through June 30, 2024. The Company earns a fee of 35% of all revenues billed up to June 30, 2024, and recognizes management fee revenue as services are performed. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, revenue earned from the management services agreement was $37,000 and $81,000, respectively.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $42,000 and $50,000, respectively.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $191,000 and $242,000, respectively. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to decreased legal and professional fees as compared to the same period of the prior year.
Other Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, was $131,000 and $120,000, respectively. The increase was due to the increase in our notes payable balance.
Net Loss
We had a net loss of $306,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a net loss of $311,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash balance on September 30, 2023 decreased to $53,000 as compared to $61,000 on June 30, 2023. The decrease was the result of the $129,000 cash provided by financing activities offset by $137,000 cash used in operating activities. Net cash used in operations during the three months ended September 30, 2023, was $137,000, compared with $98,000 of net cash used in operations during the same period of the prior year. Cash used in operations during the period ended June 30, 2023, was primarily from our net loss of $327,000, offset by a general net increase to our working capital accounts of $60,000, and increased interest accrued on notes payable of $130,000. Net cash provided by financing activities of $129,000 was from proceeds received from notes payable during the period ended September 30, 2023. During the same period of the prior year, net cash provided by financing activities of $184,000 was from proceeds received from notes payable.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $306,000 and used cash in operating activities of $137,000, and at September 30, 2023, the Company had a stockholders’ deficiency of $8,976,000. In addition, as of September 30, 2023, the Company is in default on $774,000 of its convertible notes and notes payable. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on our June 30, 2023 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company believes its cash and forecasted cash flow from operations will not be sufficient to continue operations through fiscal 2024 without continued external investment. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, the Company issued $20,000 of convertible promissory notes to Van Tran, the Company’s CEO/Executive Chair and a director, as additional working capital. The Company believes it will require additional funds to continue its operations through fiscal 2024 and to continue to develop its existing projects and plans to raise such funds by finding additional investors to purchase the Company’s securities, generating sufficient sales revenue, implementing dramatic cost reductions or any combination thereof. There is no assurance that the Company can be successful in raising such funds, generating the necessary sales or reducing major costs. Further, if the Company is successful in raising such funds from sales of equity securities, the terms of these sales may cause significant dilution to existing holders of common stock.
The Company has traditionally been dependent on The Matthews Group, LLC, a related party, for its financial support. The Matthews Group is owned 50% by Ms Tran, and 50% by Lawrence J. Johanns, a significant Company stockholder.
Convertible notes and notes payable
Convertible and notes payable includes principal and accrued interest and consist of the following at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023:
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (a) Unsecured convertible notes ($21,000 and $20,000 in default) | $ | 67,000 | $ | 66,000 | ||||
| (b) Notes payable (in default) | 479,000 | 475,000 | ||||||
| (c) Notes payable (in default) | 30,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Total notes-third parties | $ | 576,000 | $ | 570,000 | ||||
(a) The notes are unsecured, convertible into common stock at amounts ranging from $0.08 to $0.30 per share, bear interest at rates ranging from 5% to 8% per annum, were due through 2011 and are in default or due on demand.
At June 30, 2023, convertible notes totaled $66,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $1,000 was added to the principal resulting in a balance owed of $67,000 at September 30, 2023. On September 30, 2023, $21,000 of the convertible notes were in default and convertible at a conversion price of $0.30 per share into 69,952 shares of the Company’s common stock. The balance of $46,000 is due on demand and convertible at a conversion price of $0.08 per share into 571,745 shares of the Company’s common stock.
(b) The notes are either secured by the Company’s intellectual property or unsecured and bear interest ranging from 6.5% to 10% per annum, were due in 2012, and are in default.
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At June 30, 2023, the notes totaled $475,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $4,000 was added to principal resulting in a balance owed of $479,000 at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023, $431,000 of notes are secured by the Company’s intellectual property and $48,000 of notes are unsecured.
(c) The notes are unsecured and bear interest of 4% per annum and were due on March 17, 2020 and are in default.
At June 30, 2023 the notes totaled $29,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest of $1,000 was added to the principal resulting in a balance owed of $30,000 at September 30, 2023.
Convertible notes and notes payable-related parties
Convertible and notes payable-related parties include principal and accrued interest and consist of the following at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023:
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| (a) Convertible notes-The Matthews Group | $ | 1,999,000 | $ | 1,970,000 | ||||
| (b) Notes payable-The Matthews Group | 5,168,000 | 4,988,000 | ||||||
| (c) Convertible notes-other related parties ($244,000 and $242,000 in default) | 410,000 | 364,000 | ||||||
| Total notes-related parties | $ | 7,577,000 | $ | 7,322,000 | ||||
(a) The notes are unsecured, convertible into common stock at $0.08 per share, bear interest at rates ranging from 8% to 10% per annum and are due on demand.
The Matthews Group is a related party (see Note 6) and is owned 50% by Ms. Van Tran, the Company’s CEO, and 50% by Larry Johanns, a significant shareholder of the Company. At June 30, 2023, convertible notes due to The Matthews Group totaled $1,970,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $29,000 of interest was added to principal, resulting in a balance payable at September 30, 2023 of $1,999,000. At September 30, 2023, the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.08 per share into 24,979,806 shares of the Company’s common stock.
(b) The notes are unsecured, accrue interest at 10% per annum, and are due on demand. The notes were issued relating to a management services agreement with The Matthews Group (see Note 6) dated September 30, 2015.
At June 30, 2023, notes due to The Matthews Group totaled $4,988,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $88,000 of notes payable were issued and interest of $92,000 was added to principal, resulting in a balance owed of $5,168,000 at September 30, 2023.
(c) The notes are due to a current and a former director, are unsecured, convertible into common stock at per share amounts ranging from $0.04 to $0.30, and bear interest at rates ranging from 8% to 10% per annum.
At June 30, 2023, convertible notes due to other related parties totaled $364,000. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, $41,000 of notes payable were issued and interest of $5,000 was added to principal, resulting in a balance owed of $410,000 at September 30, 2023. At September 30, 2023, $244,000 of the notes were due in 2010 and are in default, and $166,000 is due on demand. At September 30, 2023, $244,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.30 per share into 814,581 shares of the Company’s common stock, $92,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.09 per share into 1,088,097 shares of the Company’s common stock, and $73,000 of the notes are convertible at a conversion price of $0.04 per share into 1,817,959 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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Commitments and Contractual Obligations
The Company leases its corporate office building from Ms. Tran, our chief executive officer, on a month-to-month basis, for $4,000 per month. The corporate office is located at 2445 Winnetka Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to impairment of long-lived assets, including finite lived intangible assets, accrued liabilities, fair value of warrant derivatives and certain expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 to our financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues for the Company are classified into mobile banking technology and management fee revenue.
a. Mobile Banking Revenue
The Company, as a merchant payment processor and a distributor, recognizes revenue from transaction fees charged to cardholders for the use of its issued mobile debit cards. The fees are recognized on a monthly basis after all cardholder transactions have been summarized and reconciled with third party processors.
b. Other revenue, management fee - related party
On December 31, 2015, the Company sold all of its assets of its Barcode Technology comprised solely of its intellectual property to The Matthews Group and entered into a management services agreement with The Matthews Group to manage all facets of the barcode technology operations, on behalf of The Matthews Group, through June 30, 2024. The Company earned a fee of 35% of all revenues billed up to September 30, 2023.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See Footnote 1 of consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards.
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ITEM 3 -- QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item 3.
ITEM 4 -- CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure 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’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in our Form 10-K on June 30, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
In our Form 10-K on June 30, 2023, we identified certain matters that constitute material weaknesses (as defined under the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2) in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed on Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. We are undergoing ongoing evaluation and improvements in our internal control over financial reporting. Regarding our identified weaknesses, we have performed the following remediation efforts:
| • | We have assigned our audit committee with oversight responsibilities. |
| • | Our financial statements, periodic reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, our monthly bank statements and imaged checks are now continuously reviewed by our chief financial officer and chief executive officer. |
| • | All significant contracts are now being reviewed and approved by our board of directors in conjunction with the chief executive officer. |
There was no other change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 21, 2016, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with an individual who was a former officer of the Company. The individual in prior years was also issued 500,000 shares of common stock for services. The Company alleged that the individual used the Company’s intellectual property without approval. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the individual agreed to relinquish a convertible note payable and unpaid interest aggregating $365,000 and return 500,000 shares of common stock previously issued to him. In turn, the Company agreed to release and discharge the individual against all claims arising on or prior to the date of the settlement agreement. As of September 30, 2023, the 500,000 shares have not been relinquished. When the Company receives the shares, it will record a cancellation of shares.
ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS
A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.
ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
The Company is in default on its various notes payable totaling $774,000 representing principal and accrued interest as of September 30, 2023.
ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 101.1 | The following financial information from Veritec, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023, formatted in XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit as at September 30, 2023 and 2022; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022; (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| VERITEC, INC. | ||
| November 14, 2023 | By: | /s/ Van Tran |
| Van Tran | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
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