UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period ended January 31, 2005
Commission File Number: 0-31539
COVENTURE INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 98-0231607 |
| (Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Identification No.) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (403) 851-2600
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.) Yes x No ¨
As of March 15, 2005 the Company had 7,022,200 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
INDEX
(ii)
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Coventure International Inc. and subsidiary at January 31, 2005 and July 31, 2004 and the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004 have been prepared by the Company’s management in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
Operating results for the six months ended January 31, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending July 31, 2005.
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Coventure International Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
| January 31, | July 31, | |||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||
| $ | $ | |||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current Assets | ||||
| Cash | – | 940 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,223 and $3,337, respectively | 1,916 | 5,364 | ||
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | 2,137 | 1,636 | ||
| Total Current Assets | 4,053 | 7,940 | ||
| Property and Equipment (Note 3) | 26,105 | 20,935 | ||
| Equipment under capital lease (Note 4) | 12,167 | – | ||
| Total Assets | 42,325 | 28,875 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||
| Bank overdraft | 1,394 | – | ||
| Accounts payable | 51,581 | 24,932 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 3,755 | 8,750 | ||
| Current portion of capital lease (Note 4) | 3,819 | – | ||
| Deferred revenue | 45,980 | 49,089 | ||
| Due to related parties (Note 5) | 102,504 | 55,537 | ||
| Total Current Liabilities | 209,033 | 138,308 | ||
| Capital lease obligation (Note 4) | 6,988 | – | ||
| Due to related parties (Note 5) | – | 24,078 | ||
| Total Liabilities | 216,021 | 162,386 | ||
| Contingencies and Commitment (Notes 1 and 6) | ||||
| Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||
| Preferred Stock: | ||||
| 5,000,000 shares authorized, $0.0001 par value, none issued | – | – | ||
| Common Stock: | ||||
| 30,000,000 shares authorized, $0.0001 par value | ||||
| 7,022,200 shares issued and outstanding | 702 | 702 | ||
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 139,280 | 139,280 | ||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | (7,676 | ) | (981 | ) |
| Deficit | (306,002 | ) | (272,512 | ) |
| Total Stockholders’ Deficit | (173,696 | ) | (133,511 | ) |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | 42,325 | 28,875 |
(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||
| January 31, | January 31, | January 31, | January 31, | |||||
| 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||
| Revenue | 66,270 | 22,829 | 133,293 | 32,416 | ||||
| Expenses | ||||||||
| Advertising and promotion | 10,331 | 7,538 | 21,079 | 11,585 | ||||
| Amortization | 3,267 | 1,180 | 5,881 | 1,535 | ||||
| Commissions | 11,909 | 3,149 | 17,175 | 6,090 | ||||
| General and administrative | 21,108 | 14,413 | 52,057 | 21,138 | ||||
| Management fees and wages (Note 5) | 5,653 | 18,476 | 11,822 | 31,391 | ||||
| Professional fees | 5,228 | 5,750 | 8,228 | 12,750 | ||||
| Subcontract | 25,145 | 8,231 | 50,541 | 9,575 | ||||
| Total Expenses | 82,641 | 58,737 | 166,783 | 94,064 | ||||
| Net Loss | (16,371 | ) | (35,908 | ) | (33,490 | ) | (61,648 | ) |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||
| Foreign Currency translation adjustment | 2,517 | – | (5,792 | ) | – | |||
| Comprehensive Loss | (13,854 | ) | (35,908 | ) | (39,282 | ) | (61,648 | ) |
| Net Loss Per Share – Basic and Diluted | – | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 7,022,000 | 7,022,000 | 7,022,000 | 7,012,000 | ||||
(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended | ||||
| January 31, | January 31, | |||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||
| $ | $ | |||
| Cash Flows From (To) Operating Activities | ||||
| Net loss | (33,490 | ) | (61,648 | ) |
| Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||
| Amortization | 5,881 | 1,535 | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 3,818 | (30,529 | ) | |
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | (380 | ) | (817 | ) |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 20,601 | 10,214 | ||
| Due to related parties | 19,045 | – | ||
| Deferred revenue | (6,631 | ) | 59,419 | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities | 8,844 | (21,826 | ) | |
| Cash Flows To Investing Activities | ||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (21,245 | ) | (21,332 | ) |
| Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | (21,245 | ) | (21,332 | ) |
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities | ||||
| Proceeds from sale-leaseback of equipment | 12,614 | – | ||
| Principal repayments on capital lease | (1,721 | ) | – | |
| Advances from related parties | – | 26,219 | ||
| Proceeds from issue of common stock | – | 12,000 | ||
| Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities | 10,893 | 38,219 | ||
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash | (826 | ) | – | |
| Net Decrease in Cash | (2,334 | ) | (4,939 | ) |
| Cash – Beginning of Period | 940 | 4,992 | ||
| (Bank overdraft)/Cash – End of Period | (1,394 | ) | 53 | |
| Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities | – | – | ||
| Supplemental Disclosures | ||||
| Interest paid | – | – | ||
| Income taxes paid | – | – | ||
(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
January 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
| 1. | Nature of Operations and Continuance of Business | |
| Coventure International Inc. (the “Company”)
was incorporated in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. on March 31, 1999 as
Bullet Environmental Systems, Inc. and changed its name on May 25, 2000
to Liquidpure Corp. On February 14, 2002, the Company changed its name
to Coventure International Inc. These financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Coventure Canada
Inc. (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary was incorporated in
the Province of Alberta, Canada on February 5, 2002. |
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The Company is engaged in the business
of providing management consulting, accounting and tax services. |
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| The Company’s planned principal
activities have commenced and the Company has generated sufficient revenues
that indicate planned principal activities have commenced. As a result,
the Company emerged from the development stage during the 2004 fiscal
year. As at January 31, 2005, the Company has a working capital deficiency
of $204,980, and accumulated losses of $306,002 since inception.
The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the
continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of the
Company to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations and
to generate profitable operations. There is no guarantee that the Company
will be able to raise any equity financing or generate profitable operations.
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of business. These financial statements
do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification
of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might
be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. |
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| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | |
| (a) | Basis of Presentation and Fiscal Year End |
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| These consolidated financial statements and notes
are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. These statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiary Coventure Canada Inc., a private company
incorporated in the Province of Alberta, Canada. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company’s fiscal
year end is July 31. |
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| (b) | Use of Estimates |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods. Actual results could
differ from those estimates. |
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| (c) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
| The Company considers all highly liquid instruments
with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be
cash equivalents. |
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| (d) | Property and Equipment |
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Property and equipment consists of furniture and
equipment and leasehold improvements and is recorded at cost. Furniture
and equipment and leasehold improvements are being amortized on a straight-line
basis over their estimated useful lives of four years and three years,
respectively. |
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| (e) | Long-Lived Assets |
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| In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets”, the carrying value of intangible assets and
other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence
of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes
impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows
is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any,
are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its
estimated fair value. |
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(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
January 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
| (f) | Foreign Currency Transactions/Balances | |
| The Company's functional currency is the Canadian
dollar. Occasional transactions occur in U.S. dollars, and management
has adopted SFAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation”. Assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
US dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Average
rates for the year are used to translate revenues and expenses. Resulting
translation gains and losses are accumulated in a separate component of
stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income or
loss. |
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| (g) | Income Taxes | |
| Potential benefits of income tax losses are not
recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not.
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”
as of its inception. Pursuant to SFAS No. 109 the Company is required
to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward.
Potential benefit of net operating losses have not been recognized in
these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is
more likely than not it will utilize the net operating losses carried
forward in future years. |
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| (h) | Concentrations | |
The fair value of financial instruments which include
cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, line of credit, accounts
payable, accrued liabilities, due to related parties and deferred revenue
were estimated to approximate their carrying value due to the immediate
or relatively short maturity of these instruments. The Company’s
operations are in Canada and virtually all of its assets and liabilities
are giving rise to significant exposure to market risks from changes in
foreign currency rates. The financial risk is the risk to the Company’s
operations that arise from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and
the degree of volatility of these rates. Currently, the Company does not
use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency
risk. |
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| (i) | Stock-Based Compensation |
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| The Company has elected to apply the intrinsic value
method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25).
Under the intrinsic value method of accounting, compensation expense is
recognized if the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock
options is less than the market price of the underlying common stock on
the date of grant. Stock-based compensation for employees is recognized
on the straight-line basis over the vesting period of the individual options.
Stock options granted to non-employees are accounted for under Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” (SFAS 123), which establishes a fair value based method
of accounting for stock-based awards, and recognizes compensation expense
based on the fair market value of the stock award or fair market value
of the goods and services received, whichever is more reliably measurable.
Under the provisions of SFAS 123, companies that elect to account for
stock-based awards in accordance with the provisions of APB 25 are required
to disclose the pro forma net income (loss) that would have resulted from
the use of the fair value based method under SFAS 123. The Company has
not granted any stock-based awards since inception. |
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| (j) | Revenue Recognition | |
| The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of
services in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements.” Revenue consists of consulting services and
is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed, and collectibility
is reasonably assured. |
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| The Company continually monitors timely payments
and assesses any collection issues. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is based on the Company’s detailed assessment of the collectibility
of specific customer accounts. Any significant accounts that are not expected
to be collected are excluded from revenue. Deferred revenue represents
customer deposits, which are recognized as revenue once the criteria for
SAB 104 have been met. |
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| (k) | Comprehensive Loss |
|
SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income,”
establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income
and its components in the financial statements. For the six months ended
January 31, 2005, the Company had a comprehensive loss of $39,282,
which includes a foreign currency translation loss of $5,792. |
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(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
January 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
| (l) | Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share |
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| The Company computes net income (loss) per share
in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (SFAS
128). SFAS 128 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings
per shares (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed
by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator)
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator)
during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential
common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using
the treasury stock method, and convertible preferred stock, using the
if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price
for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to
be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS
excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. |
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| (m) | Recent Accounting Pronouncement |
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| In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS)
No. 123R, “Share Based Payment”. SFAS 123R is a revision of
SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, and
supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”
and its related implementation guidance. SFAS 123R establishes standards
for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity
instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which
an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are
based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that
may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. SFAS 123R
focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains
employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123R does
not change the accounting guidance for share-based payment transactions
with parties other than employees provided in SFAS 123 as originally issued
and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for
Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring,
or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”. SFAS 123R does
not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans, which are
subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, “Employers’ Accounting
for Employee Stock Ownership Plans”. SFAS 123R requires a public
entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the
award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the
period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange
for the award – the requisite service period (usually the vesting
period). SFAS 123R requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based
payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost
will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments
issued. The scope of SFAS 123R includes a wide range of share-based compensation
arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based
awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.
Public entities (other than those filing as small business issuers) will
be required to apply SFAS 123R as of the first interim or annual reporting
period that begins after June 15, 2005. Public entities that file as small
business issuers will be required to apply SFAS 123R in the first interim
or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. For nonpublic
entities, SFAS 123R must be applied as of the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this
standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s
results of operations or financial position. |
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| In December 2004, FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges
of Nonmonetary Assets - An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29”. The
guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”,
is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should
be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance
in that Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle.
SFAS No. 153 amends Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary
exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general
exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future
cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result
of the exchange. The provisions of SFAS No. 153 are effective for nonmonetary
asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.
Early application is permitted and companies must apply the standard prospectively.
The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect
on the Company’s results of operations or financial position. |
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| (n) | Interim Financial Statements |
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| These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements
have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements
and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include
only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s
financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods
shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results expected for a full year or for any future period. |
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(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
January 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
| 3. | Property and Equipment |
| January 31, | July 31, | |||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||||||
| Accumulated | Net Carrying | Net Carrying | ||||||
| Cost | Amortization | Value | Value | |||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
| Furniture and equipment | 29,572 | (8,137 | ) | 21,435 | 15,792 | |||
| Leasehold improvements | 6,792 | (2,122 | ) | 4,670 | 5,143 | |||
| 36,364 | (10,259 | ) | 26,105 | 20,935 |
| 4. | Capital lease |
During the three month period ended January 31, 2005, the Company entered into a non-cancellable leasing arrangement involving certain assets owned by the Company. The Company sold equipment with a fair value of $12,515 and leased back over a period of thirty-six months at an effective interest rate of 2.83% per annum. The Company maintains total use of the equipment and recorded a deferred gain of $813. The deferred gain will be amortized over the lease term.
Property under capital leases is as follows:
| $ | ||||
| Furniture and equipment | 12,515 | |||
| Less: Accumulated Amortization | (348 | ) | ||
| 12,167 |
The following represents future minimum lease payments under capital leases and the present value of the minimum lease payments as of January 31, 2005.
Year ending January 31:
| $ | ||||
| 2005 | 2,133 | |||
| 2006 | 4,265 | |||
| 2007 | 4,265 | |||
| 2008 | 711 | |||
| Total minimum lease payments | 11,374 | |||
| Less: Amounts representing interest | (567 | ) | ||
| Present value of net minimum lease payments | 10,807 | |||
| Current portion of Obligations under capital leases | 3,819 | |||
| Long-term Obligations under capital leases | 6,988 |
(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Coventure International Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
January 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
| 5. | Related Party Transactions/Balances | |
| (a) | The President of the Company is owed $96,689
(July 31, 2004 - $34,819) for cash advances and expenses paid on behalf
of the Company. This amount is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due
on demand. |
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| (b) | A company controlled by a relative of the President
of the Company is owed $NIL (July 31, 2004 - $14,000) for cash
advances to the Company. This amount was secured by a non-interest bearing
promissory note due on demand, and was repaid in full during the three-month
period ended October 31, 2004. |
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| (c) | A company controlled by the President of the Company
is owed $5,815 (July 31, 2004 - $5,307), which is non-interest
bearing, unsecured and due on demand. |
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| (d) | During the prior fiscal year ended July 31, 2004,
the President advanced a loan to the Company. During the six month period
ended January 31, 2005, this loan was paid in full. |
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| January 31, | July 31, | ||
| 2005 | 2004 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| Monthly payments of $451 (CDN$550) including principal | |||
| and interest at 14.75% per annum, unsecured and due on | |||
| November 24, 2008. | – | 25,489 | |
| Less: current portion | – | 1,411 | |
| – | 24,078 |
| (e) | During the six months ended January 31, 2005, the
Company paid management fees of $5,000 (January 31, 2004 - $19,425)
to the President of the Company. In addition, management fees of $NIL
(January 31, 2004 - $4,703) were paid to the spouse of the President
of the Company. |
| 6. | Commitments |
| The Company entered into an operating lease for
office premises. The lease calls for monthly payments of CDN$1,174
commencing September 1, 2003 for a term of 3 years. In addition the Company
is responsible for its proportionate share of operating costs, currently
at CDN$312 per month. |
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| 7. | Subsequent Event |
| During the three month period ended January 31,
2005 the Company signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Mako Energy Corporation
(“Mako”), a Delaware corporation engaged in the business of
acquiring and developing certain oil and gas exploration licenses located
in south-eastern Hungary. Mako terminated the letter of intent in February
2005, following which we entered into a Mutual Release Agreement with
Mako pursuant to which it paid the Company the sum of $100,000 as
a walk away fee. The Company plans to use the $100,000 to pay expenses
incurred in pursuing the acquisition of Mako and for working capital purposes. |
(The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated
Financial Statements)
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
The following discussion and analysis explains the major factors affecting our financial condition. The following discussion of our financial condition and plan of operations should be read along with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In the fall of 2003 we began providing accounting, tax and business consulting services to small and medium sized businesses in-and-around the Calgary, Alberta region. The consulting services are designed to improve a client’s profitability through strategic analysis, planning, consulting and ongoing evaluation. Our core services attempt to identify inefficiencies and trouble spots in a business before they cause significant problems.
Our original plan of business was to leverage the experience from this regional office to template offices throughout Canada through a network of regionally licensed operators. We have to date been unable to secure the necessary financing to establish a network of regionally licensed operators and have determined that it would be in our best interests to seek to locate an adequately financed venture partner which is seeking the benefits of being publicly traded with which to merge. Our management reached this determination due to the fact that, while our core business has achieved marginal profitability, the costs incurred in registering our common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the ongoing costs of maintaining such registration have resulted in unsustainable financial losses.
As of January 31, 2005 we had approximately 50 clients serviced out of our Cochrane office. These clients are small and medium sized businesses that have selected one of our standard programs that incorporate tax and business advisory services for a one-year initial period. Client response has been strong and we have implemented numerous refinements to our programs from our experience with our clients.
Results of Operations
Our revenue for the six month period ended January 31, 2005 has increased to $133,293 from $32,416 for the six month period ended January 31, 2004. The increased revenue resulted in increased expenses of $166,783 for the six month period ended January 31, 2005 as compared to $94,064 for the six month period ended January 31, 2004. Our net loss for the six month period ended January 31, 2005 was $33,490 as compared to $61,648 in the previous period. In addition, our loss from inception is now $306,002. In December 2004 we closed our Calgary office in order to reduce our expenses.
During the six month period ended January 31, 2005 our operations generated $8,844 in cash and we spent $21,245 on office equipment and leasehold improvements. Operating capital was provided from proceeds of a sale-leaseback of equipment in the amount of $12,614.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At January 31, 2005 we had total current assets of $4,053 and a working capital deficit of $204,980. Our business has operated at a loss since inception and we have been unable to obtain
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adequate financing to continue our current operations. We have no current source of funds to fund our operations.
In order to resolve our lack of liquidity, our management is actively seeking an adequately financed venture partner which is seeking the benefits of being publicly traded with which to merge.
During the quarter we signed a letter of intent to acquire Mako Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation engaged in the business of acquiring and developing certain oil and gas exploration licenses located in south-eastern Hungary. The letter of intent was terminated by Mako Energy Corporation in February, 2005, following which we entered into a Mutual Release Agreement with Mako Energy Corporation pursuant to which it paid us the sum of $100,000 as a walk away fee.
The $100,000 was used by us to pay expenses incurred in pursuing the transactions contemplated by the Letter of Intent and retirement of accounts payable.
As a result of the termination of the Letter of Intent our management plans to continue to attempt to locate an adequately financed venture partner or business opportunity seeking the benefits of being publicly traded with which to merge. In the event that we are unable to find another suitable venture partner, or we are unable to raise additional capital, we will be forced to suspend our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission, resulting in our common stock being delisted from the over-the-counter Bulletin Board.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The methods, estimates, and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results that we report in our financial statements. The SEC considers an entity's most critical accounting policies to be those policies that are both most important to the portrayal of a company's financial condition and results of operations, and those that require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain at the time of estimation. We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, require significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements:
| (i) | Property and Equipment |
| Property and equipment consists of furniture and
equipment and leasehold improvements and is recorded at cost. Furniture
and equipment and leasehold improvements are being amortized on a straight-line
basis over their estimated useful lives of four years and three years,
respectively. |
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| (ii) | Long-Lived Assets |
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In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets”, the carrying value of intangible assets and
other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence
of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes
impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows
is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any,
are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its
estimated fair value. |
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| (iii) | Revenue Recognition |
| The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of
services in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements.” Revenue consists of consulting services and
is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed, and collectibility
is reasonably assured. |
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| The Company continually monitors timely payments
and assesses any collection issues. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is based on the Company’s detailed assessment of the collectibility
of specific customer accounts. Any significant accounts that are not expected
to be collected are excluded from revenue. Deferred revenue represents
customer deposits, which are recognized as revenue once the criteria for
SAB 104 have been met. |
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| (iv) | Foreign Currency Transactions/Balances |
| The Company's functional currency is the Canadian
dollar. Occasional transactions occur in U.S. dollars, and management
has adopted SFAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation”. Assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
US dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Average
rates for the year are used to translate revenues and expenses. Resulting
translation gains and losses are accumulated in a separate component of
stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income or
loss. |
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| New Accounting
Pronouncements |
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| In December
2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123R, “Share Based Payment”.
SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation”, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees” and its related implementation guidance.
SFAS 123R establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in
which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services.
It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in
exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the
entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance
of those equity instruments. SFAS 123R focuses primarily on accounting
for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based
payment transactions. SFAS 123R does not change the accounting guidance
for share-based payment transactions with parties other than employees
provided in SFAS 123 as originally issued and Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued
to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling,
Goods or Services”. SFAS 123R does not address the accounting |
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for employee share ownership plans, which are subject
to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, “Employers’ Accounting
for Employee Stock Ownership Plans”. SFAS 123R requires a public
entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the
award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the
period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange
for the award – the requisite service period (usually the vesting
period). SFAS 123R requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based
payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost
will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments
issued. The scope of SFAS 123R includes a wide range of share-based compensation
arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based
awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.
Public entities (other than those filing as small business issuers) will
be required to apply SFAS 123R as of the first interim or annual reporting
period that begins after June 15, 2005. Public entities that file as small
business issuers will be required to apply SFAS 123R in the first interim
or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. For nonpublic
entities, SFAS 123R must be applied as of the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this
standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s
results of operations or financial position. |
| In December 2004, FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges
of Nonmonetary Assets - An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29”. The
guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”,
is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should
be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance
in that Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle.
SFAS No. 153 amends Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary
exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general
exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future
cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result
of the exchange. The provisions of SFAS No. 153 are effective for nonmonetary
asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.
Early application is permitted and companies must apply the standard prospectively.
The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect
on the Company’s results of operations or financial position. |
| Forward Looking Statements |
| This Plan of Operations includes a number of forward-looking
statements that reflect Management's current views with respect to future
events and financial performance. Those statements include statements
regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us and members
of our management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements
are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. |
| Readers are urged to carefully review and consider
the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Important factors currently
known to management could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update
or revise forward- |
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looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time. We believe that its assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations and the business and operations of the Company. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures by John Hromyk, our President and Principal Financial Officer, as of a date within 45 days of the filing date of this quarterly report, such officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable
Item 6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 22, 2005
| COVENTURE INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John Hromyk | |
| John Hromyk, President, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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