10-Q 1 d28503.htm 10-Q UNITED STATES



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


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


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

or


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


For the transition period from ___________________  to  _____________


Commission file number 000-25075


ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

04-3253298

(State of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


26/F., 88 Hing Fat Street

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)


(+852) 3102-2800

 (Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)


Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ  No o


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 þ  No o


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


Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

   (Do not check if smaller

        reporting company)

Smaller reporting company þ


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


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  


As of July 31, 2011, the Registrant had 66,457,282 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding.



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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.


INDEX OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FORM 10-Q FOR THE

QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2011


 

 

 

 

Page No.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

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Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

14

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

19

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

21

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

 

21

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

21

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

21

 

Item 4.

 

[Removed and Reserved]

 

 

21

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

 

21

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

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Signatures

 

 

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

       
   June 30,
2011
  December 31,
2010
ASSETS
Current assets:          
Cash  $477,475   $2,240,509 
Pledged deposit   25,641    25,641 
Trade accounts receivables, net of allowance for discount interest and doubtful accounts of $7,836,211and $8,298,470, respectively   21,614,333    14,599,571 
Prepaid expenses and other   2,191,085    872,208 
Deferred income taxes, net   1,497,000    1,497,000 
Total current assets   25,805,534    19,234,929 
           
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $591,358 and $579,016, respectively   59,680    90,247 
           
Investments   12,025,753    11,989,243 
License rights, net of accumulated amortization of $15,458,761 and $12,339,664, respectively   32,549,068    35,599,878 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets   1,675,737    2,027,999 
Deferred income taxes   1,205,000    1,507,000 
    47,455,558    51,124,120 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $73,320,772   $70,449,296 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $803,783   $707,324 
Accrued expenses and other   7,793,140    6,077,897 
Income taxes payable   980,745    1,192,941 
Note payable – officer/stockholder   1,784,684    2,144,167 
Total liabilities (all current)   11,362,352    10,122,329 
           
Stockholders’ Equity          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
   —      —   
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 130,000,000 shares authorized,
66,457,282 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2011
and 65,457,282 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010
   664,572    654,572 
Additional paid-in capital   72,302,074    71,437,066 
Notes receivable from stockholders   (19,577)   (19,577)
Accumulated deficit   (11,110,978)   (11,622,397)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)    122,329    (122,697)
Total stockholders’ equity   61,958,420    60,326,967 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $73,320,772   $70,449,296 


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)


             
   Three-Month Periods Ended June 30,  Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
   2011  2010  2011  2010
             
Revenues:                    
        Software license agreements  $245,917   $9,032,238   $10,571,304   $17,211,784 
        Application services and other   —      11,225    —      15,854 
    245,917    9,043,463    10,571,304    17,227,638 
                     
Cost of revenues:                    
        Cost of software license agreements   1,808,037    1,831,715    3,596,205    3,261,353 
        Others   39,513    91,826    111,311    151,967 
    1,847,550    1,923,541    3,707,516    3,413,320 
Gross (loss) profit   (1,601,633)   7,119,922    6,863,788    13,814,318 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
        General and administrative   967,503    619,419    1,818,241    1,321,554 
        Research and development   655,795    656,222    1,278,658    1,242,261 
        Sales and marketing   471,547    399,038    877,610    895,337 
        Depreciation   15,629    205,897    32,878    427,501 
        Bad and doubtful debt   2,167,493    3,713    3,851,181    3,713 
Total operating expenses   4,277,967    1,884,289    7,858,568    3,890,366 
                     
(Loss) income from operations   (5,879,600)   5,235,633    (994,780)   9,923,952 
                     
Other income (expenses):                    
        Interest income and other income   9,382    5,388    9,493    5,420 
        Interest expense   (22,595)   (21,389)   (46,504)   (41,759)
        Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)   629,643    (806,931)   1,646,210    (1,522,358)
    616,430    (822,932)   1,609,199    (1,558,697)
                     
(Loss) income before income taxes   (5,263,170)   4,412,701    614,419    8,365,255 
Income tax benefit (expense)   872,000    (823,488)   (103,000)   (1,127,245)
                     
Net (loss) income   (4,391,170)   3,589,213    511,419    7,238,010 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   68,214    (39,743)   245,026    (152,986)
                     
Comprehensive (loss) income  $(4,322,956)  $3,549,470   $756,445   $7,085,024 
                     
Net income per share:                    
      Basic  $(0.07)  $0.06   $0.01   $0.12 
      Diluted  $(0.07)  $0.06   $0.01   $0.12 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
      Basic   66,457,282    60,235,405    66,280,486    59,000,796 
      Diluted   66,457,282    61,630,883    66,280,486    60,844,454 


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 (UNAUDITED)


                         
   Common Stock               
   Shares  Amount  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Notes
receivable
from
stockholders
  Accumulated
deficit
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
  Total
stockholders’
equity
Balances at January 1, 2011   65,457,282   $654,572   $71,437,066   $(19,577)  $(11,622,397)  $(122,697)  $60,326,967 
                                    
Issuance of common stock and
warrants for note repayment
   1,000,000    10,000    770,000    —      —      —      780,000 
                                    
Stock-based compensation expense             95,008    —      —      —      95,008 
                                    
Net income   —      —      —      —      511,419    —      511,419 
                                    
Other comprehensive income
  –  foreign currency
  translation adjustment
   —      —      —      —      —      245,026    245,026 
Balances at June 30, 2011   66,457,282   $664,572   $72,302,074   $(19,577)  $(11,110,978)  $122,329   $61,958,420 

 

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

       
   Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
   2011  2010
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income  $511,419   $7,238,010 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:         
Depreciation and amortization   3,629,083    3,688,855 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   13,829    571 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)   302,000    (298,045)
Bad and doubtful debt expense   3,851,181    3,713 
Realized gain on settlement of short-term investment   —      (12,847)
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss   (1,646,210)   1,522,358 
Interest expense accrued on advances from officer / stockholder   32,649    20,999 
Stock-based compensation expense   95,008    —   
Amortization of prepaid consulting expense through stock issuance   38,481    —   
Salary / bonus accrued to officer / stockholder   190,262    55,664 
Discount on trade receivables   (316,458)   —   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Increase in trade accounts and installment receivables   (8,885,040)   (9,462,183)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets   (948,177)   313,163 
Increase in accounts payable   220,087    15,847 
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other   1,195,956    (202,728)
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable   (212,196)   1,402,684 
Increase in pledged deposit   —      (25,641)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (1,928,126)   4,260,420 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of fixed assets   (16,284)   (40,131)
Purchase of license rights   (160,420)   (7,825,156)
Purchase of short-term investment   —      (603,750)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investment   —      616,597 
Net cash used in investing activities   (176,704)   (7,852,440)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants   —      3,784,579 
Advances under note payable to officer/stockholder   402,564    256,410 
Repayment of note payable to officer/stockholder   (204,958)   (193,700)
Repayment of note payable to stockholder   —      (666,667)
Net cash provided by financing activities   197,606    3,180,622 
           
Net decrease in cash   (1,907,224)   (411,398)
Cash at beginning of period   2,240,509    2,356,336 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   144,190    (153,923)
Cash at end of period  $477,475   $1,791,015 
           
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:          
Cash paid for interest  $—     $90,371 
Cash paid for income taxes  $13,000   $23,557 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Purchase of software hosting service in satisfaction for trade accounts receivable  $—     $690,000 
Purchase of license rights through offsetting arrangement  $—     $3,360,000 
Issuance of common stock and warrants for repayment of note payable to officer  $780,000   $—   
Issuance of common stock and warrants in satisfaction of commissions  $—     $50,000 


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


1.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Artificial Life, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for a complete financial statement presentation.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as follows:

  

Artificial Life Asia Limited, located in Hong Kong, develops products and supports Artificial Life in its customer service and game development.


Artificial Life Europe GmbH, located in Berlin, Germany; formed in January 2007 to concentrate on customer service and support activities of sales and marketing expansion in European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) markets. As of June 30, 2011, it acts as the European financial center of the Artificial Life group.


Artificial Life Japan Ltd., located in Tokyo, Japan; acquired by the Company in July 2007 for support activities of sales and marketing expansion in Japanese markets. In July 2011, liquidation procedures for this entity have commenced.


Green Cortex, Inc., located in Hong Kong; formed in May 2010 to develop mobile business applications for sustainability products and to venture into the green IT business. It is currently non-operating and inactive..


Artificial Life Investments, Ltd., located in Hong Kong; formed in December 2010 to handle all investment activities for Artificial Life. As of June 30, 2011, Artificial Life Investments is the key operating investment entity of the Artificial Life group.


Artificial Life Ventures, Inc., Artificial Life USA, Inc., and Artificial Life Mobile Computing, Inc., all non-operating, inactive subsidiaries in 2011, 2010 and 2009.


The consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position and operating results of Artificial Life, Inc., including all wholly-owned subsidiaries. Investments in entities that we do not control but have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for under the equity method. Investments in entities in which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


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 and liabilities and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ from these estimates.


Operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. Due to the substantial change of the business model and business strategy starting in the second quarter of 2011 the financial results for 2011 may vary substantially from former years. Amounts at December 31, 2010 are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.  For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, comprised of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)


Reclassifications:

 

Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation. Beginning from the first quarter of 2011, the Company reports bad debt expense as a separate component of operating expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Prior to the first quarter of 2011, the bad debt expense was partially included as a component of general and administrative expenses.


Recently issued accounting standards


In May 2011, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) 2011-04, which amends ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements”. ASU 2011-04 improves consistency in application and increase comparability of fair value measurement between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 expands the disclosures for fair value measurements requiring disclosure on quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 is to be applied prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.


In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, which amends ASC 220 “Comprehensive Income”. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 is to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2011-05 to have a material change on the presentation of its consolidated financial statements.


2.

PLEDGED DEPOSIT


At June 30, 2011, the Company maintained an interest-bearing pledged deposit of $25,641 (2010: $25,641), which is required under an agreement with a bank to assure future corporate card credit availability. The deposit is restricted for use and the agreement is renewed automatically on a month-to-month basis.


3.

EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION


At June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding options to purchase 4,100,000 (2010: 4,065,000) shares of common stock under its stock option plan, issued to directors and employees as follows:


Weighted average exercise price

$0.91

Aggregate intrinsic value

$ -

Weighted average remaining contractual term

1.63 years


At June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 2,000,000 (2010: 1,400,000) shares of common stock issued to employees as follows:


Weighted average exercise price

$0.90

Aggregate intrinsic value

$ -

Weighted average remaining contractual term

1.69 years


Total stock-based compensation expense recognized during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $95,000. No options or warrants were granted during the three-month period ended June 30, 2011.


4.

CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION


   Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts and installment receivables. The Company occasionally grants credit to its customers in the normal course of business and generally does not require collateral.  Due to the global financial crisis and general market conditions, in 2009 and 2010, the Company granted extended payment terms (up to 180 days) to certain customers. The Company assesses the probability of collection from each customer at the outset of the arrangement based on a number of factors, including the customer’s payment history and its current creditworthiness. If in management’s

 

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)


judgment collection is not reasonably assured, the Company does not record revenue until the uncertainty is removed.


Management performs ongoing credit evaluations, and the Company maintains an allowance for potential credit losses based upon its loss history and its aging analysis. Management reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts each reporting period based on a detailed analysis of trade receivables. In the analysis, management primarily considers the age of the customer’s receivable and also considers the creditworthiness of the customer, the economic conditions of the customer’s industry, general economic conditions and trends, and especially the Company’s business relationship and history with its customers, among other factors. If any of these factors change, the Company may also change its original estimates, which could impact the level of the Company’s future allowance for doubtful accounts.  If judgments regarding the collectability of receivables were incorrect, adjustments to the allowance may be required, which would reduce profitability.  Since the Company’s trade receivables are often concentrated in a relatively few number of customers, a significant change in the liquidity or financial position of any one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is approximately $7,532,000 at June 30, 2011, compared to $7,678,000 at December 31, 2010, is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of credit losses in existing trade receivables. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company wrote off delinquent accounts receivables of $4,000,000 from a Greece client, which were determined to be uncollectible. Full bad debt allowance had already been provided for these accounts receivable as of March 31, 2011.


    

  Accounts receivable are recorded at cost less allowance for doubtful accounts and discount interest. Due to the extended payment terms granted to certain customers, payments from customers may be collected over an extended period of time. The related receivables have been discounted using a 5% (2011) and 3.25% (2010) discount rate to reflect the present value of the future collection of payments, which is to be amortized using the effective interest method over the period in which payments are made and the balance is outstanding. The unamortized discount on these receivables was approximately $304,000 at June 30, 2011 and $620,000 at December 31, 2010.  


At June 30, 2011, the Company had 87 telecom carriers, resellers, distributors and general corporate customers, compared to 91 at June 30, 2010. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company had three customers that represented approximately 74%, 16% and 7% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company had two customers that represented approximately 53% and 43% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company had three customers that represented approximately 44%, 31% and 22% of the Company’s revenues, respectively. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company had five customers that represented approximately 31%, 23%, 16%, 16%, 12% of the Company’s revenues, respectively.


Due to the recent change in business model and strategy, historic customers may no longer be clients of the Company going forward. The Company has ceased to license its products under the former business model in the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Future revenues are no longer expected to arise from the former business model. The Company intends to sell its current assets and some of its intellectual property and to engage mostly in investment related activities rather than licensing and sales activities. Therefore, client structures and accounts are expected to change substantially.   


At June 30, 2011, trade receivables were due from 42 customers. Of these, four customers accounted for approximately 26%, 22%, 20% and 16% of total trade receivables, respectively. At December 31, 2010, trade receivables were due from 40 customers. Of these, four customers accounted for approximately 34%, 27%, 17% and 9%, respectively.


5.

FIXED ASSETS


Fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation and if applicable, impairment.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not recognize any write-off.




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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)


6.

LICENSE RIGHTS


License rights consist of the following at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

       
   June 30,  December 31,
   2011  2010
           
License rights  $48,007,829   $47,939,542 
Less: accumulated amortization   (15,458,761)   (12,339,664)
   $32,549,068   $35,599,878 


Amortization expense for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $1,808,000 and $1,832,000, respectively.


Amortization expenses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $3,596,000 and $3,261,000, respectively. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company wrote off a fully-amortized license rights cost of approximately $477,000 (2010: nil).


7.

INVESTMENTS


In the quarter ended June 30, 2011 the Company has changed its business model and strategy. From the second quarter of 2011 and going forward the Company will focus on investment activities and try to establish a group of investment companies with a focus on the BRICS nations and wireless technology. First investments by the Company have been made in the fourth quarter of 2010. Further investments are expected to be made during the second half of 2011 and in 2012.


Investments in unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the following:


       
   June 30,  December 31,
   2011  2010
           
M-Health Middle East, Ltd.  $11,992,828   $11,956,318 
ARE Augmented Reality Europe UG   32,925    32,925 
   $12,025,753   $11,989,243 


M-Health Middle East, Ltd. (“M-Health”)


Investment in M-Health Middle East, Ltd. is accounted using the cost method as the Company did not control nor have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company reviewed its equity investments for impairment using operating forecasts developed by M-Health. The Company’s discounted cash flow analysis included estimated future cash movements in operations. Based on the analysis, the Company determined that the fair value of its investment exceeded its carrying value and therefore no impairment was indicated and recorded in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.  


ARE Augmented Reality Europe UG (“ARE”)


Investment in ARE Augmented Reality Europe UG is accounted using the cost method as the Company did not control nor have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial polices. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the joint venture was not in full operation. As of June 30, 2011, management determined that the estimated fair values of the cost method investment exceeded the related carrying values and therefore no impairment was recorded in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.



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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)



8.

NET INCOME PER SHARE


Basic net income per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and the weighted average dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants; common equivalent shares are excluded from the calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive.


The following table sets forth the computation of fully diluted shares for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.


             
   Three-month periods ended
June 30,
  Six-month periods ended
June 30,
   2011  2010  2011  2010
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic   66,457,282    60,235,405    66,280,486    59,000,796 
Dilutive securities:                    
Stock options   —      853,517    —      1,129,983 
Warrants   —      541,961    —      713,675 
Shares used in dilutive net income per share calculation   66,457,282    61,630,883    66,280,486    60,844,454 


9.

INCOME TAXES


At June 30, 2011, the Group’s deferred tax asset, of which valuation allowance has been fully provided for, primarily consists of tax loss carry-forwards. The recognition of the net deferred tax asset at June 30, 2011 is based on the Company’s analysis of past, current and projected financial results of the Group’s operations. Based on the analysis, management concluded that the net deferred tax asset represents the amount that is more likely than not of being realized. If future taxable income is less than the amount that has been assumed in determining the deferred tax asset at June 30, 2011, an increase in the valuation allowance may be required with a corresponding charge against income. If future taxable income exceeds the level that has been assumed in calculating the deferred tax asset (including taxable income in foreign jurisdictions), the valuation allowance could be reduced with a corresponding credit to income.


For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $872,000. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the income tax expense includes a current income tax expense of $103,000. The income tax (benefit) expense was determined based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2011.


For the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $823,488. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, the income tax expense includes a current income tax expense of $1,425,290 and deferred tax credit of $298,045.


10.

CONTINGENCIES


  From time to time, legal proceedings or disputes arise in the normal course of business.  The Company monitors and reviews these matters and maintains accruals where appropriate


11.

NOTES PAYABLE


 Related Party Note Payable:

 

The Company has a revolving note payable to its chief executive officer for advances made by him to the Company, as well as accrued salary and bonuses. The note bears interest at 5%, secured by the assets of the Company and repayable on demand.  





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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)



Activity on the note payable during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 

          
   2011  2010
Beginning balance, January 1  $2,144,167   $1,606,328 
Advances   402,564    256,410 
Repayments, cash   (204,958)   (193,700)
Repayments, non cash   (780,000)   —   
Accrued salary/bonus   190,262    55,664 
Accrued interest   32,649    20,999 
           
Ending balance, June 30  $1,784,684   $1,745,701 


On February 2, 2011, the Company repaid $780,000 of the outstanding loan balance of $2,144,167 owed to its chief executive officer through the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.78 per share (the closing price at February 1, 2011). On the same date, the Company issued warrants to purchase an additional 300,000 shares of common stock to its chief executive officer (details on note 12), and a substitute loan agreement was entered into between the Company and its chief executive officer on the remaining balance, which bears interest at 5%, secured by the assets of the Company and is repayable on demand.


On April 20, 2011, the Company declared to repay the full accrued bonus amount ($924,725) for the year 2010 owed to its chief executive officer through the issuance of 2,642,071 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.35 per share (the closing price at April 19, 2011). The repayment in form of stock issuance will be processed in the third quarter of 2011.

 

12.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY


During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company repaid $780,000 of the outstanding loan balance owed to its chief executive officer through the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $780,000 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 1, 2011. On the same date, the Company issued warrants to purchase an additional 300,000 shares of common stock to the chief executive officer. The warrants have a three-year term with an exercise price of $0.90 and are immediately exercisable. The fair value of the warrants of $76,200 and is recorded as a stock-based compensation expense in operating expenses in the Company’s statement of income and comprehensive income. The transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in accordance with Section 4(2) and Regulation S of the Securities Act.


13.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS


Accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of non performance.


Accounting standards have established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Accounting standards have established three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.


Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)


Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis


The Company's financial instruments include cash, trade receivables, accounts payable, and notes payable. Due to the extended payment terms granted to certain customers, the Company used fair value measurements in its accounting for certain non-related party trade receivables, using a discounted cash flow analysis utilizing “Level 2” inputs, with 5% (2011) and 3.25% (2010) discount rate to reflect the present value of the future collection of payments, which is to be amortized using the effective interest method over the period in which payments are made and the balance is outstanding. At June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company estimates the fair market value of these certain non-related party trade receivables of $29,146,530 and $21,211,797, respectively. The related fair market value adjustment of $138,704 and $316,458 was recognized on the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month period ended June 30, 2011, respectively. The related fair market value adjustment of $113,683 was recognized on the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month period ended June 30, 2010.


Management estimates that the carrying amounts of other non-related party financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature and the fair value of the related party notes payable is not practicable to estimate due to the related party nature of the underlying transactions.


Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis


The Company’s non-financial assets include fixed assets and license rights that are measured at fair value resulting from impairment, if determined to be necessary. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company used fair value measurements in its account for certain license rights, using the license’s expected future cash flow analysis utilizing “Level 3” inputs. At June 30, 2011 and 2010, no fair market value adjustments for license rights are recognized on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.


Financial assets include equity and cost method investments, which are measured on a non-recurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when they are determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired. At June 30, 2011, we based on the equity investee’s valuation, using “Level 3” unobservable inputs to the valuation methodologies that were significant to the fair value measurements. The valuation methodology includes the use of a discounted cash flow model, requiring the following significant estimates: revenue, based on assumed market segment size and share; costs; and discount rates. Estimates of market segment size, share, and costs are developed by the investee using available market data. At June 30, 2011, no fair market value adjustments for financial assets are recognized on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. No financial assets required fair value measurement on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2010.


15.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


As of the issuance date of this Annual Report, the Company is not aware of any potential liability related to any legal proceedings and claims that would individually or in the aggregate have material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operation. There can be no assurance that no further claims will be filed against the company in the future, management is unable to reasonably estimate the likelihood of any potential litigation. However, should any claim is filed against the company in the future, management intends to vigorously defend the Company against any false claims and accusations.


From July 2011, Artificial Life Japan Ltd., one of the subsidiaries of the Company, has commenced the liquidation process to reduce overhead and to adjust for the new business strategy. Since the amount of investment is being immaterial, there is no further consideration on any valuation allowance on this investment.   


In August 2011, the Company closed private placements offerings with one individual accredited investor for 1,250,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 1,250,000 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock and warrants were sold for an aggregate purchase price of $250,000. The warrants have a two-year term with exercise price at $0.3, which are immediately exercisable in August 2011.  

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


GENERAL


The following Management's Discussion and Analysis is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains, in addition to historical statements, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual future results could differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and we do not intend to update any such forward-looking statements.


OVERVIEW


In the second quarter of 2011, the Company has changed its business model and strategy. We are now transforming the Company into a new and innovative investment driven entity. Our goal is to establish a network of leading wireless companies around the globe in which we play a key role as a strategic investor and business facilitator. Our press release dated July 18, 2011 disclosed on our Company’s website: www.artificial-life.com includes further details on the new business strategy and strategic goals for the upcoming years.


Currently, as a first step, we are focusing on selling some of our valuable intellectual property which we have generated over the past few years and to acquire stakes in other companies that we consider to be valuable contributors to our future business.


We expect the Company will grow faster and stronger following this new approach in the long run than it would have by continuing to grow organically as we did in the past years. We intend to become an even stronger player in the smart phone field by investing in promising firms, helping these firms to grow their business through the introduction to the Company’s partners, customers, licensors and client networks. The Company would then work with these partners and other investors to increase value of its investment companies and/or to sell the Company’s stakes to strategic investors or partners or to exit through Initial Public Offerings at the appropriate time.


We anticipate that our investment focus will be on certain mobile technologies in the following technologies: near field communication (NFC), smart phone  apps (games, life-style, health-care and business apps), augmented reality, social networking games and apps, and m-commerce; the future investment focus of the Company will be on South America (mainly Brazil), Russia, India, Asia (mainly Greater China) and (South) Africa and the Middle East, i.e. the countries commonly known as the BRICS nations. However, the general investment strategy will be flexible and opportunistic allowing the Company to also invest in promising targets in other territories (such as Europe or the US) when they are presented.


Our business strategy and goal used to be to establish the Company as the leading full-service broadband mobile content and m-commerce provider. We have been focusing on four key markets: mobile commerce platform (OPUS-M™), mobile games, mobile TV, and mobile business applications. In addition, we offer consulting services, customization services, custom product development for clients, and product placements and mobile marketing as well as mobile distribution and aggregation.


We are a registered developer for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad platforms and develop games and applications for these platforms and we are a leading publisher of iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad games. Since December 2008, we have released 37 iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad games. Besides the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad platforms, we are also supporting Android, Google’s new open source platform for mobile devices and Microsoft’s Window Mobile 7 platform. The total cumulative number of our mobile games and apps downloaded for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, Android and Window Mobile 7 platforms, through July 2011 has exceeded 29 million worldwide.


During the second quarter of 2011, the Company ceased to actively sell its products under the historic business model and started evaluating various investment targets. The Company also no longer intends to develop new products by itself but expects to work with its investment companies to generate new mobile apps and technologies.

 

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Significant events during the second quarter of 2011 include the following:


·

In April 2011, we announced the dismissal of our audit firm KPMG and the related delayed filing of its 10-K report.


·

In April 2011, we announced that a new version of the popular iSink U game will arrive soon and will be available on Facebook.


·

In April 2011, we announced the launch of our new Android title iSink U: Pirates Edition which is live exclusively in the Amazon Appstore for Android.


·

In April 2011, we announced an expansion of our business into South Africa through the extension of our Opus-M Health platform to include an application that will be used for the care management of HIV/AIDS patients.


·

In April 2011, a purported securities class action lawsuit was filed on April 15, 2011 against our company and our CEO.


·

In April 2011, we announced the appointment of BDO AG as our independent auditors.


·

In April 2011, we announced the launch of Opus-M Health: Neurodermatitis (short form: Opus-M Health: Nd), our second major mobile telemedicine health solution for iPhone/iPod touch which is available on the Apple App Store.


·

In May 2011, the securities class action against our Company was dismissed voluntarily by the plaintiffs and its counsel in its entirety.


·

In May 2011, we signed a partnership agreement with Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow™ application store in mainland China to launch a wide selection of Android mobile games on PlayNow™.


·

In May 2011, we announced our upcoming product Opus-M™ Health: Neurodermatitis Kids Edition (short form: Opus-M Health: Nd Kids), a healthcare app specifically designed for children to be used for monitoring of the neurodermatitis skin condition.


·

In May 2011, we announced that we are recruiting beta-testers for the upcoming title iSink U Facebook Edition which is in its final stages of development.


·

In May 2011, we announced that Opus-M™ 2.0, the latest version of our mobile technology platform, has been launched.


·

In May 2011, we had signed a partnership and distribution agreement with Talkweb in the People's Republic of China to publish a wide range of its Android and Java games on an upcoming Artificial Life Brand Shop for China Mobile’s app store, Mobile Market.


·

In May 2011, we announced our upcoming product Opus-M™ Health: Dermatitis (short form: Opus-M Health: Dt), a healthcare app specifically geared towards the monitoring of the dermatitis skin condition.


·

In June 2011, we announced the launch of iSink U CBE (COMPUTER BILD Edition) , a special title of our iSink U series made exclusively for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, in collaboration with renowned German magazine COMPUTER BILD.


As of June 30, 2011, we had total assets of $73,320,772 and total liabilities of $11,362,352. As of June 30, 2011, current assets were $25,805,534 as compared to $19,234,929 at December 31, 2010, and current liabilities were $11,362,352 as compared to $10,122,329 at December 31, 2010.  


As of June 30, 2011, we had 48 full-time employed staff. We also hired and assigned temporary staff,

 

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external consultants and interns to support our operations. The Company intends to reduce its staff to accommodate to the new investment oriented business model.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 COMPARED TO THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2010


REVENUES:  Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $245,917 as compared to $9,043,463 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of revenues of $8,797,546 was mainly due to the stop of sales and related decrease in revenue recognized from global license deals for our m-commerce platform, OPUS-M™ and the implementation of the Company’s new investment oriented business model and the related ceasing of the active sales of its current products .


COST OF REVENUES:  Cost of revenues mainly consisted of amortization of intangible assets. Cost of revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $1,847,550, relatively consistent as compared to $1,923,541 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.


GROSS MARGIN:  Gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $(1,601,633) as compared to $7,119,922 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.  The decrease of $8,721,555 was mainly due to significant decrease in revenue recognized from global license deals.

 

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE:  General and administrative expenses consisted of salary for administrative personnel, rent, professional fees, and costs associated with employee benefits, supplies, communications and traveling. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $967,503 as compared to $619,419 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The increase of $348,084 was mainly due to increase of professional legal and audit fees.


RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:  Research and development expenses consisted of salary, training, consulting, subcontracting and other expenses incurred to develop and fulfill the design specifications and productions of the products and services from which we derive our revenues.  Research and development expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $655,795, relatively consistent as compared to $656,222 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.


SALES AND MARKETING:  Sales and marketing expenses consisted of salary expenses of sales and marketing personnel, costs relating to marketing materials, advertising, trade show related expenses, traveling and public relations activities. Sales and marketing expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $471,547, relatively consistent as compared to $399,038 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.


DEPRECIATION OF FIXED ASSETS:  Depreciation of fixed assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $15,629 as compared to $205,897 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of $190,268 was primarily due to write-off of certain fixed assets during the remaining period of 2010.


BAD AND DOUBTFUL DEBT:  Bad and doubtful debt expenses consisted of management’s best estimate of allowance for potential credit losses in existing trade receivables based upon detailed analysis of trade receivables. Bad and doubtful debt expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $2,167,493 as compared to $3,713 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The increase of $2,163,780 was primarily due to the economic and market conditions in the Euro zone which had a substantial impact on the timeliness of receivable collections from our customers.


OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):  Other income (expenses) for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $616,430 as compared to $(822,932) for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net other income of $616,430 was primarily due to foreign currency transaction gains of approximately $629,643 in this quarter compared to losses of approximately $806,931 in the second quarter of 2010. The increase in foreign currency transaction gain was mostly due to the significant effect of the strengthening of the Euro relative to the United States Dollar on the trade receivables denominated in Euro.

 

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(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS AND NET (LOSS) INCOME: Loss from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $(5,879,600), as compared to income from operations of $5,235,633 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $(4,391,170), as compared to net income of $3,589,213 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The decrease in both (loss) income from operations and net (loss) income is primarily due to the shift in business model and the related significant decrease in license revenues and increase in bad and doubtful debt expenses. The basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the second quarter of 2011 was $(0.07), as compared to $0.06 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.


For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011, we recorded an income tax benefit (expense) of $872,000 (2010: $(823,488)). Such income tax expense is calculated based on the estimated annual effective income tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2011.


SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 COMPARED TO SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2010


REVENUES:  Revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were $10,571,304 as compared to $17,227,638 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of revenues of $6,656,334 was mainly due to shift in business model and the related decrease in global licensing deals for the sale of our m-commerce platform, OPUS-M™.


COST OF REVENUES:  Cost of revenues mainly consisted of amortization of intangible assets. Cost of revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $3,707,516, relatively consistent as compared to $3,413,320 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase of $294,196 was primarily due to the increased amortization of additional license rights acquired.


GROSS MARGIN:  Gross margin for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $6,863,788 as compared to $13,814,318 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of $6,950,530 was mainly due to the shift of business model and the related decrease in global license deals for the sale of our m-commerce platform, OPUS-M™.


GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE:  General and administrative expenses consisted of salary for administrative personnel, rent, professional fees, and costs associated with employee benefits, supplies, communications and traveling. General and administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were $1,818,241 as compared to $1,321,554 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase of $496,687 was mainly due to due to increase of professional legal and audit fees.


RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:  Research and development expenses consisted of salary, training, consulting, subcontracting and other expenses incurred to develop and fulfill the design specifications and productions of the products and services from which we derive our revenues.  Research and development expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were $1,278,658, relatively consistent as compared to $1,242,261 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.


SALES AND MARKETING:  Sales and marketing expenses consisted of salary expenses of sales and marketing personnel, costs relating to marketing materials, advertising, trade show related expenses, traveling and public relations activities. Sales and marketing expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were $877,610, relatively consistent as compared to $895,337 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.


DEPRECIATION OF FIXED ASSETS:  Depreciation of fixed assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $32,878 as compared to $427,501 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of $394,623 was primarily due to write-off of certain fixed assets during the remaining period of 2010.


BAD AND DOUBTFUL DEBT:  Bad and doubtful debt expenses consisted of management’s best estimate of allowance for potential credit losses in existing trade receivables based upon detailed analysis of trade receivables. Bad and doubtful debt expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $3,851,181 as compared to $3,713 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase of $3,847,468 was primarily due to the economic and market conditions in the Euro zone which had a substantial impact on the timeliness of receivable collections from our customers.

 

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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):  Other income (expense) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $1,609,199 as compared to ($1,558,697) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. Net other income of $1,609,199 was primarily due to foreign currency transaction gains of approximately $1,646,210 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 compared to losses of approximately $1,522,358 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The increase in foreign currency transaction gains was mostly due to the significant effect of the strengthening of the Euro relative to the United States Dollar on the trade receivables denominated in Euro.


(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS AND NET INCOME: Loss from operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $(994,780) as compared to income from operations of $9,923,952 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.  The generation of losses for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 is primarily due to increased bad debt expenses and the shift to a new business model and the related substantial decrease of revenues in the second quarter of 2011. The income from operations is primarily due to revenue of $10,571,304 generated from global licensing deals for the sale of our m-commerce platform, OPUS-M™, offset by the cost of revenue of $3,707,516 and the operational cost of $7,858,568.  Net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $511,419 as compared to net income of $7,238,010 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The basic and diluted net income per share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was $0.01, as compared to $0.12 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.


For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the income tax expense includes a current income tax expense of $103,000. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, the income tax expense includes a current income tax expense of $1,425,290 and deferred tax credit of $298,045.The 2010 deferred tax credit includes a discrete deferred tax benefit of $415,207 which was recognized as a result of a change in judgment during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 about the realizability of the deferred tax assets of certain subsidiaries of the Company in future years. The change in judgment was mainly due to the successful development and launching of new products during the period.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


Cash Flow Summary


Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, are summarized as follows:


       
   2011  2010
           
Cash (used in) provided by:          
Operating activities  $(1,928,126)  $4,260,420 
Investing activities   (176,704)   (7,852,440)
Financing activities   197,606    3,180,622 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   144,190    (153,923)
Net decrease in cash, considering effect of exchange rate changes on cash  $(1,763,034)  $(565,321)


Net cash used in operating activities was $1,928,126 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, which was an increase of $6,188,546 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. This increase in cash used was due primarily to the significant decrease in revenue generated from global license deals, decrease in cash collections from customers, offset by increase in bad and doubtful debt expense.


Net cash used in investing activities was $176,704 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $7,675,736 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. This decrease was primarily due to decreased cash expenditures for purchase of license rights.


Net cash provided by financing activities was $197,606 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $2,983,016 compared to the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in proceeds raised in private placements during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.


As of June 30, 2011, we had a working capital surplus of $14,443,182 and stockholders' equity of $61,958,420.

 

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During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, we have sustained a net income of $511,419, as compared to $7,238,010 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. We experienced negative cash flows from operations in 2011, and have been dependent on financing by our chief executive officer to fund our operations and capital expenditures. We have borrowed funds from time to time in the past from our chief executive officer, Eberhard Schoneburg.  As of June 30, 2011, we owed our chief executive officer an aggregate amount of $1,784,684, as compared to $2,144,167 at December 31, 2010. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to settle $780,000 of the notes payable to our chief executive officer, while our chief executive officer advanced an additional $402,564 to the Company. In connection with the stock issuance, the Company also issued warrants to the chief executive officer to acquire 300,000 shares of common stock with a total fair value of $76,200, and which has been accounted for as compensation expense in our statement of income and comprehensive income during the period. The advanced funds bear interest at a rate of 5% per year, secured by the assets of the Company and repayable on demand.


For the long-term, we intend to utilize principally existing cash and cash equivalents, as well as internally generated funds, which are anticipated to be derived primarily from the sale of our intellectual property or products currently under development. We may also seek additional capital to fund potential costs associated with new business strategy implementation, possible expansion and/or acquisitions through private offerings of equity securities, possible sources of debt and equity financings, including, if consummated, the investment. Stockholders should assume that any additional funding will likely be dilutive.  


Our ability to achieve profitability will depend upon our ability to transform into a more investment-oriented entity. We anticipated that once our new business strategy is fully implemented, the Company will grow faster and stronger and will generate positive cash flow. If we are not successful in improving our operating results and cash flows or if existing and possible future sources of liquidity described above are insufficient, then we may be required to reduce our operations.


In August 2011, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of common stock resulting in total proceeds to the Company of approximately $250,000.


Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements


We describe recent accounting pronouncements in Item 1 - “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” Note 1. Basis of Presentation.


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS


At June 30, 2011, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Not applicable


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls.  Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Based on their evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2011.


It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control

 

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system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.


(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.  There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  Our management team will continue to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting throughout 2011.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


From time to time, legal proceedings or disputes arise in the normal course of business. The Company monitors and reviews these matters and maintains accruals where appropriate.

 

ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS


Not applicable.


ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


See Part I, “Note 12. Stockholders’ Equity”.


ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES  


Not applicable.


ITEM 4 - [REMOVED AND RESERVED]


ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION


Not applicable.


ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS


31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-1(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) (authorized by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

 

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-1(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) (authorized by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

 

32.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


* Filed herewith.

 

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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.


ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC.


  

Date: August 15, 2011

By:

 /s/ Eberhard Schoneburg     

Name: Eberhard Schoneburg

Title:

Chief Executive Officer




By:

 /s/ Frank Namyslik         

Name: Frank Namyslik

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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