-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QMxwKAZCFbbheZiipHigaxFz94ENOBu5VKa5ZLTP3Qftc/vm/PbNtdsrSDNFQpJ2 B+sr7IWrPH1BlELwFdRMGA== 0001193125-08-117064.txt : 20080516 0001193125-08-117064.hdr.sgml : 20080516 20080516101838 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-117064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10QSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001369608 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190] IRS NUMBER: 204281128 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10QSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52572 FILM NUMBER: 08840576 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3050 ROYAL BOULEVARD SOUTH STREET 2: SUITE 135 CITY: ALPHARETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30022 BUSINESS PHONE: 678-387-5061 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3050 ROYAL BOULEVARD SOUTH STREET 2: SUITE 135 CITY: ALPHARETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Advanced Growing Systems Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060720 10QSB 1 d10qsb.htm FORM 10-QSB Form 10-QSB
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-QSB

 

 

(mark one)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

Commission file number 000-52572

 

 

LOGO

ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.

(Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   20-4281128

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or jurisdiction)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3050 Royal Boulevard South, Ste 135

Alpharetta, GA 30022

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 387-5061

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of March 31, 2008; Common Stock, $.001 par value 24,431,110 shares

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):    YES  ¨    NO  x

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

Part I – Financial Information   

Item 1

   Financial Statements   

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2007 (Audited)

   1

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

  
  

For the three months and six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

   2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

  
  

For the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

   3

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   4

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation     6

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    7

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    7
Part II – Other Information

Item 1

   Legal Proceedings     8

Item 2

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    8

Item 3

   Defaults upon Senior Securities     8

Item 4

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     8

Item 5

   Other Information     8

Item 6

   Exhibits     9

Signatures

   10

 

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Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
    September 30, 2007
(Audited)
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —       $ 471,276  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $151,728 and $139,890

     1,516,989       1,667,710  

Inventories

     1,910,243       1,850,739  

Prepaid expenses

     10,894       27,081  

Employee advances

     3,080       7,905  
                

Total current assets

     3,441,206       4,024,711  

Property and equipment, net

     2,390,237       2,442,288  

Other assets

     15,666       7,668  
                

Total assets

   $ 5,847,109     $ 6,474,667  
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Bank overdraft

   $ 143,991     $ —    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     3,021,037       2,515,824  

Convertible notes payable, net of discount

     290,000       720,000  

Convertible Vision note payable, net of discount

     393,546       —    

Line-of-credit

     624,759       788,964  

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     98,661       56,995  

Current portion of notes payable

     161,481       113,906  
                

Total current liabilities

     4,733,475       4,195,689  

Long-term notes payable

     448,901       509,738  

Long-term portion of capital lease obligations

     207,141       133,728  
                

Total liabilities

     5,389,517       4,839,155  

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Minority interest

     380       380  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, Series A; par value $.001; 50,000,000 authorized; 4,750,000 issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2007

     4,750       4,750  

Preferred stock, Series B; par value $.001; 50,000,000 authorized; 3,371,333 and 3,038,115 issued and outstanding

     3,371       3,038  

Common stock; par value $.001; 500,000,000 authorized; 24,431,110 and 23,245,065 issued and outstanding

     24,431       23,245  

Treasury stock, 357,143 shares

     (125,000 )     (125,000 )

Common stock warrants

     (541,686 )     (116,813 )

Additional paid-in capital

     10,530,388       9,257,956  

Accumulated deficit

     (9,439,042 )     (7,412,044 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     457,212       1,635,132  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,847,109     $ 6,474,667  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31, 2008
    Three months ended
March 31, 2007
    Six months ended
March 31, 2008
    Six months ended
March 31, 2007
 

Net sales

   $ 2,089,438     $ 2,120,905     $ 4,575,188     $ 4,286,967  

Cost of goods sold

     1,403,742       1,602,884       3,002,991       3,181,392  
                                

Gross profit

     685,696       518,021       1,572,197       1,105,575  

Operating expenses

     1,446,022       892,889       2,911,196       1,752,493  

Occupancy expenses

     78,447       86,144       158,625       177,325  

Advertising expenses

     7,214       13,908       13,260       36,678  

Depreciation and amortization

     121,748       43,817       239,506       77,878  

Interest expense, net

     127,486       34,734       190,462       55,787  

Penalty incurred on preferred stock

     63,333       —         63,333       —    

Other expenses

     22,813       —         22,813       —    
                                

Total expenses

     1,867,063       1,071,492       3,599,195       2,100,161  
                                

Loss from operations before income tax benefit

     (1,181,367 )     (553,471 )     (2,026,998 )     (994,586 )

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Net loss available to common shareholders

   $ (1,181,367 )   $ (553,471 )   $ (2,026,998 )   $ (994,586 )
                                

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.05 )
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding

     24,301,854       21,682,440       23,778,771       21,536,600  
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended  
     March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007  

Operating Activities

    

Net loss

   $ (2,026,998 )   $ (994,586 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     239,506       77,877  

Common shares issued for services

     58,170       116,217  

Penalty on preferred stock

     63,333       —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     150,721       (372,506 )

Inventories

     (59,504 )     (1,262,359 )

Prepaid expenses

     16,187       —    

Employee advances

     4,825       822  

Other assets

     (7,998 )     2,032  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     555,772       1,064,219  

Accounts payable, related parties

     —         (2,922 )
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,005,986 )     (1,371,206 )

Investing Activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (46,004 )     (938,357 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (46,002 )     (938,357 )

Financing Activities

    

Bank overdraft

     143,991       —    

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable

     612,388       395,300  

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

     50,000       —    

Proceeds from issuance of preferred private placement

     —         1,471,371  

Payments on capital lease obligations

     (13,505 )     (11,785 )

Payments on note payable

     (47,955 )     (203,500 )

Net proceeds from (payments on) line-of-credit

     (164,205 )     579,404  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     580,714       2,230,790  
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (471,276 )     (78,773 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     471,276       230,733  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —       $ 151,960  
                

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 49,718     $ 87,660  
                

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Information

    

Purchases of property and equipment via issuance of debt

   $ 113,277     $ 541,040  
                

Conversion of convertible notes payable

   $ 430,000     $ —    
                

Stock issued for interest on convertible notes payable

   $ 50,559     $ —    
                

Purchases of property and equipment via issuance of common stock

   $ —       $ 300,000  
                

Warrants issued with convertible notes

   $ 195,605     $ 9,064  
                

Warrants issued with Series A Convertible common stock

   $ 169,745     $ —    
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Unaudited)

Note 1- Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB of regulation S-B. They do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2007 included in Advanced Growing Systems, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Form 10-KSB, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with those consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-KSB. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made. Operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2008.

Note 2 – Going Concern

The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. However, the Company incurred a net loss for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2008 of $1,181,367 and a of $2,026,998, respectively. These continued losses have resulted in an accumulated deficit at March 31, 2008 of $9,439,042. Further, at March 31, 2008 current liabilities exceeded current asset by $1,292,269.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the successful implementation of its business plan, continued efforts to obtain additional capital, and generating sufficient revenues and cash flows. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

The time required for the Company to become profitable is highly uncertain, and the Company cannot be assured that it will achieve or sustain profitability or generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet working capital requirements. If required, the ability to obtain additional financing from other sources also depends on many factors beyond the control of the Company, including the state of the capital markets and the prospects for business growth. The necessary additional financing may not be available or may be available only on terms that would result in further dilution to the current owners of the Company’s common stock. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effect on classification of liabilities which may result from the inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

Note 3- Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal tax return with the Company being the common parent corporation of the affiliated group and a tax sharing agreement has been executed across corporate lines. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The entire tax benefit is attributable to the consolidated net operating losses generated during the current and prior fiscal periods.

Management has determined that the net deferred tax asset may not be realized in the short term. Therefore, due to the short operating history of the Company, management has recorded a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax asset to zero. The consolidate net operating loss carryovers from the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 of approximately $834,000 and $2,951,000, respectively, will expire in 2026 and 2027, respectively, if not utilized.

Note 4- Convertible Notes Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company did not have any convertible note holders decide to convert their notes to shares of common stock of the Company. For the six months ended March 31, 2008 the Company had several convertible note holders decide to convert their notes to shares of common stock of the Company. During these six months a total of $430,000 was converted. These conversions resulted in 956,040 shares of common stock with additional warrant coverage at 50% of the converted note value at $.50 and 50% of the converted note value at $.75. The outstanding face value of the notes as of March 31, 2008 is $290,000. The value of the warrants was estimated to be approximately $208,000 at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Volatility

   100 %

Expected life

   3 years  

Expected dividend

   —    

Risk free rate

   4.52 %

 

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The Company has paid accrued interest to these shareholders via the issuance of stock that resulted in 96,045 additional shares being issued valued at approximately $50,600. The Company also made cash interest payments to these shareholders during the three months ended March 31, 2008 for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The amount of these payments totaled approximately $7,000.

Note 5- Convertible Vision Note Payable

During February 2008 the Company issued a convertible note payable in the amount of $535,000 to Vision Capital Advisors (“Vision”). The convertible note payable is due in August 2008 and accrues interest at a rate of 10%. This note also granted Vision 1,750,000 Series A warrants at a strike price of $.25 per warrant with a 5 year life. This note is convertible at $.375 per share and can be converted through the maturity date of the note. The outstanding face value of the note and the associated debt discount as of March 31, 2008 was $535,000 and $144,000, respectively. The value of the warrants and the discount on the notes payable was estimated to be approximately $170,000 at the date of the note using the Black-Sholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Volatility

   100 %

Expected life

   5 years  

Expected dividend

   —    

Risk free rate

   2.56 %

In consideration for Vision offering this note, the Company agreed to adjust the strike price for the Series A and B warrants from the private placements that occurred in 2007, currently priced at $.80 and $1.00, respectively, to $.20 per warrant. This adjustment will affect 2,375,000 Series A warrants and 2,375,000 Series B warrants. The Company accounted for this adjusted strike price using FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payments and EITF 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. The change in the valuation of the warrants was $294,583, which will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the convertible note payable (February 2008 through August 2008). This valuation was computed using the following assumptions:

 

Volatility

   100 %

Expected life

   5 years  

Expected dividend

   —    

Risk free rate

   2.56 %

Note 6- Penalty on Preferred Stock

On February 6, 2008 the Company was contacted by Vision concerning the requirement of “within six months following the initial closing date the Company shall list and trade its shares of common stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) Bulletin board, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the American Stock Exchange, Inc or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.”, which is included in the preferred stock agreement. The Company had not fulfilled this obligation and Vision exercised its right to adjust the conversion price for their original $500,000 investment for 1,000,000 convertible preferred at $.50 to $.375. The Company took a charge of $63,333 as a result of this penalty during the second quarter, due to an additional 333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock being issued, which was valued at $.19 per share. As of February 28, 2008 the Company had fulfilled all other obligations as set forth by all of the equity investors of the Company and management does not expect any further penalties to occur.

Note 7- Additional Equity Transactions

The Company has issued 87,000 shares of stock at $.37 per share, the average price of traded stock from May 2007 to December 2007 less a 20% discount, to a former employee of Agreaux Organics (“Agreaux”), the company acquired by Organic Growing Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“OGSI”) in March 2007, for consulting services rendered pursuant to the purchase agreement for Agreaux. The value of these shares was $32,000. The Company also issued 135,000 shares at $.18 per share, the stock price as of the date of the executed agreement, to a marketing organization in return for continued marketing services. The value of these shares was $24,650. The Company also issued 10,000 shares on November 19, 2007 at $.19 per share, the value used for transactions prior to the Company moving to the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”), to two outside members of the Board of Directors for their attendance at a board of directors meeting held back in the first quarter. The value of these shares issued was $1,900.

Note 8- Related Party

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, a marketing consultant, whom is a relative of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been employed by the Company to oversee the re-organization of the sales and marketing efforts of the organic fertilizer business. This related party has been paid $45,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. For the six months ended March 31, 2008 the consultant has received $90,000.

 

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The Company also borrowed $50,000 from a company operated by one of the Board of Directors for working capital purposes. The note bears interest at 12% per annum and all accrued interest and principal shall be due and payable at the earlier of the time of any receipt of private or other funding in excess of $1,000,000, or on June 30, 2008.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

There are statements in this registration statement that are not historical facts. These “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar expressions. You should be aware that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. For a discussion of these risks, you should read this entire quarterly report and the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC carefully. Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included in this annual report are reasonable, they do not guarantee our future performance, and actual results could differ from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed on the achievability of those forward-looking statements. In the light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report will in fact transpire. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

ITEM 2- MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS

The Company had a net operating loss of $1,181,367 ($.05 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to a net operating loss of $553,471 ($.03 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2007. For the six months ended March 31, 2008 the Company had a net operating loss of $2,026,998 ($.09 per share) compared to a net operating loss of $994,586 ($.05 per share) for the six months ended March 31, 2007. Net sales decreased $31,467 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. This is a result of the “level four” drought in the greater Atlanta area, coupled with the housing slump and credit crisis affecting the entire United States. Net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2008 increased $288,221 over the six months ended March 31, 2007. Cost of goods sold decreased $199,142 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 versus the three months ended March 31, 2007. For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the cost of goods sold decreased $178,401 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. This decrease is due to managing vendors and developing better pricing and terms with those vendors. The cost of goods sold also decreased with the acquisition of the contract manufacturer by OGSI. The result of the sales and cost of good sold resulted in gross margin increasing $167,675 and $466,622 for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2008 versus March 31, 2007, respectively. Interest expense increased $92,752 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 over the three months ended March 31, 2007. For the six months ended March 31, 2008 interest expense increased $134,675 over the six months ended March 31, 2007. These increases are due to the increase in borrowing capacity from having three nurseries as well as financing new equipment, vehicles and the acquisition of the manufacturing plant and equipment. These increases also incorporate the amortization of the discount on convertible debt and the amortization of the change in cost for re-pricing the Vision warrants as described in Note 5 to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $77,931 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 over the same three-month period ended March 31, 2007. Depreciation and amortization also increased $161,628 for the six months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. These increases are attributable to adding the fertilizer manufacturing plant and equipment, the nurseries adding additional locations, equipment and vehicles and the amortization of warrants. Operating expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 increased $553,138 over the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. These expenses also increased $1,158,703 for the six months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. These increases were generated by the Company adding infrastructure to the different subsidiaries in order to handle the increased demand for nursery and fertilizer products. Management feels that these expense levels should not increase over the next three to nine months as the administrative infrastructure is in place to handle the anticipated growth of the Company.

Plan of Operations

Advanced Nurseries, Inc. (“ANI”), presently consists of three commercial distribution sites. All three current locations have continued to build upon their customer bases and have generated average monthly revenues of approximately $673,000, collectively, for the six months ended March 31, 2008 The nurseries have also been able to increase the gross profit percentage by working closely with their core vendors and establishing better terms and pricing. ANI has hired a new hardlines manager to manage the hardlines product line, inventory items that are not live plants. The hardlines manager has over eight years experience with John Deere Landscapes and developed a $2,000,000 per year book of business while with them. Management decided in March 2008 to terminate its negotiations for a hardlines location in McDonough, GA and feels that by focusing on the current locations where larger competitors have left will help to generate additional revenues and profitability for the next three quarters. Management believes that ANI will be able to increase their market share based upon two key competitors leaving the Atlanta marketplace. The Georgia legislature also passed more

 

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relaxed watering restrictions and this bill is on the governor’s desk to be signed into law. This would give our client’s end users the ability to water their lawns after the 30-day period that the landscaper can water. The Company will continue to look at other geographic areas for expansion dependent upon experienced staff and suitable locations as well as being able to finance these expansions by future profitable cash flows.

Organic Growing Systems, Inc. (“OGSI”), currently consisting of our plant in Monticello, MS and our original distribution points in Houston, TX and Alpharetta, GA, has also expanded distribution to Florida, California and Colorado. OGSI has increased revenues $233,564, or 222%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 over the three months ended March 31, 2007. OGSI has increased revenues $341,143, or 175% for the six months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the six months ended March 31, 2007. This increase is a direct result of re-organizing the sales department and beginning to meet face to face with potential customers for the product. The primary focus is upon sod farms and municipal governments as many local and state governments have begun to ban synthetic fertilizers from being applied to areas around waterways. With the non-leaching characteristics of the fertilizer our product has become a solution to these potential customers. Management has begun the installation of a second production line to increase production to 80-100 tons per day. Management expects that this installation process will be completed by the middle part of May 2008. Once this second line is completed, management will begin engineering and installing a completely new third line that will increase capacity to an amount in excess of 100 tons per day. Management believes that this new third line will be engineered and installed before the end of the fiscal year.

Advanced Nurseries

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007     March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007  

Sales

   $ 1,750,519     $ 2,015,550     $ 4,039,364     $ 4,092,286  

Cost of goods sold

     1,226,752       1,482,300       2,789,289       2,968,165  
                                

Gross profit

   $ 523,767     $ 533,250     $ 1,250,075     $ 1,124,121  
                                

Gross profit %

     29.92 %     26.46 %     30.95 %     27.47 %
                                

Organic Growing Systems

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007     March 31, 2008     March 31, 2007  

Sales

   $ 338,919     $ 105,355     $ 535,824     $ 194,681  

Cost of goods sold

     176,990       120,584       213,702       213,227  
                                

Gross profit

   $ 161,929     $ (15,229 )   $ 322,122     $ (18,546 )
                                

Gross profit %

     47.78 %     (14.45 )%     60.12 %     (9.53 )%
                                

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2008, the Company had total current assets of approximately $3,441,000, consisting primarily of accounts receivable and inventories. Current liabilities of approximately $4,733,000, consisting primarily of accounts payable, accrued expenses, term and convertible notes payable and a working line-of-credit. The Company has accumulated a net loss from inception through March 31, 2008 of approximately $9,439,000. Stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2008 was approximately $457,000. The Company has recorded gross revenues of approximately $4,575,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2008.

ITEM 3- QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities

ITEM 4- CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 134 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the period ended March 31, 2008 our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in our periodic reports is recorded, processed, summarized and properly reported.

Specifically, the Company has had several complex equity type transactions that have historically required audit adjustments to ensure that the transactions are properly valued, accounted for and disclosed. Management is also working towards evaluating and implementing improvements based upon the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is expecting to be fully reporting under this act by the end of the fiscal year.

 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Furthermore, smaller reporting companies face additional limitations. Smaller reporting companies employ fewer individuals and find it difficult to properly segregate duties. Often, one or two individuals control every aspect of the Company’s operation and are in a position to override any system of internal control. Additionally, smaller reporting companies tend to utilize general accounting software packages that lack a rigorous set of software controls.

Our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2008. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Based on this evaluation, our management, with the participation of the President, concluded that, as of March 31, 2008, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

 

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

On February 6, 2008 the Company was contacted by Vision Capital Partners concerning the requirement of “within six months following the initial closing date the Company shall list and trade its shares of common stock on the NASDAQ Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the American Stock Exchange, Inc or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.” which is included in the preferred stock agreement. The Company had not fulfilled this obligation and Vision exercised their right to adjust the conversion price for their original $500,000 investment for 1,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock at $.50 to $.375. The Company took a charge of $63,333 as a result of this penalty during the second quarter due to an additional 333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock being issued. As of February 28, 2008 the Company had fulfilled all other obligations as set forth by all of the equity investors of the Company and management does not expect any further penalties to occur.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

There were no defaults upon senior securities during the period ended March 31, 2008.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There were no matters submitted to the vote of securities holders during the period ended March 31, 2008.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

On February 28, 2008 Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:AGWS) satisfied all of the necessary requirements put forth by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to be quoted on the OTCBB.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Rule 13-a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications:

 

31.1    Certification of Chris J. Nichols, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, filed herewith.
31.2    Certification of Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith

Section 1350 Certifications:

 

32.1    Certification of Chris J. Nichols, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, filed herewith.
32.2    Certification of Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

    ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.
  (Registrant)
Date: May 16, 2008   by  

/s/ Chris J. Nichols

    Chris J. Nichols, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date: May 16, 2008   by  

/s/ Dan K. Dunn

    Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

Rule 13-a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications:

31.1

   Certification of Chris J. Nichols, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

31.2

   Certification of Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith

Section 1350 Certifications:

32.1

   Certification of Chris J. Nichols, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

32.2

   Certification of Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

 

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EX-31.1 2 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Chris J. Nichols, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

By  

/s/ Chris J. Nichols

  Chris J. Nichols
  Principal Executive Officer
  May 16, 2008
EX-31.2 3 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Dan K. Dunn, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

By  

/s/ Dan K. Dunn

  Dan K. Dunn
  Principal Financial Officer
  May 16, 2008
EX-32.1 4 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Chris J. Nichols, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, That to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.

By

 

/s/ Chris J. Nichols

  Chris J. Nichols
  Principal Executive Officer
  May 16, 2008
EX-32.2 5 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc., (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dan K. Dunn, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, That to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

ADVANCED GROWING SYSTEMS, INC.

By

 

/s/ Dan K. Dunn

  Dan K. Dunn
  Principal Financial Officer
  May 16, 2008
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