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KWIKCLICK, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
KWIKCLICK, INC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Equipment, net | ||||||||
| Intellectual property, net | ||||||||
| Right to use asset | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Lease obligation | ||||||||
| Shareholder loans | ||||||||
| Stock issuable | ||||||||
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| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Lease obligation, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ par value; shares authorized and issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value; shares authorized and and shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | ||||||||
| Subscription Receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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KWIKCLICK, INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Brand Services | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Software Licensing | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Management and payroll | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on liability settlement | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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KWIKCLICK, INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Subscription | Total Accumulated | Stockholders' Equity |
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| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Deficit | (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Contribution | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from subscription receivable | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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| Issuance of common stock for services | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock appreciation rights issued for services | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock appreciation rights issued for liability settlement | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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| BALANCE, December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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| Net loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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| Issuance of common stock for settlement of stock issuable | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for accrued compensation | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for intellectual property acquisition | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance June 30, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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| Issuance of common stock for cash | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | – | – | ( | ( |
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| Balance September 30, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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KWIKCLICK, INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Gain on liability settlement | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on sale of equipment | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of intellectual property | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of equipment | ||||||||
| Purchases of equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Refund of stock payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from shareholders loans | ||||||||
| Payments on shareholders loans | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from common stock issuable | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from Subscription Receivable | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-Cash Supplemental Disclosures | ||||||||
| Common stock issued for intellectual property | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common stock issued for stock issuable settlement | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common stock issued for accrued compensation | $ | $ | ||||||
| Stock appreciation rights issued for liability settlement | $ | $ | ||||||
| Purchases of intellectual property in accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Capital contribution for settlement of stock issuable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Recognition of right of use asset and lease obligations | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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KWIKCLICK, INC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. BUSINESS
KwikClick, Inc., (the “Company” or “Kwik”) was organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware on November 16, 1993. Beginning in 2020, the Company commenced its Kwik business operations to allow sellers to make products or services available on the Kwik platform, at Kwik.com, offering a self-determined incentive budget on goods or services in exchange for exposure and substantially increased sales volume. Kwik is a social interaction, selling, and referral software platform.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules and regulations and, accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for comprehensive financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
In the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the three and nine-month periods have been made. Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the entire fiscal year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kwik LLC. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include
all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased. The Company did
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The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the statements of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period under the treasury stock or if-converted method as applicable. Due to the incurrence of net losses, the Company did not include outstanding instruments convertible into common stock that would be anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had outstanding unvested and vested unissued stock awards, warrants and stock appreciation rights exercisable into shares of common stock that were potentially dilutive. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had fully vested stock options outstanding that were potentially dilutive and expired unexercised on October 17, 2022.
Research and Development
Research and development costs primarily consist
of internal and external engineering staff wages, coding, and related on-going activities associated with upgrading and enhancing the
Company’s internally developed software platform. Research and development costs that do not meet the criteria for capitalization,
including those costs determined to be probable to not result in additional functionality, are expensed as incurred. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 the Company did
Revenue Recognition
The Company determines the measurement of revenue and the timing of revenue recognition utilizing the following core principles:
| · | Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer | |
| · | Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract | |
| · | Step 3: Determine the transaction price | |
| · | Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract | |
| · | Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation |
Revenue is measured based on the amount of consideration that the Company expects to receive, reduced by estimates for return allowances, promotional discounts, and rebates. Revenue excludes any amounts collected on behalf of third parties, including product costs for goods not owned and indirect taxes.
A description of the Company’s revenue generating activities is as follows:
Third-Party Seller Services (Brand Services Revenue):
The Company offers programs that provide sellers a software platform to sell their products. For some contracts the Company provides payment processing and order fulfillment facilitation. The Company is not the seller of record in these transactions.
The Company generally determines stand-alone revenue based on a percentage of the prices charged by the seller to deliver products sold. The commissions and any related fulfillment, shipping, and transaction processing fees the Company earns from these arrangements are recognized when the services are rendered, which generally occurs upon delivery of the related products to a third-party carrier or to the product purchaser. The Company does not incur material costs in obtaining third party seller contracts.
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Software Licensing (Hosting Arrangement):
The Company licenses the use of its internally developed software to third parties for a fixed fee over a specified term. Revenue under these arrangements is recognized ratably over the contract term. The Company currently does not have any licensing agreements.
Applicable sales commissions
paid in connection with contracts exceeding one year are capitalized and amortized over the contract term. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did
Return Allowances
The fees
earned by the Company are subject to returns under similar terms as set by the third-party services using the Company’s software
platform. The Company does not assume responsibility for refund or replacement of product costs. Return allowances are estimated using
historical experience. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did
Reclassifications
The Company reclassified certain general and administrative and management and payroll costs totaling approximately $255,715 and $925,012 to research and development in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not have any impact on the previously reported financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
NOTE 3. GOING CONCERN
Since the commencement
of the Kwik platform, the Company has accumulated a deficit of $
NOTE 4. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
The following provides a description of the common stock issuances during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
During the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2023; and shares of common stock issued for services, respectively, totaling $
In September 2023 the Company issued shares
of fully vested common stock for services totaling $
On May 31, 2023, the Company issued shares of common stock for previously vested but unissued awards as of December 31, 2022. The stock-based compensation related to these awards was fully recognized as of December 31, 2022.
On May 31, 2023, the Company issued
shares of fully vested common stock for services totaling $
In January 2023, the Company received
$
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Stock Based Compensation
During 2021 the Company adopted the 2021 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) the total number of shares of common stock authorized under Plan totals . The Plan requires
that all equity and equity-linked awards are granted with exercise prices equal, or at a premium, to the estimated fair market value of
the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. All awards vest on a grant-by-grant basis at the discretion of the Board and currently
outstanding awards range from fully vested at the grant date to vesting periods of six months. Awards granted under the plan generally
expire between two and seven years from the date of grant. The Plan terminates no later than the tenth anniversary of the approval of
the incentive plans by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2023, approximately
In addition to awards granted from the Plan, the Company has granted equity and equity-linked awards for various employees and non-employees at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The fair value of the awards estimated at the grant date are earned and recognized over the requisite service period.
Warrants
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023
the Company issued fully vested warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $
The grant date fair value of the warrants not
previously recognized totaled $
The Company estimated the fair value of the warrants on the grant date using a Black-Scholes options pricing model using the quoted market price on the grant date; exercise price of $0.01 per share; expected volatility of approximately 80%; the contractual term of two years; and the risk-free interest rate of 0.2%.
A summary of the common stock warrant activity is as follows:
| Schedule of warrant activity | Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | |||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2023 | $ | – | ||||||||||
| Warrants granted | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||
| Forfeited, cancelled or expired | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
| Exercisable at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
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Stock Appreciation Rights
During the quarter ended September 30, 2023 the Company issued stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), of which were fully vested on the date of grant, to purchase shares of common stock based on the fair market value in excess of the base price on the date of exercise for a period of seven years.
The Company estimated the fair value of the SARs on the grant date using a Black-Scholes options pricing model using the quoted market price on the grant date; exercise price of $0.44 per share; expected volatility of approximately 80%; the contractual term of seven years; and a risk-free interest rate of 3.0%.
A summary of the stock appreciation rights activity is as follows:
| Schedule of stock appreciation rights activity | Stock Appreciation Rights | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | |||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2023 | $ | – | ||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||||||
| Forfeited, cancelled or expired | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
| Exercisable at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||
The grant date fair value of the stock appreciation rights issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 totaled $.
Included in the stock appreciation rights granted
during the period ended September 30, 2023; SARs with an estimated fair value of $ were issued for the settlement of an outstanding
liability totaling $
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company recognized total expense associated with the SARs totaling $, respectively. As of September 30, 2023 the Company expects to recognize $ of compensation expense over the next six months associated with the vesting of its currently outstanding stock appreciation rights.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company has committed shares of stock for the fulfillment of the all of its outstanding equity and equity-linked awards.
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Shareholder Loans Payable
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023,
Mr. Cooper funded the remainder of the Subscription Receivable of $
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NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On May 31, 2023, NAI Liquidation Trust, the successor in interest to the defunct NewAge, Inc. by and through its Liquidation Trustee, Steven Balasiano, filed an adversary proceeding against the Company in the Newage Chapter 11 bankruptcy case (Delaware Case #22-10819). The Company licensed some of its technology to NewAge pursuant to a license agreement that started in September 2021 and terminated in late 2022. A prior adversarial action was brought by NewAge in the same bankruptcy case but was never served and was dismissed on June 1, 2023. Like the prior dismissed action, NAI Liquidation Trust contends that they are the rightful owner of KwikClick’s intellectual property. NAI Liquidation Trust brings several causes of action related to that contention.
The Company believes that the code base and functionality of its software platform differs materially from any intellectual property owned by NewAge. The Company intends to vigorously defend and assert its intellectual property rights. In the event the Company does not prevail it may be required to impair substantially all of its intangible assets with a carrying value of approximately $1.5 million at September 30, 2023 and may be forced to discontinue its on-going fee-based sales platform. The litigation is in its early stages, an estimate of reasonably possible loss cannot be made at this time. As such, there has been no further adjustment to the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
NOTE 7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no material events that need to be disclosed, except as follows:
Subsequent to September 30, 2023, Mr. Cooper provided additional working capital advances totaling $219,451 to the Company. The balance of working capital advances through November 3, 2023 totaled $1,368,739. These advances bear interest of 10% per annum and are due on demand. Mr. Cooper has informally agreed to defer repayment of these loans until the Company has achieved a more stable liquidity position, however, he is not legally obligated to continue to do so.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
As used in this Form 10-Q, references to the “Company,” “KwikClick,” “KWIK,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to KwikClick, Inc. and KwikClick, LLC, unless the context otherwise indicates.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section discusses our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and certain factors that may affect our future results. You should read this MD&A in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations and forecasts of future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company’s current plans, and the Company’s actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this annual report may turn out to be inaccurate. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date hereof. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this quarterly report.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 17, 2023. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Certain information included herein contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements, such as statements relating to our anticipated revenues and operating results, future performance and operations, plans for future expansion, capital spending, sources of liquidity and financing sources. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties include the “Risk Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023, that can be read at www.sec.gov.
Although we have sought to identify the most significant risks to our business, we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized, nor can there be any assurance that we have identified all possible issues which we might face. For all of these reasons, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise except as required by law.
Overview
The Company was organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware on November 16, 1993. Beginning in 2020, the Company commenced its Kwik business operations to allow sellers to make products or services available on the Kwik platform, at Kwik.com, offering a self-determined incentive budget on goods or services in exchange for exposure and substantially increased sales volume. Kwik is a social interaction, selling, and referral software platform. Stores and manufacturers (“Brands”) wishing to promote their products or services on the Kwik software platform, which connects them to promoters, influencers, and customers. When the Brand is paid for the consumer purchases through the Kwik platform, the Brand pays an incentive budget to Kwik. Kwik receives the entire incentive budget as revenue for generating the sales through its platform, and recognizes cost of sales upon calculation and payment of the commissions paid to the wave of affiliates.
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Comparison of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2022
Revenues
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recognized net revenues of $91,088 and $227,883, respectively. The decrease from the prior comparable three- and nine-month periods of approximately 45% and 33% was the result of lower brand product sales on our platform. During the comparable period of 2022, we had a licensing agreement that expired in the third quarter of 2022. Management anticipates that Brand Services revenues will continue to increase as we continue to develop our KWIK services, add vendors, and add users. The Company is currently in negotiations with several new brands, influencers, and influencer agencies who anticipate joining the platform within the next three to nine months.
Cost of Sales
Our costs of revenue, totaling $88,546 and $159,228, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and $126,531 and $205,370, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, primarily consists of marketing incentives and services for products that are sold on our platform. We expect the costs of revenue to fluctuate consistently with our sales volume and future product mix which is currently unpredictable based on the early stages of the KWIK platform.
Other Operating Expenses
Exclusive of the non-cash expense of issuing stock appreciation rights totaling $5580,711, we reduced our operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2023 by approximately 35% from the same period in 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we incurred total other operating expenses of $2,931,640 and $3,537,967, respectively. The majority of the approximate $600,000 decrease resulted from non-recurring management and payroll costs incurred in 2022 and declines in our research and development activities throughout 2023. We do not expect to see substantial increases in our research and development activities until we are able generate the necessary funding from operations and / or the receipt of additional capital investment.
In the event we are able to raise additional capital, we would anticipate our total operating expenses will trend upward as we add additional employees and consultants to work on the execution of our business plan, which includes activities such as design and coding of our website and app, vendor acquisition, cybersecurity, and user acquisition. We anticipate that much of this work will be done by outside consultants and consulting firms. In the coming 12 months, we anticipate increasing our promotional and marketing activities which will increase our operating expenses in our efforts to increase our product sales and user volumes.
Liquidity and capital resources
At September 30, 2023, we had a working capital deficit of $2,622,414. Approximately 45% of current liabilities as of September 30, 2023 are due to our majority shareholder, Mr. Fred Cooper. Mr. Cooper has provided $1,191,739 in working capital advances through September 30, 2023 and an additional $219,451 through the date of this report. These advances are due on demand. Mr. Cooper has informally agreed to defer repayment of these loans until the Company has achieved a more stable liquidity position, however, he is not legally obligated to continue to do so.
Through the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s cash used in operations was approximately $1,822,331. We expect our cash provided by operations to not be sufficient to meet our on-going obligations until such time that we increase our brand offerings and overall user volumes.
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While the Company continues to incur negative operational cash flows, it does not expect to pursue significant investing activities with the exception of the costs defend and maintain its patents.
Our founder and main shareholder, Fred Cooper, has almost exclusively funded our operations with cash contributions totaling $1,712,000 through September 30, 2023.
We require additional capital to continue to operate our business, and to develop and expand our business. Sources of additional capital through various financing transactions or arrangements with third parties may include equity or debt financing, bank loans or revolving credit facilities. We may not be successful in locating suitable financing transactions in the time period required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means.
Our working capital deficit and current revenue levels make continued operation of our business not viable without accessing additional capital. We anticipate as our current monthly capital needs or “burn rate” to be approximately $275,000 for at least the next twelve months which is not sustainable without significantly increasing our operational cash flows and obtaining additional financing.
We have historically been funded primarily from private placements of stock and loans from Company affiliates and may continue to be so funded in for the foreseeable future. However, there is no assurance that we can obtain additional funds from any source. We have generated limited revenue though we have developed much of our technology in order to conduct business in the online, social media, consumer product marketing space. We have also been required to maintain our corporate existence and satisfy the requirements of being a public company since we have become a filer with the SEC. We will need to obtain capital to continue operations. There is no assurance that our Company will be able to secure such funding on acceptable (or any) terms.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There has been no change in our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act were not effective as of September 30, 2023 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that, as of September 30,2023, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to (i) insufficient segregation of duties in the finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel; and (ii) inadequate corporate governance policies. In the future, subject to working capital limitations, we intend to take appropriate and reasonable steps to make improvements to remediate these deficiencies.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations of the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations of any internal control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On May 31, 2023, NAI Liquidation Trust, the successor in interest to the defunct NewAge, Inc. by and through its Liquidation Trustee, Steven, Balasiano filed an adversary proceeding against the Company in the Newage Chapter 11 bankruptcy case (Delaware Case #22-10819). The Company licensed some of its technology to NewAge pursuant to a license agreement that started in September 2021 and terminated in late 2022. A prior adversarial action was brought by NewAge in the same bankruptcy case but was never served and was dismissed on June 1, 2023. Like the prior dismissed action, NAI Liquidation Trust contends that they are the rightful owner of KwikClick’s intellectual property. NAI Liquidation Trust brings several causes of action related to that contention.
The Company believes that the code base and functionality of its software platform differs materially from any intellectual property owned by NewAge. The Company intends to vigorously defend and assert its intellectual property rights. In the event the Company does not prevail it may be required to impair substantially all of its intangible assets with a carrying value of approximately $1.5 million at September 30, 2023 and may be forced to discontinue its on-going fee-based sales platform. The litigation is in its early stages, an estimate of reasonably possible loss cannot be made at this time. As such, there has been no further adjustment to the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Risk Factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed on April 17, 2023, continue to represent the most significant risks to the Company’s future results of operations and financial condition.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On September 29, 2023, the Company issued 35,000 shares of restricted common stock for services totaling $17,497.
On May 31, 2023, the Company issued 6,000 shares of restricted common stock for services totaling $2,700.
On May 31, 2023, the Company issued 65,100 shares of restricted common stock for the fulfillment of previously vested stock-based compensation awards.
No underwriters were involved in the issuance of the securities noted above. All of the securities issued were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The issuance of stock that was exempt under Section 4(a)(2) was a private offering to an accredited investor. Each of the investors represented to the Company that it (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) is knowledgeable, sophisticated, and experienced in making investment decisions of this kind, and (iii) has had adequate access to information about the Company.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibit
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
| KwikClick, Inc. | |
| By: /s/ Fred Cooper | |
| Fred Cooper | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Principal Executive Officer | |
| Date: November 13, 2023 | |
| By: /s/ Jeffrey Yates | |
| Jeffrey Yates | |
| Principal Financial Officer | |
| Date: November 13, 2023 |
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