NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc.

10-Q 1 f10q033110.htm 10-Q NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC. 20549

FORM 10 – Q

(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, 2010

o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from to _____

Commission File No: 0-2661

NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


Delaware		13-1946181
(State of jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


15303 N. Dallas Pkwy, Ste 1030, Addison, Texas		75001
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(888) 886-6726

(Issuer’s telephone number)

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

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

o (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of March 17, 2010, the issuer had outstanding 14,599,101 shares of Class A common stock, $0.002 par value per share. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check One): Yes o No x

NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS


ITEM NUMBER AND CAPTION		PAGE

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATIONS

Item 1. Financial Statements		3
Item 2. Management's Di scussion And Analysis Or Plan Of Operation		13
Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		16
Item 4T. Controls And Procedures		17

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Pr oceedings		18
Item 1A. Risk Factors		18
Item 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds		18
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		18
Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders		18
Item 5. Other Information		18
Item 6. Exhibits		18

Part I - FINANCIAL

Item 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2010		September 30, 2009
	(unaudited)		(audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	140,508	$	390,337
Accounts receivable		2,500		30,912
Interest receivable		96,553		91,707
Note receivable - current portion		26,220		20,714
Debt portfolios held for resale		-		2,383
Prepaid expenses		8,150		16,967
Deferred tax asset - current portion		56,250		21,470
Goldberg receivable (net of allowance of $79,532)		387,765		387,765
Total current assets		717,946		962,255
Notes receivable less current portion		167,623		849,834
Deferred tax asset - long-term		167,259		170,000
Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $39,662)		76,555		79,872
Total assets	$	1,129,383	$	2,061,961

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	286,344	$	290,869
Accrued liabilities		41,685		10,106
Short-term notes payable and current portion of long term notes payable		113,087		121,189
Loans from shareholders		-		50,400
Total current liabilities		441,116		472,564
Long term liabilities:
Accrued undeclared redeemable preferred series B dividend		-		34,979
Notes payable less current portion		170,246		170,246
Convertible debentures		300,000		300,000
Total long-term liabilities		470,246		505,225
Total liabilities		911,362		977,789

Commitments and contingencies		-		-

Redeemable preferred stock:
Class B, $0.01 par, 1,500,000 shares authorized 1,404,920 shares issued and outstanding, £0.26 per share voluntary liquidation preference ($0.48 per share @ September 30, 2009)		-		671,716

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock:
Class A, $1.00 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 243,331 shares issued and outstanding, $1.00 per share involuntary liquidation preference		243,331		243,331
Common stock:
Class A, $0.002 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 14,599,101 shares issued and outstanding		29,199		29,199
Additional paid-in capital		3,177,417		3,177,417
Accumulated deficit		(3,231,926)		(3,037,491)
Total stockholders’ equity		218,021		412,456
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock & stockholders’ equity	$	1,129,383	$	2,061,961

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2010		2009		2010		2009

Revenues:
Debt portfolio liquidation revenue	$	2,974,144	$	2,918,555	$	5,865,065	$	4,124,540
Debt portfolio collection revenue		-		3,345		-		9,690
Other revenue		26,333		38,993		27,238		34,834
Total revenues		3,000,477		2,960,893		5,892,303		4,169,064

Cost of services:
Finance receivables recovery		-		4,159		2,383		4,159
Liquidated pool recovery		2,807,696		2,782,942		5,530,949		3,959,313
Collection fees		-		837		-		2,423
Commissions		-		3,449		-		4,949
Total cost of services		2,807,696		2,791,387		5,533,332		3,970,844
Gross profit		192,781		169,506		358,971		198,220

Operating expenses:
Compensation expense		152,132		31,123		293,244		62,581
Legal and professional fees		5,625		16,954		70,962		53,170
Other operating expenses		149,019		23,556		248,330		42,086
Total expenses		306,776		71,633		612,536		157,837
Operating income (loss)		(113,995)		97,873		(253,565)		40,383

Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(10,768)		(9,121)		(21,610)		(14,317)
Interest income		5,251		24,701		10,222		49,958
Gain on conversion RLH shares		38,479		-		38,479		-
Total other income (expense)		32,962		15,580		27,091		35,641
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes		(81,033)		113,453		(226,474)		76,024
Provision for deferred tax benefit		-		239,360		32,039		239,360
Provision for income taxes		-		(25,848)		-		(25,848)
Net income (loss)	$	(81,033)	$	326,965	$	(194,435)	$	289,536
				.

Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders – basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.02	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders– diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.02	$	(0.01)	$	0.02

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		14,599,101		14,599,101		14,599,101		14,599,101
Diluted		14,599,101		14,599,101		14,599,101		14,599,101

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

	For the Six Months Ended
	March 31,
	2010		2009
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(194,435)	$	289,536
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from net cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation		6,497		6,284
Provision for deferred income tax		(32,039)		(239,360)
Gain on conversion RLH shares		(34,979)		-
Debt portfolio collection expense		2,383		4,159
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		28,412		175
Debt portfolios purchased		(5,530,949)		(3,952,824)
Proceeds from sales of debt portfolios		5,530,949		3,952,824
Debt portfolios held for resale		-		29,946
Interest receivable		(4,846)		(24,153)
Prepaid expenses		8,817		-
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		27,054		4,644
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities		(193,136)		71,231

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of furniture and equipment		(3,180)		-
Collections on notes receivable		4,989		8,928
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities		1,809		8,928

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from loans from shareholders		-		3,000
Payments on loans from shareholders		(50,400)		(55,000)
Payment on notes payable		(8,102)		(7,199)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures		-		300,000
Proceeds from line of credit		-		190,344
Payments on line of credit		-		(90,344)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities		(58,502)		340,801


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(249,829)		420,960

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		390,337		25,317
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	140,508	$	446,277

Non-cash transactions:
Dividend to stockholders – redeemable preferred class B stock	$	-	$	-
Issuance of common stock for services	$	-	$	-

Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

ORGANIZATION

NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc. (“NorAm”) is a Delaware corporation. NorAm was formerly known as the Harrell Hospitality Group, Inc. (“HHG”), and was originally incorporated in 1959 in the state of Massachusetts under the name of Formula 409, Inc. HHG was primarily involved in the management and development of hotels, mainly in the states of California and Texas, and the United Kingdom. In February 2003, HHG began operations in the United Kingdom with the formation of Harrell Hotels Europe, Ltd. (“HHE”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HHG. HHG’s United Kingdom offices were located in London, England. HHG sold HHE on March 31, 2005. NorAm subsequently sold Hotel Management Group, Inc. and all other hospitality assets on September 29, 2006 and, shortly thereafter, divested itself of the Red Leopard Holdings (“RLH”) stock. On January 5, 2007, the name was changed to NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc. which helped distinguish the business from its previous course of business in the hospitality industry.

NorAm commenced its present area of operations in January 2007. New controlling shareholders of NorAm, Global Trek Property Holdings, L.P. (“Global Trek”) and Square Rock, Ltd. Pension Plan (“Square Rock”) (together, Global Trek and Square Rock, the “New Investors”) changed the focus of NorAm and instituted operations in financial receivables management and debt collection. These types of services are rendered for credit issuers or other holders of debt portfolios. In addition, NorAm engages in the purchase and resale of portfolios of debt and may engage in the collection of debt portfolios for its own account.

On June 29, 2009 NorAm formed NorAm Media Group, Inc. (“NMG”), a Texas corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of NorAm. NMG’s operations include radio, television, internet and other broadcast media, with an emphasis on financial news and entertainment.

On January 12, 2010, the Company formed NorAm Asset Management, Inc. (“NAM”) a Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of NorAm to provide investment advisory services. NorAm Asset Management, Inc. is a fee based Registered Investment Advisor (“RIA”) providing advisory services to clients. NAM charges clients a percentage management fee based upon the assets under management (“AUM”). NAM does not have custody of assets and is paid for investment advice. The assets are held at a bonded and insured discount broker-dealer,Charles Schwab Institutional, in which NAM maintains a custody-clearing relationship with Charles Schwab Institutional. Trades are executed on the client’s behalf with best execution in mind, and NAM has limited discretion on the accounts in order to execute trades. NorAm Asset Management, Inc. is subject to regulations set forth by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited interim financial statements of NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“the Company”) for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 included herein, have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements.

The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The ASC only changes the referencing of financial accounting standards and does not change or alter existing U.S. GAAP. In preparing the financial statements, we have evaluated subsequent events, as defined by ASC 855 for subsequent event accounting through May 17, 2010, which is the date that the financial statements were issued.

The consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.The consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, or any other future period. The Company’s operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, including the Company’s ability to identify and acquire debt portfolios from diverse sources, the ability to identify buyers, the ability of the Company to enter into the debt collection service market, the ability of the Company to attract new asset management clients and the ability to attract advertising and syndication revenue.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, NorAm Media Group, Inc. and NorAm Asset Management, Inc. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At March 31, 2010, the Company had no such investments included in cash and cash equivalents.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.

RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company has five principal categories of revenue: debt portfolio collection revenue, debt portfolio liquidation revenue, consulting fee revenue, advertising revenue and asset management revenues. Debt portfolio collection revenue is money collected from debtors on the defaulted accounts. Collection is through licensed third party collection agencies that the Company uses to collect portfolios; in the future, once the Company has established its in-house collection capabilities, the Company may make these collection efforts itself, or through a licensed subsidiary or affiliate. The portfolio collection revenues may pertain to portfolios owned by others, in which case the collection function is performed by the Company as a service for the owner of the portfolio in exchange for a portion of the funds collected, or it may relate to the outright collecting of debt portfolios owned by the Company.

Debt portfolio liquidation revenue is money the Company receives from reselling a portfolio of debt to another debt buyer. Portfolio liquidation revenue may come from either of two types of transactions: a purchase and almost immediate resale transaction, with no collection activity against account debtors while the Company owns the portfolio, or portfolio liquidation revenue may come from resale of remaining uncollected accounts in a portfolio that the Company has owned and collected for some period of time. For transactions with immediate purchase and resale, the Company reports revenues at the gross amount of the sales contract and the corresponding purchases as cost of sales in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Concepts Statement No.6, Elements of Financial Statements (CON6).

The Company has adopted the cost recovery method of recognizing revenue on the collection of funds on its acquired portfolios. The cost recovery method is appropriate when collections on a particular pool or pools of accounts cannot be reasonably predicted. The Company adopted the cost recovery method due to (1) a lack of operating history, (2) no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the necessary capital to sustain operations, (3) the sole reliance on third party agencies to conduct collection activities, (4) no proven models to (a) reasonably determine the probability of collecting against any of the portfolios acquired to date or, (b) reasonably estimate the amount of funds collected therefrom. Under the cost recovery method, no revenue is recognized until the net acquisition cost of the pool or pools of accounts have been fully collected. The Company will continue to use the cost recovery method until such time that it considers the collections of its portfolio of pools to be probable and estimable. At that point, and if applicable, the Company will begin to recognize income based on the interest method pursuant to the interest method under the guidance of FASB ASC 310-30, Receivables-Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. Interest income is discontinued when management determines future

collection is unlikely. Loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.

Under the guidance of ASC 310-30, static pools of accounts are established. Pools purchased during a given period are aggregated based on certain common risk criteria. Each static pool is recorded at cost, which includes certain direct costs of acquisition paid to third parties, and is accounted for as a single unit for the recognition of income, principal payments and loss provision. Once a static pool is established, individual receivable accounts are not added to the pool (unless replaced by the seller) or removed from the pool (unless sold or returned to the seller). ASC 310-30 (and the amended Practice Bulletin 6) requires that the excess of the contractual cash flows over expected cash flows not be recognized as an adjustment of revenue or expense or on the balance sheet. ASC 310-30 initially freezes the internal rate of return, referred to as IRR, estimated when the finance receivables are purchased as the basis for subsequent impairment testing. Significant increases in expected future cash flows may be recognized prospectively through an upward adjustment of the IRR over a portfolio’s remaining life. Any increase to the IRR then becomes the new benchmark for impairment testing. Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2004 under ASC 310-30 rather than lowering the estimated IRR if the collection estimates are not received, the carrying value of a pool would be written down to maintain the then current IRR. Income on finance receivables is accrued periodically based on each static pool’s effective IRR and shown net of allowance charges on the income statement. Cash flows greater than the interest accrual will reduce the carrying value of the static pool. Likewise, cash flows that are less than the accrual will accrete the carrying balance. The IRR is estimated and periodically recalculated based on the timing and amount of anticipated cash flows using our proprietary collection models. A pool can become fully amortized (zero carrying balance on the balance sheet) while still generating cash collections. In this case, all cash collections are recognized as revenue when received.

The provisions of ASC 310-30 are generally applicable to the acquirers of long term financing instruments such as corporate notes payable, home loans, etc. The Company focuses exclusively on the acquisition of portfolios of small, sub-prime, defaulted consumer debt obligations. It is the Company’s intent to resell the uncollected balances of these portfolios within six to nine months of acquiring them.

Consulting fee revenues are monies that the Company charges for rendering services advising other companies on how to manage their receivables or maximize liquidation of existing portfolios of debt they may own, or how to implement strategies in the debt collection or acquisition business. These revenues may be charged on a variety of bases, ranging from fixed fees to hourly charges to contingency recovery fees. The Company recognizes consulting fee revenue upon rendering the consulting services.

Advertising revenues are monies charged for spots on the Company’s radio show for advertising. These spots may be sold to local, regional and/or national markets and can cover a wide range of categories. Our contracts with our advertisers will generally provide for a term of less than one year. The Company recognizes advertising revenues as advertisements are broadcast.

Asset management revenues are fees charged to manage the financial assets of individual clients. Clients are charged a quarterly fee, billed in advance on the first day of each fiscal quarter. The Company recognizes asset management revenue as the services are provided at the end of each fiscal quarter and pro-rates fees for clients who place assets for management intra-quarter.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-5, Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value (“ASU No. 2009-5”). ASU No. 2009-5 provides amendments to ASC 820, for the fair value measurement of liabilities. It requires a reporting entity to measure the fair value of a liability using certain valuation techniques when a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available. A reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of a liability when fair valuing that liability. The amendments in ASU No. 2009-5 also clarify the hierarchy of the fair value measurements to be used for a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement date as well as for the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required. The Company adopted ASU No. 2009-5 in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and there was no material impact to its consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, or ASU No. 2010-06. ASU No. 2010-06 requires an entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements, and describe the reasons for the transfers. Also, it requires additional disclosure regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of Level 3 measurements. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the additional disclosure of Level 3 measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-06 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09,“Subsequent Events (Topic 855) — Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.” ASU 2010-09 requires an entity that is an SEC filer to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued and removes the requirement that an SEC filer disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. ASC 2010-09 was effective upon issuance. The adoption of this standard had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-17, Revenue Recognition — Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition. This standard provides that the milestone method is a valid application of the proportional performance model for revenue recognition if the milestones are substantive and there is substantive uncertainty about whether the milestones will be achieved. Determining whether a milestone is substantive requires judgment that should be made at the inception of the arrangement. To meet the definition of a substantive milestone, the consideration earned by achieving the milestone (1) would have to be commensurate with either the level of effort required to achieve the milestone or the enhancement in the value of the item delivered, (2) would have to relate solely to past performance, and (3) should be reasonable relative to all deliverables and payment terms in the arrangement. No bifurcation of an individual milestone is allowed and there can be more than one milestone in an arrangement. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

DEBT PORTFOLIO RESERVES

The Company acquires portfolios of defaulted consumer debt obligations at a substantial discount to the contractual value of the obligations. The negotiated discount is based on the Company’s determination of the deterioration of the credit quality of the obligations between the time of origination and acquisition by the Company. If the Company determines subsequent to the acquisition of the portfolios that it may be unable to recover its investment in its acquired portfolios, it will establish in the period of determination, a valuation allowance sufficient to provide for the expected losses. The valuation allowance subsequently will be reviewed periodically for changes in the expected losses and adjusted accordingly.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In accordance with the reporting requirements of FASB ASC 825-10, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments, the Company calculates the fair value of its assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under this statement and includes this additional information in the notes to the financial statements when the fair value is different than the carrying value of those financial instruments. The estimated fair value of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates their carrying amounts due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of notes receivable also approximates fair value since they bear market rates of interest. None of these instruments are held for trading purposes.

INCOME TAXES

Deferred income taxes are determined using the liability method in accordance with FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income (loss) in the period that includes the enactment date. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and the recoverability of deferred tax assets. Such determination is based on historical taxable income, with consideration given to estimates of future taxable income and the period over which deferred tax assets will be recoverable. Due to earnings during the last year and estimated future earnings, the Company expects full realization of net operating loss carryforwards and therefore no valuation allowance has been recorded at March 31, 2010. The Company recorded $32,039 of deferred tax assets in the six months ended March 31, 2010.

In accordance with ASC 740-10, the Company classifies interest as a component of income tax expense. The implementation of ASC 740-10 had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions were accrued for the six months ended March 31, 2010.

NOTES RECEIVABLE

The Company has two notes receivable as of March 31, 2010.

One is a promissory note in the amount of $250,000 from a purchasing group made up of Paul Barham, Clive Russell, Geoffrey Dart, and Apsley Estates, Ltd. (collectively, the “Buying Group”) that purchased the Company’s subsidiaries, including Hotel Management Group, Inc. (“HMG”) and other hospitality assets, on September 29, 2006. The makers of the note are Paul Barham, Clive Russell, Geoffrey Dart and Apsley Estates, who are held jointly and severally liable. The note is collateralized by the shares of HMG. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and is amortized quarterly with the final payment being due September 30, 2016. This note is pledged by the Company as collateral to secure the Company’s obligations on three notes payable by the Company that total $225,000. The note balance at March 31, 2010 is $193,843.

The second is a promissory note in the amount of $439,000 from Goldberg & Associates, LLC and Steven Goldberg individually. The note bears interest at 18% per annum, accruing from February 5, 2008 on the outstanding principal balance, and a second lien mortgage has been signed by Goldberg & Associates, LLC with respect to certain real estate in Boca Raton, Florida to secure the note. The note has matured and remains unpaid. The note is currently in default status, and, due to the cost of recovering the principal of the note, an allowance of $79,532 was created. In addition, accrued legal expenses of $28,298 has been accrued on the note in accordance with the civil lawsuit filed. The Company has sued to foreclose its lien, and the first lienholder has also sued to foreclose the first lien on the property. NorAm ceased accruing interest after the third quarter of 2009 due to the pending litigation. See Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.

The Company had a loan note due from Red Leopard Holdings, plc (“RLH”), received by the Company as the final consideration for the sale of HHE. The loan note was valued at £421,874, or $671,716 at September 30, 2009. The note bore interest at 3% per annum payable annually which began on March 31, 2007, on the outstanding principal balance. Any interest or principal proceeds received under this loan agreement were effectively dividend obligations of the Class B Redeemable Preferred shares and are payable when declared but generally not later than the full liquidation of the RLH note. The note, due in full on March 31, 2015, was convertible into RLH common stock at the mid-market price on the day of conversion at the option of RLH. The Company considered its position to be similar to that of a fiduciary and, as such, did not recognize income from the interest proceeds.

RLH proposed, and the Company agreed, subject to receiving written consents from the holders of a majority in interest of the Class B Redeemable Preferred shares, to redeem the loan note in exchange for ten percent (10%) of the common shares of RLH. The RLH common shares received by the Company are in the process of being distributed to the Class B Redeemable Preferred shareholders.

In consideration of this redemption, RLH agreed to forgive the accrued dividend payable of $34,979, resulting in a one-time increase in Other Income.

LINE OF CREDIT

The Company has a $100,000 line of credit pursuant to an agreement, which was entered into with Chase Bank, NA on December 1, 2006. The full $100,000 was drawn on November 14, 2008, for working capital purposes. The daily outstanding line of credit balance bears interest at the annual rate of prime plus 1%, and interest is payable monthly. As of March 31, 2010, no payments have been made to reduce the outstanding line of credit.

NOTES PAYABLE

At the end of April 2007 and at the beginning of May 2007, the Company entered into three virtually identical $75,000 installment loan agreements with three private individuals. The aggregate loan amount of $225,000 was used for working capital for the purchase of defaulted debt obligations. These notes bear interest at the annual rate of 12% and are payable in quarterly installments of principal and interest of $3,245 each which began June 30, 2007. The notes are payable in full on June 30, 2010. These notes are secured by the $250,000 note receivable from the Buying Group and its collateral. The balance of these notes at March 31, 2010 is $183,333.

NOTES PAYABLE-RELATED PARTIES

On May 6, 2008 the Company executed a line of credit demand note with Global Trek., an affiliate of Anthony J. Renteria, in the amount of $100,000 for working capital purposes, of which $90,000 was advanced by Global Trek to the Company during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The borrowings are evidenced by the promissory notes bearing interest at an annual rate of interest of 5% on the outstanding principal balance. All principal and interest shall be due in full within thirty (30) days written notice by the note holder. The note may be paid in whole or in part without penalty or premium. As of March 31, 2010 all outstanding principal has been repaid to Global Trek.

Similarly, on May 6, 2008, the Board authorized the Company to borrow up to $100,000 from Square Rock, an affiliate of Daniel Cofall, on a line of credit demand note bearing 5% interest, if such borrowings are necessary for working capital purposes, which aggregated $11,000 at December 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2010 all outstanding principal has been repaid to Square Rock.

CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

On March 24th, 2009, the Company entered into two virtually identical $150,000 convertible debenture agreements with two private individuals. The convertible debentures accrue interest at 5% per annum payable semi-annually on July 1 and December 1 of each year with a maturity date of May 24, 2024. The holders at any time may convert the principal of the debentures into Class A Common Stock at a rate of 8.587703 shares for each $1.00 of principal converted.

PREFERRED STOCK

Class A Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, is non-voting, non-convertible and pays a 10% annual non-cumulative dividend. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to redeem the shares at any time at par value and each share has a $1.00 liquidation preference.

Class B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, was non-voting and redeemable by the Company. These shares are uncertificated and have dividend preferences and redemption rights that have the effect of passing certain economic benefits to shareholders that the Company receives from a promissory note made by RLH in the amount of £421,874 (approximately US$671,716 at September 30, 2009). See Note Receivable note.

RELATED PARTIES

The Company’s primary management consists of Anthony Renteria, President and CEO, and Daniel Cofall, Executive Vice-President and CFO. Mr. Renteria owns a controlling interest of Global Trek Property Holdings, LP which owns approximately 43% of the outstanding shares of the Company. Mr. Cofall owns a controlling interest of Square Rock Ltd., which is affiliated with Square Rock Pension Plan which owns approximately 43% of the outstanding shares of the Company.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On August 1, 2009, the Company signed a 66 month noncancelable operating lease to conduct its administrative activities out of commencing December 1, 2009. The lease contains a renewal option for an additional five-year period. Future minimum rental payments due under the lease are as follows:


Year Ending September 30,	Amount
2010	$	21,233
2011		63,699
2012		64,532
2013		66,197
2014		67,030
Thereafter		45,797

CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Substantially all of the sales are to two unrelated buyers. The majority of all debt portfolio purchases are acquired from a single source.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after March 31, 2010 through the filing date of this document and did not have any material recognizable and unrecognizable subsequent events.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Actual performance and results of operations may differ materially from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks of market fluctuations in any securities held by the Company. The forward looking-statements contained herein represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this report, and the Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on such matters.

The following discussion is designed to provide a better understanding of significant trends related to our consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our 2009 Form 10-K.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

PLAN OF OPERATION FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS

Cash Requirements

Currently, the Company has transactions in negotiation and transactions in development which, if successfully concluded, should allow the Company to fund its day-to-day cash requirements without the need for borrowing or additional cash infusion. The Company is exploring the acquisition of an existing collection agency or building a call center, and depending on the operating cash flow at the time, may be able to fund these expenditures without additional capital. More likely, however, such an acquisition would require the Company to seek additional capital through borrowing or issuance of its securities to one or more investors, most likely in a private negotiated transaction. The Company is considering the expansion of its operations to provide back office support and service to third party call center agencies. The successful conclusion of this expansion will result in additional cash flow to aid in the funding of its day-to-day cash requirements. In addition, the Company is identifying sellers of defaulted debt obligations.

Expected Purchase of Assets or Equipment

Until the Company acquires or builds a debt collection call center, it does not expect major new purchases of assets or equipment. If a debt collection call center is being acquired or developed, the Company would acquire computer servers, workstations, telephone equipment, debt collection and management software, and security equipment for the collectors. The expected cost for the equipment is undetermined at this time, but would likely be several hundred thousand dollars.

Product Development

The business of the Company does not require extensive product development or software development, and the Company does not anticipate large commitments of time, money or personnel towards such development during the next twelve months.

Changes in Number of Employees

The debt trading business can be increased significantly without corresponding increases in the number of employees. Employee increases can be modest, with certain administrative and sales personnel being the likely additions. Once a debt collection facility is added, the number of employees may change dramatically, and the number of employees is quite scalable in proportion to the volume of accounts being collected. Collectors are typically paid on a contingent fee basis and increased on an as needed basis as new portfolios are added.

As a result of beginning operations of NAM, the Company has hired a new Chief Executive Officer for NAM. Daniel Stewart, a current board member of NorAm, joined NAM on February 1, 2010 as a full time employee.

OPERATIONS

Revenues

Revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $5,892,303, an increase of $1,723,239 over the same period last year. Cost of revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $5,533,332, an increase of $1,562,488 over the same period last year. Gross profit for the period was $358,971, or 6% of revenues.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $612,536, an increase of $454,699 over the same period last year. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to an increase in compensation expenses of $230,663, professional fees of $17,792, travel & entertainment expenses of $11,283, marketing expense of $30,000, rent expense of $25,594, management fees of $15,000 and programming fees of $31,362.

Other income (expense)

Interest income for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $10,222, a decrease of $39,736 over the same period last year. The Company ceased accruing interest on the promissory note from Goldberg & Associates, LLC due to pending litigation.

Interest expense for the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $21,610, an increase of $7,293 over the same period last year which is mainly attributable to accrued interest on the convertible debentures.

In addition, accrued dividends payable were reduced by $34,979 as a result of the exchange of the Class B Redeemable Preferred shares for the loan note in exchange for ten percent (10%) of the common shares of RLH.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The Company is considering the acquisition of an existing collection agency within the next twelve months, and, depending on the operating cash flow at the time, may be able to fund these expenditures without additional capital. More likely, however, such an acquisition would require the Company to seek additional capital through borrowing or issuance of its securities to one or more investors, most likely in a private negotiated transaction.

The Company is currently continuing to negotiate portfolio trades and forward flow transactions that it believes, if successful, will produce significant operating revenue in the coming fiscal year.

The board of directors approved and formed on January 11, 2010 a wholly owned subsidiary, NorAm Asset Management, Inc. (“NAM”). The Company was certified with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Registered Investment Advisor (“RIA”).

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Goldberg LLC litigation, described in Part II, Item 1 below, has had a significant negative impact on the liquidity of the Company since January 2008. The transaction with Goldberg LLC represents an unexpected net cash outflow of over $450,000 that has strained Company resources. This has caused the Company to reduce, or in some cases stop, payments to vendors and reduce employee compensation.

On May 6, 2008 the Company executed an unsecured line of credit demand note with Global Trek, an affiliate of Anthony J. Renteria, in the amount of $100,000 for working capital purposes, of which $90,000 was advanced to the Company, although as of December 31, 2009 all outstanding principal has been repaid to Global Trek. The note bears interest of five percent (5%) annually on the outstanding principal balance. All principal and interest shall be due in full within thirty (30) days after written notice by the noteholder. The note may be paid in whole or in part without penalty or premium.

On May 6, 2008, the Board authorized the Company to borrow up to $100,000 from Square Rock, an affiliate of Daniel Cofall, of which $11,000 was advanced to the Company at December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2009 all outstanding principal has been repaid to Square Rock. The borrowing is evidenced by a promissory note bearing an interest of five percent (5%) annually on the outstanding principal balance. All principal and interest shall be due in full within thirty (30) days written notice by the noteholder. The note may be paid in whole or in part without penalty or premium.

Because of declining revenues, the Company has implemented a number of cost cutting measures to reduce expenses. The Company negotiated a permanent reduction in licensing fees from our software vendor. In addition, the Company modified the contract with its legal counsel from a flat monthly fee to an hourly rate as our usage for counsel has reduced dramatically over the last year.

Management believes that the Company’s existing cash, together with anticipated cash flows from operations, borrowings, and sales of the Company’s securities, will be sufficient to meet its cash requirements during the next twelve months. In the event the Company requires additional funds, the Company will have to seek loans or equity placements to cover cash needs. There is no assurance additional capital will be available to the Company on acceptable terms. If adequate funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to take advantage of prospective new business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict its business operations.

The foregoing statement regarding the Company’s expectations for continued liquidity is a forward-looking statement, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including variable operating results, difficulty borrowing or selling securities or presently unexpected uses of cash, such as for acquisitions, or to fund losses.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies was provided in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009. There were no significant changes to these policies in the six months ended March 31, 2010.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4T.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)

Changes in Internal Controls.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 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.

(1)

On January 22, 2008, the Company filed an action in the Circuit Court of the 17^th Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County, Florida, styled NorAm Capital Holdings, Inc., as Plaintiff, against Goldberg & Associates, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Goldberg LLC”) and Steven D. Goldberg, individually, as Defendants. The Company alleges that on December 17, 2007 it entered into a contract with Goldberg LLC to purchase a portfolio of charged off debt from Goldberg LLC for a purchase price of $431,229.00 and wired funds to Goldberg LLC’s account on that date for the purchase. However, despite representing and warranting to the Company that it owned the portfolio free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, Goldberg LLC did not in fact own the portfolio of accounts, and apparently fraudulently diverted the Company’s funds for use as part of a purchase of real estate in Boca Raton, Florida. Subsequent to the filing of the action, upon demand by the Company, Goldberg LLC executed a promissory note to the Company and granted the Company a mortgage lien on its real estate in Florida. In the action filed, the Company has sought compensatory damages, pre-judgment interest, costs and attorneys fees from the Defendants in connection with its claims for fraud, conversion and breach of contract. The Company has also sought to impose a constructive trust over the Florida real estate owned by Goldberg LLC and for an equitable lien on the real estate and against Goldberg LLC, and has asked the court for foreclosure of its mortgage on the real estate, along with costs, attorney fees and such other relief as the court may find appropriate. On December 2, 2008, a Default Judgment in favor of the Company was granted by the court against Goldberg & Associates, LLC. Steve Goldberg individually, however has defended on the basis of rights he claims under a lease that predates the Company’s mortgage. The Company has been successful in forcing Goldberg Associates, LLC and Steve Goldberg into Chapter 7, involuntary bankruptcy. Company’s counsel has been successful in combining the bankruptcy cases of Goldberg & Associates and Steven Goldberg individually. The Company is engaged in discovery and is in discussions with the bankruptcy trustee as to the Company’s position of setting aside the first lien. It is up to the trustee to subordinate the first lien and accept the Company’s second lien as superior. However, if the trustee permits foreclosure of the Avatar first lien described below, the Company’s interest in the Florida real estate would be eliminated.

(2)

On September 17, 2008, a complaint was filed by Avatar Income Fund II, LLC (“Avatar”) against Goldberg LLC, the Company and others in the 15^th Judicial Circuit Court of Palm Beach County Florida. Avatar alleges that Goldberg LLC defaulted in payment of its mortgage note to Avatar. The purpose of the suit was to seek foreclosure of the mortgage lien held by Avatar against certain real estate in Boca Raton, Florida owned by Goldberg LLC. The real estate is same real estate that the Company is asserting its lien upon and seeking foreclosure of in the legal proceeding described in (1) above. The Company is named in this Avatar proceeding solely because of the Company’s position as lienholder. The Company is contesting Avatar’s foreclosure action, asserting that the Company’s lien is equal or superior to Avatar’s lien by reason of Avatar’s negligence and constructive knowledge of the fraud involved in the purchase by Goldberg & Associates, LLC. On September 2, 2009, a hearing was held and Avatar was granted Final Summary Judgment by the Court, and a foreclosure of Avatar’s first lien position was scheduled for early October 2009. The Avatar foreclosure did not occur on that date as the Company filed an Emergency Motion to Vacate Final Judgment and Cancel Sale, and Defendant Steve Goldberg individually filed a similar motion to vacate and cancel the sale alleging various acts of consumer fraud against Avatar. The Court heard arguments regarding these motions on February 12, 2010. The Court later ruled in favor of Avatar. Based upon this ruling, the Company pursued and was granted the involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy discussed above.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not required of smaller reporting companies.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

NONE

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

NONE

Item 4.

(Removed and Reserved).

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information

NONE

Item 6.

Exhibits

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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 fully authorized.


		NORAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.


Date: May 17, 2010		/s/ Anthony J. Renteria
		Anthony J. Renteria
		Principal Executive Officer and Director


Date: May 17, 2010		/s/ Daniel M. Cofall
		Daniel M. Cofall
		Principal Financial Officer and Director