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Organization, Business and Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Organization, Business and Basis of Presentation

ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Milestone Scientific Inc. (“Milestone” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware in August 1989.

The unaudited financial statements of Milestone have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.

These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in Milestone’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring entries) necessary to fairly present Milestone’s financial position as of June 30, 2013 and the results of its operations for the three and six months then ended.

The results reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations which may be expected for a full year.

Milestone had a positive cash flow from operating activities for the six months ending June 30, 2013 of $8,239 and a negative cash flow from operating activities for the six months ending June 30, 2012 of $108,952, respectively. At June 30, 2013, Milestone had cash and cash equivalents of $171,640 and a positive working capital of $233,847. The working capital increased by$1,009,589 as compared to December 31, 2012 negative working capital of $775,742. The positive change in working capital is due to the Company’s substantial reduction in accounts payable . Milestone borrowed $450,000 in 2008 from a shareholder, with a due date of January 2009. This borrowing was refinanced at December 31, 2008, June 3, 2011 and March 29, 2013 and the due date was extended to January 5, 2015. The Company is actively pursuing the generation of positive cash flows from operating activities through an increase in revenue based upon management’s assessment of present contracts and current negotiations and reductions in operating expenses. As of June 30, 2013, Milestone does not expect to have sufficient cash reserves to meet all of its anticipated obligations for the next twelve months. Milestone may require a higher level of marketing and sales efforts that it cannot fund. If Milestone is unable to generate positive cash flows from its operating activities it will need to raise additional capital. There is no assurance that Milestone will be able to achieve positive operating cash flows or that traditional capital can be raised on terms and conditions satisfactory to Milestone, if at all. If positive cash flow cannot be achieved or if additional capital is required and cannot be raised, then Milestone would be forced to curtail its development activities, reduce marketing expenses for existing dental products or adopt other cost saving measures, any of which might negatively affect Milestone’s operating results.

Milestone’s recurring losses, in prior periods as well as the matters discussed above, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.