UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2004
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to _______
Commission file number: 0-028259
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO | 84-1516745 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
incorporation or organization) |
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 1040, Vancouver,
British Columbia Canada V6E 2E9
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 609-7736
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the past 12 months and (2) has been subject to the above
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No ¨
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 35,859,098 Shares of $0.001 par value common stock outstanding as of November 30, 2004.
Transitional small business disclosure format (check one):
Yes ¨ No
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in United States dollars)
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Three months ended November 30, 2004 and 2003
(Unaudited)
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in United States dollars)
November 30, | August 31, | |||||
2004 | 2004 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash | $ | 25,221 | $ | 17,523 | ||
Short-term investments | 9,584 | 8,661 | ||||
Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful | ||||||
accounts of $9,575 (August 31, 2004 - $19,291) | 75,394 | 67,484 | ||||
Inventory | 3,038 | 3,480 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 13,157 | 18,846 | ||||
Total current assets | 126,394 | 115,994 | ||||
Software development costs, net of accumulated amortization | ||||||
of $5,627 (August 31, 2004 - $nil) | 95,663 | 81,857 | ||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $82,616 | ||||||
(August 31, 2004 - $73,306) | 4,251 | 5,198 | ||||
Equipment, net of accumulated amortization of $168,052 | ||||||
(August 31, 2004 - $156,809) | 78,845 | 73,572 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 305,153 | $ | 276,621 | ||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 401,167 | $ | 440,997 | ||
Loans payable | 58,250 | 20,564 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 84,301 | 62,305 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 543,718 | 523,866 | ||||
Deferred lease hold inducement | 75,318 | 73,071 | ||||
Obligation for share settlement | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
Stockholders’ deficiency: | ||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001 | ||||||
Authorized: 100,000,000 shares | ||||||
Issued and outstanding: 35,859,098 shares | ||||||
(August 31, 2004 – 35,316,098 shares) | 35,861 | 35,318 | ||||
Issued and held for settlement: 133,333 shares | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 3,823,341 | 3,688,208 | ||||
Stock issuable | 26,750 | 25,000 | ||||
Deficit | (4,191,518 | ) | (4,088,494 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (108,317 | ) | (80,348 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ deficiency | (413,883 | ) | (420,316 | ) | ||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency | $ | 305,153 | $ | 276,621 |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Three months | Three months | |||||
ended | ended | |||||
November 30, | November 30, | |||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Sales | $ | 192,823 | $ | 217,592 | ||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
General and administrative | 107,290 | 93,858 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 113,332 | 100,088 | ||||
Research and development | 59,068 | 46,312 | ||||
Depreciation | 12,595 | 6,849 | ||||
292,285 | 247,107 | |||||
Loss from operations | (99,462 | ) | (29,515 | ) | ||
Interest and other income | - | 5,629 | ||||
Interest and other expense | (3,562 | ) | (3,040 | ) | ||
Loss for the period | $ | (103,024 | ) | $ | (26,926 | ) |
Loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Weighed average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 35,669,362 | 33,223,378 |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency and Comprehensive
Loss
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Additional | Deferred | Cumulative | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock | Paid-in | Shares | stock | translation | stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | capital | issuable | compensation | Deficit | adjustment | deficiency | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, August 31, 2004 | 35,316,098 | $ | 35,318 | $ | 3,688,208 | $ | 25,000 | $ | - | $ | (4,088,494 | ) | $ | (80,348 | ) | $ | (420,316 | ) | |||||
Loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - | (103,024 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | (27,969 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (130,993 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Common stock issued on options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised (note 5) | 543,000 | 543 | 135,133 | (25,000 | ) | - | - | - | 110,676 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock issuable on options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
exercised (note 5) | - | - | - | 26,750 | - | - | - | 26,750 | |||||||||||||||
Balance November 30, 2004 | 35,859,098 | $ | 35,861 | $ | 3,823,341 | $ | 26,750 | $ | - | $ | (4,191,518 | ) | $ | (108,317 | ) | $ | (413,883 | ) |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Three months | Three months | |||||
ended | ended | |||||
November 30, | November 30, | |||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Loss for the period | $ | (103,024 | ) | $ | (26,926 | ) |
Items not involving cash: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 12,595 | 6,849 | ||||
Deferred lease benefit | (5,277 | ) | - | |||
Stock-based compensation - employees | - | 865 | ||||
Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | (688 | ) | 95,404 | |||
Inventory | 774 | 278 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 7,336 | 1,078 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (81,189 | ) | (165,370 | ) | ||
Deferred revenue | 14,640 | (24,215 | ) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities | (154,833 | ) | (112,037 | ) | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchase of equipment | (3,299 | ) | (630 | ) | ||
Purchase of other assets | - | (1,078 | ) | |||
Software development costs | (12,509 | ) | - | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (15,808 | ) | (1,708 | ) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Net change to loans payable | 33,833 | (11,257 | ) | |||
Net proceeds from common stock issuable on options exercised | 26,750 | - | ||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 110,676 | 270,000 | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 171,259 | 258,743 | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | ||||||
during the period | 618 | 144,998 | ||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | 7,080 | (10,160 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 17,523 | 6,123 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 25,221 | $ | 140,961 | ||
Supplementary disclosure: | ||||||
Cash paid for: | ||||||
Interest | $ | 3,562 | $ | 3,040 | ||
Non-cash transactions: | ||||||
Deferred stock-based compensation | - | 865 |
See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Three months ended November 30, 2004 and 2003 |
1. | Organization: |
Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (the “Company”)
was incorporated in August 1998 under the laws of the State of Colorado.
The Company develops enabling technologies that allow for the distribution
over the Internet of digital media files in either a streaming or digital
download format. The technologies are proprietary. The Company operates
out of Vancouver, BC, Canada and serves customers predominantly located
in the United States and Canada. |
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2. | Continuing operations: |
From inception of the business, the Company has
incurred cumulative losses of $4,191,518 and at November 30, 2004
had a working capital deficiency of $417,324. As a result, doubt exists
about its ability to continue as a going concern. |
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These financial statements have been prepared on
the going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able to
realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities and commitments in the
ordinary course of business. Operations to date have been primarily financed
by equity transactions. Depending on the Company’s ability to continue
to grow sales and related cash flows, the Company may need additional
capital through public or private financings that may not be available
on reasonable terms. Accordingly, the Company will require the continued
support from its shareholders and creditors until it is able to generate
sufficient cash flows from operations on a sustained basis. |
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It is management’s intention to leverage the
existing technology to further develop sales and to evaluate its projected
expenditures relative to its available cash. There can be no assurances
that the Company will be successful in generating additional cash from
operations. If it is not successful in generating cash from operations,
the Company will be required to reduce operations or liquidate assets.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities
that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a
going concern. |
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3. | Unaudited interim financial information:
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The financial information at November 30, 2004 and
for the three month periods ended November 30, 2004 and 2003 is unaudited.
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The unaudited consolidated financial statements
of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared by the Company
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles of the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have
been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The
results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending August
31, 2005. This Form 10-QSB should be read in conjunction with the Form
10-KSB that includes audited consolidated financial statements for the
years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two years
ended August 31, 2004 and 2003. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Three months ended November 30, 2004 and 2003 |
4. | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
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Accrued liabilities as at November 30, 2004 totaled
$59,527 (August 31, 2004 - $33,648). |
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5. | Share capital: |
Common shares issued for cash: |
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During the period ended November 30, 2004, the Company
issued 543,000 common shares and received gross proceeds of $135,676
on the exercise of 550,000 options. As at August 31, 2004 100,000 common
shares were issuable for proceeds of $25,000 which had been received
prior to the start of the quarter. These shares were issued during the
quarter and are included in the 543,000 shares issued during the quarter.
An additional 107,000 common shares remain issuable as at November 30,
2004 for proceeds of $26,750 (see below). |
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Common shares issuable: |
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On November 30, 2004, 107,000 employee stock options
at a strike price of $0.25 were exercised for net proceeds of $26,750.
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6. | Contingencies: |
Destiny, a subsidiary of the Company, has commenced
legal proceedings against Impatica.com Inc. (“Impatica”) for
payment of approximately $512,500 in unpaid technology licensing fees.
It is the Company’s position that Impatica has repudiated the licensing
agreement and that the unpaid license fees totaling $512,500 are a
debt owing by Impatica to the Company. |
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The defendant has denied liability to the Company on the basis that the license agreement was not formalized. The defendant has filed a counterclaim against the Company seeking return of $162,500 advanced to the Company on an alleged “good faith” agreement based on the allegation that the technology did not perform as represented. These funds were recorded as revenues earned in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy in fiscal 2001. At November 30, 2004 as the outcome of this claim and counterclaim is not determinable. As such, no amounts have been accrued at quarter end. |
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On September 14, 2004, a statement of claim was
filed against the Company by its former solicitor for fees of $145,978
CDN relating to legal services provided in connection with a failed transaction
in 2001 and other general corporate matters. It is the Company’s
position that a significant portion of the fees being sought by its former
solicitor are unwarranted and that the fees should not be borne by the
Company. The Company has engaged legal counsel to defend itself and has
launched a counterclaim. The Writ of Summons was filed in the BC Supreme
Court on September 14, 2004. As at November 30, 2004 and August 31, 2004,
the company has accrued for the disputed fees and will seek all options
available to extinguish this debt. Any adjustments to the amounts recognized
will be recorded when determinable. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Three months ended November 30, 2004 and 2003 |
7. | Related party transactions and balances:
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Related party transactions not disclosed
elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements are as follows: |
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(a)
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During the quarter, the Company earned $ Nil
(November 30, 2003- $2,814) in rental revenue from space sublet to
a director. |
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(b) |
During the quarter, the Company earned $ Nil
(November 30, 2003- $2,814) in rental revenue from space sublet to
a company in which an officer is a significant shareholder. |
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(c) |
As at period end, loans payable included $38,250
(August 31, 2004 – $Nil) owing to directors and officers of
the Company. |
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto included within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB. In addition to historical information, the information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Company’s capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “Intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors described in this Quarterly Report, including the risk factors accompanying this Quarterly Report, and, from time to time, in other reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update these statements, or disclose any difference between its actual results and those reflected in these statements. The information constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
OVERVIEW
Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (the "Company", “Destiny Media” or “we”) is a holding company which owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Destiny Software Productions, Inc. Destiny Software Productions, Inc. is the operating company. The “Company”, “Destiny” or “we” refers to the consolidated activities of both companies.
The company is the developer and marketer of four innovative technologies which facilitate the distribution of digital media content. All four technologies are commercially mature and ready for market.
1. | Clipstream™ is a Java based technology which enables
content owners to embed live and on demand audio and video into websites
and emails. |
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2. | MPE is a system for securely moving digital content
from one computer to another through the internet. The content is locked
to a digital fingerprint of the destination computer. Currently, MPE supports
the distribution of music, but it could be adopted to move video, software,
research reports, etc. |
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3. | Radio Destiny Broadcaster is a software program
that allows users to broadcast live and on demand radio signals from their
PC. The signals can be received via Clipstream™ or within the Destiny
Media Player product. |
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4. | The Destiny Media Player is a software product that
plays most popular digital music formats and which receives the live Radio
Destiny internet radio stations. |
All four technologies are proprietary and were developed by the company.
Clipstream™ licenses and maintenance currently represents approximately 92% of our revenues. The Radio Destiny Broadcaster and Destiny Media Player are sold online under the brand name Pirate Radio. Pirate Radio represents approximately 1% of our revenue. MPE represented approximately 7% of our revenues.
The consumer market for digital music has not been strong as consumers can access free digital music through file sharing services. Subsequent to year end in October 2003, the company released an adapted version of MPE which facilitates the transfer of music from the recording industry to radio stations
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and trusted users. As expected, this new version of MPE represents a more significant portion of our revenue and we expect this trend to continue in the future.
Pirate Radio sales are also expected to generate a larger percentage of revenue in the new year as the company is pursuing retail distribution of the Pirate Radio software.
We are a publicly traded company. Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin board under the symbol “DSNY” and on the Berlin exchange in Germany under the symbol “DME”.
Our corporate website is located on the Internet at http://www.dsny.com.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS
During our fiscal year ending August 31, 2005, our management plans on expanding awareness and sales for Clipstream™ by increasing expenditures on sales and marketing and by better supporting our reseller network. We will be launching new versions of various products in the Clipstream™ Suite.
We will continue to sell the Pirate Radio suite online and through Amazon.com. We will also market this internet radio broadcast system to private radio networks and retail channels. We will continue to market the MPE™digital rights management system to the recording industry. We entered into a 2 1/2 year license agreement with the Universal Music Group. UMG will use the MPE™ system to securely distribute new music tracks to radio and trusted users. Destiny receives a per transaction licensing fee each time a song is sent to radio or trusted users. We will target an increase in transactions and utilization by other labels.
The MPE™ system is uniquely suited for digital delivery of music. Songs are locked down so they will only play on authorized computers. If the songs are exported to CD, a digital watermark is invisibly embedded into the song, so the originating computer can be identified. We are also integrating our MPE™ technology into third party products, with the goal of selling music to DJ’s utilizing our technology. We expect MPE™ revenues will increase significantly in fiscal 2005.
We will have to raise additional funds to complete our business plan due to our current significant working capital deficit. Our goal is to obtain these funds through an optimal mix of internal and external financing opportunities including cash flows from operations, strategic partnerships and equity financings. There is no assurance that we will achieve the required financing and there is no guarantee that we will be able to raise the capital necessary to complete our business plan or fund our working capital deficit.
OPERATING RESULTS
Three Months Ended November 30, 2004
Revenue
Our revenues decreased to $192,823 for the quarter ended November 30, 2004 from $217,592 for the quarter ended November 30, 2003, representing a decease of 11.4% . Approximately 92% of our revenues are derived from sales of our Clipstream software, 7% from MPE revenue with the balance being comprised of sales of our RadioDestiny Broadcaster software. For sales of our Clipstream software, our revenues are primarily attributable to revenues from license fees. Revenues associated with maintenance agreements for our Clipstream software, which include updates, upgrades, support and training services, accounted for approximately 6% of Clipstream revenues.
Our revenues for the three months ended November 30, 2004 included $14,640 of deferred revenues from sales of products completed in prior periods. Deferred revenues recognized in the quarter represent 7.6% of total revenue. Accordingly, revenues from sales of new software products were $178,183 representing 92.4% of total revenues for our first quarter (November 30, 2003 – $193,377 or 89%).
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These deferred revenues represent revenues associated with MPE customization revenue and maintenance obligations performed during the quarter under software sales completed in prior periods.
We plan to continue focusing our sales and marketing efforts on our Clipstream software products during 2005. Our plan is to continue to work closely with both current and potential customers with the objective of raising market awareness of our products and ensuring greater consumer adoption of our products with resulting higher revenues. We also anticipate that we will continue to earn revenues from our PirateRadio software suite during the balance of 2005. In addition, we plan on continuing our development and commercialization of our MPE software suite for the remainder of the fiscal year. However, in the absence of increased sales from operations, we may require additional funding from external sources in order to successfully launch the PirateRadio and MPE software suites into major retail and commercial outlets. Accordingly, there is no assurance significant sales will be achieved.
Operating Expenses
General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs including overhead, professional fees, and other general office expenditures. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ending November 30, 2004 increased to $107,290 (2003-$93,858), an increase of $13,432 or 14%. Salaries and related expenses are paid in Canadian currency. Due to the decline in the value of the US dollar relative to the Canadian dollar, these costs have increased as expressed in US dollars. Management continues to encourage all departments to scrutinize expenditures and pursue favorable arrangements with key suppliers where possible.
General and administrative | Nov. 30, | Nov. 30, | $ | |
(unaudited) | 2004 | 2003 | Change | |
(3 months) | (3 months) | |||
Wages and benefits | 43,554 | 39,299 | 4,255 | |
Rent | 7,226 | 6,245 | 981 | |
Telecommunications | 8,289 | 2 | 8,287 | |
Bad debt | 11,638 | 16,514 | (4,876 | ) |
Office and miscellaneous | 19,124 | 23,065 | (3,941 | ) |
Professional fees | 17,459 | 8,733 | 8,726 | |
107,290 | 93,858 | 13,432 |
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Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs including overhead, sales commissions, advertising and promotional fees, and travel costs. Sales and marketing expenses for the quarter ending November 30, 2004 increased to $113,332 (2003 - $100,088), an increase of $13,244 or 13%. The Company experienced an increase in advertising costs, salaries and related expenditures as a result of the decline in the value of the US dollar, and a slight increase in travel costs associated with meetings regarding the commercialization of our MPE software suites.
Sales and marketing | Nov. 30, | Nov. 30, | $ | ||
(unaudited) | 2004 | 2003 | Change | ||
(3 months) | (3 months) | ||||
Wages and benefits | 82,684 | 77,013 | 5,671 | ||
Rent | 9,635 | 8,326 | 1,309 | ||
Telecommunications | 11,052 | (693 | ) | 11,745 | |
Meals and entertainment | 57 | 76 | (19 | ) | |
Travel | 7,815 | 3,680 | 4,135 | ||
Advertising and marketing | 2,089 | 11,686 | (9,597 | ) | |
113,332 | 100,088 | 13,244 |
Research and Development. Research and development costs consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs including overhead and consulting fees with respect to product development and deployment. Research and development costs for the quarter ended November 30, 2004 increased to $59,068 (2003 - $46,312), an increase of $12,756 or 28%. The increase is as anticipated as the Company has focused on further investment in the development and ultimate commercialization of our MPE software suite.
Research and development | Nov. 30, | Nov. 30, | $ | ||
(unaudited) | 2004 | 2003 | Change | ||
(3 months) | (3 months) | ||||
Wages and benefits | 43,552 | 39,297 | 4,255 | ||
Rent | 7,226 | 6,245 | 981 | ||
Telecommunications | 8,290 | (520 | ) | 8,810 | |
Repairs and maintenance | - | 1,290 | (1,290 | ) | |
59,068 | 46,312 | 12,756 |
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses arose from equipment and other assets. Depreciation and amortization increased to $12,595 for the quarter ended November 30, 2004 from $6,849 for the quarter ended November 30, 2003, an increase of $5,746 or 84%. The increase is primarily the result of the amortization of software development costs capitalized during fiscal 2004 and the first quarter of 2005.
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Other Expenses and Interest
Interest and other expense increased to $3,562 for the quarter ended November 30, 2004 from $3,040 for the quarter ended November 30, 2003, representing an increase of $522.
Losses
Our loss from operations increased to $99,462 for the three months ended November 30, 2004 from $29,515 in first quarter of 2003 and $113,380 for the first quarter of 2002. The increase to our loss from operations is the result of a decrease in our sales of Clipstream and increased costs associated with the decline in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
As at November 30, 2004, we had cash of $25,221 (August 31, 2004 – $17,523) and a working capital deficiency of $417,324 (November 30, 2003 - $214,798) compared to a working capital deficiency of $407,872 as at August 31, 2004. We had a shareholders’ deficiency of $413,883 as at November 30, 2004 compared to a shareholders’ deficiency of $420,316 as at August 31, 2004.
The increase in our working capital deficiency is directly attributable to increases to our loans payable and our deferred revenue, net of decreases to accounts payable, as discussed below.
Our accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased to $401,167 as at November 30, 2004 from $440,997 at August 31, 2004, representing a decrease of $39,830 or 9%. Proceeds from the exercise of employee options were utilized to reduce existing payables.
Our loans payable increased to $58,250 as at November 30, 2004 from $20,564 as at August 31, 2004 from an injection of capital.
Our current deferred revenues increased to $84,301 as at November 30, 2004 from $62,305 as at August 31, 2004, representing an increase of $21,996 or 35%. We anticipate that our deferred revenues will decrease as we recognize revenue associated with the customization of our MPE technology and sales for post-delivery maintenance and support packages continues to decline. We continue to recognize deferred revenue in compliance with Statement of Position No. 97-2 “Software Revenue Recognition”, as referred to in the notes to our audited financial statements and as discussed below under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies”. Deferred revenues reflect cash received in advance of meeting the revenue recognition criteria as described in the notes to the financial statements. Deferred revenues result if we complete sales of our software products when significant post-delivery obligations exist. In this case, revenue is deferred until we complete the post-delivery obligations
Cash Flows
Net cash used in operating activities increased to $154,833 for the three months ended November 30, 2004 compared to $112,037 for the three months ended November 30, 2003, representing an increase of $42,796. Net cash used by investing activities increased from $1,708 as at November 30, 2003 to $15,808 for November 30, 2004, representing an increase of $14,100. The cash used in operating and investing activities was off-set by net cash provided by financing activities in the amount of $171,259 for the three months ended November 30, 2004 compared to $258,743 for the three months ended November 30, 2003.
Financings
We have financed our operations to date primarily through the sale of equity securities and borrowings from shareholders. When possible, we have issued common stock for services and debt settlement. We continued these financing activities through the three months ended November 30, 2004 as our revenues
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to date have provided insufficient funding for our working capital requirements. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will have to continue to rely on funding from private placements, cash flows and other offerings in order to finance our future operating costs.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2005, we received $137,426 from the exercise of 550,000 options. To fulfill this exercise, 443,000 shares were issued during the quarter while 107,000 shares remain issuable at November 30, 2004. Additionally, 100,000 shares were issued during the quarter that were issuable as at August 30, 2004, for a total of 543,000 shares issued during the quarter.
Going Concern
We have incurred recurring losses from operations and we have a working capital deficiency. As a result, substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern. Operations to date have been primarily financed by equity transactions. Depending on our ability to continue to grow sales and related cash flows, we may need additional capital through public or private financings that may not be available on reasonable terms. Accordingly, we will require the continued financial support from our shareholders and creditors until we are able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations on a sustained basis. There can be no assurances that we will be successful. If we are not, we will be required to reduce operations or liquidate assets. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our auditors have referred to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our financial statements included with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for our fiscal year ended August 31, 2004.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable in the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following critical accounting policies affect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in preparing our consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of operations. If we were not to continue as a going concern, we would likely not be able to realize on our assets at values comparable to the carrying value or the fair value estimates reflected in the balances set out in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in generating additional cash from equity or other sources to be used for operations. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
We recognize revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is reasonably assured, and there are no substantive performance obligations remaining. Our revenue recognition policies are in conformity with AICPA’s Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, as amended (“SOP 97-2). We generate revenue from software arrangements involving multiple element sales arrangements. Revenue is allocated to each element of the arrangement based on the relative fair value of the elements and is recognized as each element is delivered and we have no significant remaining performance obligations. If evidence of fair value for each element does not exist, all revenue from the arrangement is recognized over the term of the arrangement.
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ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as August 31, 2004, being the date of our most recently completed fiscal year end. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Steven Verstergaard. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting management to material information relating to us required to be included in our periodic SEC filings. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date we carried out our evaluation.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During our most recently completed fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the registrant's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable
detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions
of the assets of the registrant; |
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(2) | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the registrant are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the registrant; and |
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(3) | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
the registrant's assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements. |
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The were no material developments in any of the legal proceedings to which we are a party, as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended August 31, 2004, during the quarter ended November 30, 2004 .
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
During our fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004, there were no sales of securities that were not registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of securities holders during the quarter ended November 30, 2004.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
31.1 | ||
32.1 | ||
(1) Filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended November 30, 2004.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
Dated: January 19, 2005. | By: | /s/ Steven Vestergaard |
Steven Vestergaard, Chief Executive Officer | ||
and Chief Financial Officer |