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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

S     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2011

 

or

 

£    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 000-54239

 

DigiPath, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   27-3601979

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1328 West Balboa Boulevard Suite C, Newport Beach, CA 92661
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
Registrant’s phone number, including area code    (702) 527-2060

 

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 preceding 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 S     NO £

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding twelve months (or shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES £     NO S

 

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. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer £ Accelerated Filer£ Non-accelerated Filer£ Smaller reporting company S

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class   Outstanding at February 14, 2012
Common Stock, $.001 par value   5,479,250

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX                                                                                                                                         

 

    Page No.
 PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 
ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 
  Condensed Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011 3
 

 

Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

4

  Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months  Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

5

 

 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

6
 ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

10

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

17
ITEM 4T.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

17
PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

18
ITEM 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 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 (REMOVED AND RESERVED) 18
     
ITEM 5 OTHER INFORMATION 18
     
ITEM 6 EXHIBITS 18

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM I — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DIGIPATH, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011
ASSETS  (Unaudited)   
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash  $192,037   $170,561 
Accounts receivable   27,832    31,077 
Inventory   122,750    —   
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   342,619    201,638 
Equipment, net   69,674    63,098 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $412,293   $264,736 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $79,464   $30,678 
Deferred revenue   92,548    —   
Revolving note payable and accrued interest, related party   214,465    210,432 
Due to related party   12,327    3,500 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   398,804    244,610 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011   —      —   
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 5,416,750 and 5,426,750 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively   5,417    5,427 
Additional paid in capital   42,248    42,248 
Accumulated deficit   (34,176)   (27,549)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   13,489    20,126 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $412,293   $264,736 
           

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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DIGIPATH, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Three Months Ended
   December 31,
   2011  2010
       
REVENUES  $37,011   $—   
COST OF SALES   —      —   
GROSS PROFIT   37,011    —   
OPERATING EXPENSES:          
General and administrative expenses   39,605    13,839 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (2,594)   (13,839)
Interest expense   (4,033)   —   
LOSS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (6,627)   (13,839)
Provision for income taxes   —        
           
NET LOSS  $(6,627)  $(13,839)
NET LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK — Basic and diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING — Basic and diluted   5,416,750    5,000,000 
           

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

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  DIGIPATH, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the Three Months Ended December 31,
   2011  2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net loss  $(6,627)  $(13,839)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:          
Depreciation expense   8,212    —   
Common stock issued for services        5,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   3,245    —   
Inventory   (122,750)   —   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   48,776    12,924 
Deferred revenue   92,548    —   
Accrued interest payable   4,033    —   
Net cash provided by operating activities   27,437    4,085 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Equipment purchases   (14,788)   —   
Net cash used in investing activities   (14,788)   —   
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
 Due to related party   8,827    —  
Net cash provided by financing activities   8,827    —   
Net increase in cash   21,476    4,085 
Cash at beginning of period   170,561    —   
Cash at end of period  $192,037   $4,085 
           
           

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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DIGIPATH, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

 Current Operations and Background — DigiPath, Inc. (“DigiPath®,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) was incorporated in Nevada on October 5, 2010. During January, 2011, the Company no longer was considered a development stage company as it began recognizing revenue for its advisory services to a handful of healthcare clients.

DigiPath, Inc. provides the next generation of affordable, innovative, and reliable digital pathology solutions and advisory services for clients involved within healthcare. Services range the full breadth of management operations for marketing, product development, sales, outreach, operations, customer service, regulatory, and financial. Clients include Manufacturer (hardware and software), Distribution & Service Firms, Laboratories (reference, hospital owned, independent), Private Pathology Practices (associated with hospitals), and Centers of Excellence.

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as promulgated in the United States of America.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for accruals for potential liabilities.

Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets at currently enacted tax rates for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is recognized to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. 

ASC 740 provides guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company's financial statements. ASC 740 requires a company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, a company must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in the financial statements.

The Company performed a review of its material tax positions. During the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during period, there were no decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities, and there were no reductions to unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations. As of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has no tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date.

Cash and cash equivalents - Cash includes all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less as of December 31, 2011. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Company adopted ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 inputs to valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair measurement.

The Company had no such assets or liabilities recorded to be valued on the basis above at December 31, 2011.

Inventory -  Inventory is stated at lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. We classify inventory into various categories based upon their stage in the product life cycle, future marketing sales plans and disposition process. Inventory at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 was $122,750 and zero, respectively.

Equipment. Equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the assets' estimated useful lives. The useful lives are as follows: machinery 2 to 5 years and trade show booths 3 to 5 years. Maintenance or repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the historically recorded asset cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the net amount less proceeds from disposal is charged or credited to other income / expense.

Revenue Recognition –The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, Overall, SEC Materials (ASC 605). ASC 605 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services rendered; (3) the fee is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. This occurs when the services for our advisory services are completed in accordance with the contracts we have with healthcare clients.

Net Loss Per Share - Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. The Company currently has no dilutive securities and as such, basic and diluted loss per share are the same for the period presented.

Stock Compensation for Services Rendered - The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 Stock Compensation (ASC 718) and ASC 505-50, Equity, Equity-Based Payments to Non-employees (ASC 505-50). All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date of the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the counterparty's performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance will occur.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosures of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations” (ASU 2010-29), which specifies that pro forma disclosures for business combinations are to be reported as if the business combinations that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The pro forma disclosures must also include a description of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments. ASU 2010-29 is effective for business combinations with an acquisition date of January 1, 2011 or later. Adoption of the new requirement did not have an effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to amend the accounting and disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The new guidance limits the highest-and-best-use measure to nonfinancial assets, permits certain financial assets and liabilities with offsetting positions in market or counterparty credit risks to be measured at a net basis, and provides guidance on the applicability of premiums and discounts. Additionally, the new guidance expands the disclosures on Level 3 inputs by requiring quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions, as well as description of the valuation processes and the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2012. Other than requiring additional disclosures, we do not anticipate material impacts on our financial statements upon adoption.

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In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance on presentation of comprehensive income. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Instead, an entity will be required to present either a continuous statement of net income and other comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning July 1, 2012 and will not have a material impact to our financial statements.

 

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance on testing goodwill for impairment. The new guidance provides an entity the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity determines that this is the case, it is required to perform the currently prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test to identify potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss to be recognized for that reporting unit (if any). If an entity determines that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning July 1, 2012.

 

NOTE 3 – Equipment

Equipment comprises of the following at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011.

 

   December 31,  September 30,
   2011  2011
           
Equipment  $62,688   $47,900 
Trade Show Booths   17,037    17,037 
    79,725    64,937 
Less accumulated depreciation   (10,051)   (1,839)
Total  $69,674   $63,098 

 

 NOTE 4 – REVOLVING NOTE PAYABLE AND ACCRUED INTEREST, RELATED PARTY

On February 14, 2011, DigiPath, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Company”), entered into a Revolving Promissory Note (the “Revolving Note”) with NYX Capital Advisors, Inc. (“NYX”), a related party of the Company.   Under the terms of the Revolving Note, NYX agreed to advance to the Company, from time to time and at the request of the Company, amounts up to an aggregate of $500,000 until September 30, 2012.  All advances shall be paid on or before September 30, 2012 and interest shall accrue from the date of any advances on any principal amount withdrawn, and on accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, compounded annually.  The Company’s obligations under the Revolving Note will accelerate upon a bankruptcy event of the Company, any default by the Company of its payment obligations under the Revolving Note or the breach by the Company of any provision of any material agreement between the Company and the noteholder.  As of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the outstanding principal on the Revolving Note was $200,000. As of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the accrued interest on the Revolving Notes was $14,465 and $10,432, respectively.

NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock - Common stock consists of $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,5,416,750 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011. In October 2010, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its common stock to the Company’s President, for services performed. In January, 2011, the Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock for services. On March 23, 2011, the Company completed a private placement offering to certain investors (“Investors”) pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 286,750 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds of $28,675 to the Company. In July 2011, the Company issued 130,000 shares of its common stock for services received by an unrelated party.

Preferred Stock - The articles of incorporation of the Company authorize 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine any number of series into which shares of preferred stock may be divided and to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to any series of the preferred stock. As of December 31, 2011, no shares of preferred stock were issued.

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NOTE 5 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for the period from December 31, 2011, the date of these financial statements, through February 14, 2012, which represents the date the Company intends to file these financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the requirements of ASC 855, Subsequent Events there were no events or transactions occurring during this subsequent event reporting period that require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The information contained in this Form 10-Q is intended to update the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and presumes that readers have access to, and will have read, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other information contained in such Form 10-K.  The following discussion and analysis also should be read together with our financial statements and the notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

The following discussion contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements appear in a number of places in this Report, including, without limitation, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and requirements that are difficult to predict or are beyond our control.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this quarterly report. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  We strongly encourage investors to carefully read the factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010 in the section entitled “Risk Factors” for a description of certain risks that could, among other things, cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements. We assume no responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The following should also be read in conjunction with the unaudited Financial Statements and notes thereto that appear elsewhere in this report.

 

Business History and Background

 

DigiPath, a Nevada corporation, was incorporated on October 5, 2010 in Nevada.

During January, 2011, the Company no longer was considered a development stage company as it began recognizing revenue for its advisory services to a handful of healthcare clients.

On February 14, 2011, we entered into a Revolving Promissory Note (the “Revolving Note”) with NYX Capital Advisors, Inc. (“NYX”). Eric Stoppenhagen, our CEO, has voting and investment control over the securities owned by NYX Capital Advisors, Inc. as he is the sole owner.   Under the terms of the Revolving Note, NYX agreed to advance to the Company, from time to time and at the request of the Company, amounts up to an aggregate of $500,000 until September 30, 2012.  All advances shall be paid on or before September 30, 2012 and interest shall accrue from the date of any advances on any principal amount withdrawn, and on accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, compounded annually. The Company’s obligations under the Revolving Note will accelerate upon a bankruptcy event of the Company, any default by the Company of its payment obligations under the Revolving Note or the breach by the Company of any provision of any material agreement between the Company and the noteholder. As of the date of the Revolving Note, $200,000 was deemed outstanding under the Revolving Note.

 

On March 23, 2011, the Company completed a private placement offering to certain investors (“Investors”) pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 286,750 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds of $28,675 to the Company. The Company intends to use proceeds of the offering for working capital. The Company has no material relationship with any of the investors participating in the private placement offering other than in respect of the investment. The Company paid no commissions in connection with the closing of the private placement offering.

(b) Business of Issuer

DigiPath develops and sells the next generation of affordable, innovative, and reliable digital pathology solutions for 2nd opinion, consultation, tumor board, archiving, and educational purposes for improved workflow, analysis and data mining in support of pathology in academic medical centers, reference laboratories, biopharma organizations, and life science research institutions. Digital pathology image-based information environment enabled by computer technology that allows for the management of information generated from a digital slide. Digital pathology is enabled in part by virtual microscopy, which is the practice of converting glass slides into digital slides that can be viewed, managed, and analyzed. Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease. Our digital pathology products, PathScope™, PathCloud™, PathReview™, PathConsult™, PathXL Tutor™, and PathXL Simulate™ provide a digital platform to share and store archive tissue images.

Plan of Operations

DigiPath plans to provide the next generation of affordable, innovative, and reliable digital pathology solutions and advisory services.

 

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Results of Operation

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

Revenues

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had $37,011 and zero of revenues from consulting services, respectively. These revenues consisted of advisory service fees from clients. The advisory services relate to marketing, product development, sales, outreach, and operations. We have not noted any significant trends that would have a material impact on revenues.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $39,605 and $13,839 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The expenses consisted primarily of cost of providing consulting services, marketing, professional services and travel expenses.

 

Interest Income and Other, Net

 

Interest expense was $4,033 and zero for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively which related to interest accrued on borrowings from the related party revolving note payable.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had assets equal to $412,293, comprising of cash, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. The Company's current liabilities as of December 31, 2011 were $398,804 comprising of accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, notes payable and related-party payable.

 

The following is a summary of the Company's cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

   2011  2010
Operating Activities  $27,437   $4,085 
Investing Activities   (14,788)   —   
Financing Activities   8,827    —   
Net increase on Cash  $21,476   $4,085 

 

 

To the extent the Company has a net loss, the Company is dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund its ongoing operations and to execute its business plan of. In addition, the Company is dependent upon it related party revolving note payable facility to provide continued working capital funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, the Company may not be able to implement its plan of operations.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

We had $14,788 and zero of capital expenditures for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

 

We currently do not have any material commitments and contractual obligations.

 

 

 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2011, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As a "smaller reporting company" as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide this information.

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has defined a company's critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company's financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. We believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions. We have identified in Note 2 - "Summary of Accounting Policies" to the Condensed Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report certain critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

 

 

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Risk Factors

 

The following important factors, and the important factors described elsewhere in this report or in our other filings with the SEC, could affect (and in some cases have affected) our results and could cause our results to be materially different from estimates or expectations.  Other risks and uncertainties may also affect our results or operations adversely.  The following and these other risks could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, results or financial condition.

 

An investment in the Company is highly speculative in nature and involves an extremely high degree of risk.

We have been in existence for a short period of time and expect to have losses until operations increase.

We have been in existence for a short period of time. Thus, we have a limited operating history upon which investors may rely to evaluate our prospects and have only a preliminary business plan upon which investors may consider to evaluate our prospects. Such prospects must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, delays and complications associated with a business that seeks to commence more significant revenue operations. We commenced operations on October 5, 2010 as such we have no historical operating history. We expect to continue to incur operating losses until such time, if ever, as we are able to achieve sufficient levels of revenue from operations. We anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to fund our business needs. Our ability to commence revenue operations and achieve profitability will depend on our obtaining additional capital, entering into satisfactory agreements with strategic partners, acquiring the Digital Pathology consulting and finding customers for such technology. There can be no assurance that we will ever generate revenues or achieve profitability. Accordingly, the extent of future losses and the time required to achieve profitability, if ever, cannot be predicted at this point.

Investors may lose all of their investment in us.

Investment in us involves a high degree of risk. Investors may never recoup all or part of or realized any return on their investment. Accordingly, investors may lose all of their investment and must be prepared to do so.

There is currently no trading market for our common stock and a purchaser of our shares may never be able to resell them.

5,130,000 of the 5,416,750 outstanding shares of common stock are “restricted securities” as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. The SEC has adopted final rules amending Rule 144 which became effective on February 15, 2008. There can be no assurance that we will ever meet these conditions and any purchases of our shares are subject to these restrictions on resale. A purchase of our shares may never be available for resale.

We will continue to incur the expenses of complying with public company reporting requirements.

We have an obligation to continue to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Exchange Act even though compliance with such reporting requirements is economically burdensome.

We may need additional financing the failure of to raise such financing will have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our cash requirements may vary materially from those now planned depending on numerous factors, including our ability to obtain the Digital Pathology consulting, finding customers to use such technology and competition. If are not able to attract and retain customers, we may not have sufficient funds to institute our business plan. We therefore would need to raise additional funds to finance our capital requirements through new financings to achieve the level of operations we anticipate. Such financings could include equity financing, which may be dilutive to stockholders, or debt financing, which would likely restrict our ability to borrow from other sources. In addition, such securities may contain rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the rights of our current stockholders. We do not have any commitments for additional financing. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available on terms attractive to us, or at all. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to curtail our development of the Digital Pathology consulting and/or otherwise materially reduce our operations. Any inability to raise adequate funds could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.

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Our success will, to a large extent, depend on and experience of our officers and directors.

Our officers and directors will be responsible for the management and control of the Company. Our success will, to a large extent, depend on the quality of the management provided by Eric Stoppenhagen, our CEO. Although our officers and directors believe that they have the ability to manage the Company, they can give no assurance that their efforts will result in success. Stockholders have no right or power to take part in the management of the Company. Accordingly, no person should purchase any of the Shares offered hereby unless he is willing to entrust all aspects of the management of the Company to the officers and directors.

If we borrow money to expand our business, we will face the risks of leverage.

We anticipate that we may in the future incur debt for financing our growth. Our ability to borrow funds will depend upon a number of factors, including the condition of the financial markets. The risk of loss in such circumstances is increased because we would be obligated to meet fixed payment obligations on specified dates regardless of our revenue. If we do not meet our debt service payments when due, we may sustain the loss of our equity investment in any of our assets securing such debt upon the foreclosure on such debt by a secured lender.

Our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” any investment in our shares is considered to be a high-risk investment and is subject to restrictions on marketability.

We currently are listed on the OTC Bulletin Board. To the extent we are successful, our common stock is considered a “penny stock” because it is quoted and traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) and it trades for less than $5.00 per share. The OTCBB is generally regarded as a less efficient trading market than the NASDAQ Capital or Global Markets or the New York Stock Exchange.

The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $1.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, which specifies information about penny stocks and the nature and significance of risks of the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and any salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements indicating the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that, prior to effecting a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock.

Since our common stock will be subject to the regulations applicable to penny stocks, the market liquidity for our common stock could be adversely affected because the regulations on penny stocks could limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and thus your ability to sell our common stock in the secondary market in the future.

We have additional securities available for issuance, including preferred stock, which if issued could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock.

Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of 50,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The common stock and preferred stock can be issued by our board of directors without stockholder approval. Accordingly, our stockholders will be dependent upon the judgment of our management in connection with the future issuance and sale of shares of our common and preferred stock, in the event that buyers can be found therefor. Any future issuances of common stock would further dilute the percentage ownership of our Company held by the public stockholders.

Authorization of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock can adversely affect the voting power and other rights of common stock owners.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of its authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.

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Indemnification of officers and directors would allow for only limited recourse against our officers and directors.

The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company contain broad indemnification and liability limiting provisions regarding our officers, directors and employees, including the limitation of liability for certain violations of fiduciary duties. Stockholders of the Company therefore will have only limited recourse against the individuals.

Risks Related to the Industry and Our Operations

 

We depend on third-party licenses for our products and services.

We rely on certain software technology which we license from third parties and use in our products and services to perform key functions and provide additional functionality. Because our products and services incorporate software developed and maintained by third parties, we are, to a certain extent, dependent upon such third parties' ability to maintain or enhance their current products and services, to develop new products and services on a timely and cost-effective basis, and to respond to emerging industry standards and other technological changes. Further, these third-party technology licenses may not always be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

If our agreements with third-party vendors are not renewed or the third-party software fails to address the needs of our software products and services, we would be required to find alternative software products and services or technologies of equal performance or functionality. We cannot assure that we would be able to replace the functionality provided by third-party software if we lose the license to this software, it becomes obsolete or incompatible with future versions of our products and services or is otherwise not adequately maintained or updated.

Certain of our customers rely on the availability of third-party reimbursement or third-party funding for the purchase of our products and services. Failure of sufficient reimbursement from third-party payors or sufficient funding could cause our sales and the future potential growth of our business to decline.

 

Hospitals and other healthcare institutions in the U.S. that purchase our products and services generally rely on third-party payors and other sources for reimbursement of healthcare costs to reimburse all or part of the cost of the procedures in which our products and services are used. If hospitals and other healthcare institutions are unable to obtain adequate reimbursement from third-party payors for the procedures in which our products and services or products and services currently under development are intended to be used, our sales and future growth of our business could be adversely affected. We cannot estimate what amount of our product is eligible for reimbursement approval. In addition, changes in the healthcare system may affect the reimbursability of future products and services.

 

Market acceptance of our products and services and products and services under development in countries outside of the U.S. is also dependent on availability of reimbursement within prevailing healthcare payment systems in those countries. Reimbursement and healthcare payment systems in international markets vary significantly by country, and include both government-sponsored healthcare and private insurance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain international reimbursement approvals in a timely manner, if at all. Failure to receive international reimbursement approvals could harm the market acceptance of our products and services in the international markets in which such approvals are sought.

 

Other consumers in industries such as pathology, pharmaceutical and biotechnology that purchase our products and services generally rely on funding or grants from governments and private foundations to fund the purchase of our products and services. If such consumers are unable to obtain adequate funding sources for the purchase of our products and services, our sales and future growth of our business could be adversely affected.

 

The marketing and sale of our future products and services will require regulatory approval and on-going certifications. Failure to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals and certifications could prevent or delay our ability to market and sell our future products and services and may subject us to significant regulatory fines or penalties.

 

The FDA regulates design, testing, manufacturing, labeling, distribution, marketing, sales and service of digital image analysis products and services. Such products and services are marketed in the U.S. according to premarket notifications to the FDA under Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Unless an exemption applies, each digital image analysis product that we wish to market in the U.S. must first receive either 510(k) clearance or premarket approval from the FDA. The process of obtaining required regulatory approval or clearance can be lengthy, expensive and uncertain. Moreover, regulatory clearance or approval, if granted, may include significant limitations on the indicated uses for which a product may be marketed.

 

Failure to comply with applicable requirements in the United States can result in fines, recall or seizure of products and services, total or partial suspension of production, withdrawal of existing product approvals or clearances, refusal to approve or clear new applications or notices and criminal prosecution.

 

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Our products and services may be subject to similar regulation in other countries. Sales of our products and services outside the United States are subject to foreign regulatory requirements that vary from country to country. The time required to obtain approvals from foreign countries may be longer or shorter than that required for FDA approval, and requirements for foreign licensing may differ from FDA requirements.

 

We are uncertain of our ability to protect our trade secrets the loss of which would negatively impact our competitive advantage.

 

We rely on trade secrets, know-how and continuing knowledge to achieve and thereafter maintain a competitive advantage with respect to the Digital Pathology consulting. Although we have entered into and we intend to enter into confidentiality and invention agreements with employees, consultants, certain potential customers and advisors, no assurance can be given that such agreements will be honored or that we will be able to effectively protect our rights to our unpatented trade secrets and know-how. Moreover, no assurance can be given that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets and know-how.

Our failure to develop our limited marketing capabilities would have a material adverse effect on our business.

We have limited marketing capabilities and resources to expend on marketing the Digital Pathology consulting. In order to achieve market penetration we will have to undertake significant efforts and expenditures to create awareness of, and demand for, our Digital Pathology consulting and products. Our ability to penetrate the market and build our customer base will be substantially dependent on our marketing efforts, including our ability to encourage customers to adopt Digital Pathology. No assurance can be given that we will succeed. Our failure to successfully develop our marketing capabilities, both internally and through third-party joint ventures, would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

We are dependent on key personnel, the loss of whose services could materially adversely impact our business and prospects.

Our success in the Digital Pathology consulting business will be largely dependent upon the efforts of the principals who are developing the Digital Pathology consulting business and the employees hired by us to assist such principals in developing such customer base. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our digital pathology consulting business and prospects. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain the services of such individuals in the future. Our success will be dependent upon our ability to hire and retain qualified technical, research, management, marketing and financial personnel. We will compete with other companies with greater financial and other resources for such personnel. Although we have not to date experienced difficulty in attracting qualified personnel, there can be no assurance that it will be able to retain the personnel it hires or acquire additional qualified personnel as and when needed.

Control by key stockholders limits investors’ ability to participate in our management.

Our largest stockholder, Eric Stoppenhagen, represents approximately 94% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. If the Company sells additional shares will still have only limited rights to participate in our management.

Our business plan will take a significant amount of time to implement.

The research and development related to the Digital Pathology consulting and our business plan will take a significant amount of time to implement. Investors must be prepared to hold the Shares as a long term investment as the value of the Shares will not increase in value in the short term, if ever.

Absence of cash dividends may affect the investment value of our common stock.

The Board of Directors has not and does not anticipate paying cash dividends on the common stock of the Company for the foreseeable future and intends to retain any future earnings to finance the growth of the Company’s business. Payment of dividends, if any, will depend, among other factors, on earnings, capital requirements and the general operating and financial conditions of the Company, as well as legal limitations on the payment of dividends out of paid-in capital.

 

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Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

As a "smaller reporting company" as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item

 

Item 4T Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:  We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  The term "disclosure controls and procedures", as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports it files or submits 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 also include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of December 31, 2011, that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to a reasonable assurance level of achieving such objectives.  However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting:  Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.  Our internal control over financial reporting is designed 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.  The internal controls for the Company are provided by executive management's review and approval of all transactions.  Our internal control over financial reporting also 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 our assets;
    2. provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management; and
    3. provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.  Management's assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of these controls.

Based on this assessment, management has concluded that as of December 31, 2011, our internal control over financial reporting was effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ending December 31, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

To the best knowledge of our sole officer and director, the Company is not a party to any legal proceeding or litigation.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

As a "smaller reporting company" as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item. See the ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS which identifies and discloses certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, those "Risk Factors".

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.   Exhibits
    31 Certification of President pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
    32 Certification of the Company’s 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.
       

 

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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.

 

  DIGIPATH, INC.  
     
     
Date: February 14, 2012 /s/  ERIC STOPPENHAGEN  
  Name: Eric Stoppenhagen  
  Title: President, Secretary and Director  

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit   Description
     
31   Certification of President pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32   Certification of the Company’s 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.