U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

 

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from

 

Commission File No. 000-54435

 

VPR BRANDS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		45-1740641
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3001 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL		33312
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(954) 715-7001
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 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. [X] Yes [  ] 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). [  ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer	[  ]	Accelerated filer	[   ]
Non-accelerated filer	[  ]	Smaller reporting company	[X]
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Emerging growth company	[   ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

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

 

The number of the Registrant’s voting and non-voting common units representing limited partner interests outstanding as of May 14, 2018 was 75,329,312.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	2
	Unaudited Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	2
	Unaudited Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	3
	Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	4
	Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	18
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	18
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	20
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	20
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	20
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	20
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	20
Item 5.	Other Information	20
Item 6.	Exhibits	21
SIGNATURES		22

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

VPR BRANDS, LP
BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

 

		March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
ASSETS:
Current Assets:
Cash		$	94,309			$	56,640
Accounts Receivable-Net of reserve of $69,358 and $69,358			202,174			$	199,803
Inventory			137,179				150,365
Deposits			16,780				16,780
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		$	450,442			$	423,588
Property and Equipment-Net			16,913				17,759
Vendor Deposits			42,854				-
Intangible Assets-Net of Accumulated Amortization			25,504				29,754
TOTAL ASSETS		$	535,713			$	471,101
LIABILITIES AND PARTNER’S DEFICIT:
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses		$	201,453			$	243,265
Derivative Liability			208,231				392,623
Convertible Notes Payble, Net of Debt discount of $57,831 and $145,856			570,218				666,855
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES AND TOTAL LIABILITIES			979,902				1,302,743
PARTNERS’ DEFICIT:
Partners’ Capital 100,000,000 authorized; Common units, 75,329,312 and 68,604,686 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 respectively			7,330,875				6,794,002
Accumulated deficit			(7,775,064	)			(7,625,644	)
TOTAL PARTNERS’ DEFICIT			(444,189	)			(831,642	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ DEFICIT		$	535,713			$	471,101

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

 

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2018				March 31, 2017
REVENUES		$	1,001,162			$	786,535
COST OF SALES			(534,457	)			(511,521	)
GROSS PROFIT			466,705				275,014
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, General and Administrative			453,881				598,556
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES			453,881				598,556
NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)			12,824				(323,542	)
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Expense			(65,231	)			(141,036	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(244,834	)			-
Change in fair value of derivative liability			147,821				172,284
NET LOSS		$	(149,420	)		$	(292,294	)
LOSS PER COMMON UNIT		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.01	)
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding — Basic and Diluted			72,383,508				49,695,679

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

 

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2018				March 31, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Loss		$	(149,420	)		$	(292,294	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Amortization and Depreciation			5,096				19,365
Non-Cash Interest			65,231				201,036
Gain on Derivative Liability			(147,821	)			(160,322	)
Loss (Gain) on Extinguishment of Debt			244,834				(11,962	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventory			13,186				4,878
Other Assets			-				(207,482	)
Vendor Deposits			(42,854	)			-
Accounts Receivable			(2,371	)			51,219
Customer Deposits			-				(102,058	)
Accounts payable and Accrued expenses			(41,812	)			129,021
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES			(55,931	)			(368,599	)
Proceeds from Notes Payable			200,001				225,000
Payments on Notes Payable			(106,401	)			-
Proceeds from private placement offering of common units			-				75,000
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES			93,600				300,000
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH			37,669				(68,599	)
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD			56,640				83,785
CASH - END OF PERIOD		$	94,309			$	15,186
Non-Cash Items:
Conversion of convertible Debt into Common Units		$	290,000			$	25,000
Common Units issued in connection with debt conversion			534,834				87,108

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2018

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”, “we”, “our”) was incorporated in New York on July 19, 2004, as Jobsinsite.com, Inc. On August 5, 2004, we changed our name to Jobsinsite, Inc. On June 18, 2009, we merged with a Delaware corporation and became Jobsinsite, Inc. On July 1, 2009, we filed articles of conversion with the secretary of state of Delaware and became Soleil Capital L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. On September 2, 2015, we changed our name to VPR Brands, LP. We are managed by Soleil Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

The Company is engaged in various monetization strategies of a portfolio of patents the Company owns in both the U.S. and China, covering electronic cigarette, electronic cigar and personal vaporizer patents. We currently market a brand of electronic cigarette e-liquids marketed under the brand “Helium” in the United States and are undertaking efforts to establish distribution of our electronic cigarette e-liquids brand in China. We are currently also identifying electronic cigarette companies that may be infringing our patents and exploring options to license and or enforce our patents.

 

On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Vapor Corp. (“Vapor”) and the Company’ Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Frija (the former Chief Executive Officer of Vapor), pursuant to which Vapor sold Vapor’s wholesale operations and inventory related thereto (collectively, “Assets”) to the Company.

 

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates

 

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

 

Cash

 

Cash includes all cash deposits and highly liquid financial instruments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair values, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). The Company had no common stock options or common stock equivalents granted or outstanding for all periods presented. The Company may issue shares as compensation in future periods for employee services.

 

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Cost for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue shares as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the common shares.

Revenue Recognition

 

In May 2014 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes all existing revenue recognition requirements, including most industry specific guidance. This new standard requires a company to recognize revenues when it transfers goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the company expects to receive for those goods or services. The FASB subsequently issued the following amendments to ASU No. 2014-09 that have the same effective date and transition date: ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations; ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing; ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients; and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company adopted these amendments with ASU 2014-09 (collectively, the new revenue standards).

 

The new revenue standards became effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, and were adopted using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of the new revenue standards as of January 1, 2018 did not change the Company's revenue recognition as the majority of its revenues continue to be recognized when the customer takes control of its product. As the Company did not identify any accounting changes that impacted the amount of reported revenues with respect to its product revenues, no adjustment to retained earnings was required upon adoption.

 

Under the new revenue standards, the Company recognizes revenues when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which it expects to receive in exchange for those goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

 

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the customer obtains control of the Company's product, which occurs at a point in time, typically upon delivery to the customer. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Unit

 

Net loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares was calculated by taking the number of shares outstanding and weighting them by the amount of time that they were outstanding. Diluted net loss per share for the Company is the same as basic net loss per share, as the inclusion of common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive.

 

Income Taxes 

 

The Company is considered a partnership for income tax purposes. Accordingly, the partners report the Company’s taxable income or loss on their individual tax returns.

 

Rent

 

The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Deferred rent is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheets.

 

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

 

The Company issues debentures where the number of shares into which a debenture can be converted is not fixed. For example, when a debenture converts at a discount to market based on the stock price on the date of conversion. In such instances, the embedded conversion option of the convertible debentures is bifurcated from the host contract and recorded at their fair value. In accounting for derivatives, the Company records a liability representing the estimated present value of the conversion feature considering the historic volatility of the Company’s stock, and a discount representing the imputed interest associated with the beneficial conversion feature. The discount is then amortized over the life of the debenture and the derivative liability is adjusted periodically according to stock price fluctuations. At the time of conversion, any remaining derivative liability is charged to additional paid-in capital. For purposes of determining derivative liability, the Company uses Black-Scholes modeling for computing historic volatility.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flow when implemented.

 

NOTE 3: GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has a net loss of $149,420 for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and has an accumulated deficit of $7,775,064 at March 31, 2018. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things, the continued financial support from its common unit holders, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations. These factors, among others, raise

substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate revenues in the future. These financial statements do not give any effect to any adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

The Company plans to pursue equity funding to expand its brand. Through equity funding and the current operations, including the acquisition of the Vapor line of business, the Company expects to meet its current capital needs. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able raise sufficient working capital.  If the Company is unable to raise the necessary working capital through the equity funding it will be forced to continue relying on cash from operations in order to satisfy its current working capital needs.  

 

NOTE 4: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.

 

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, payables to related parties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

 

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The Company used Level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liability in determining the fair value using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumption inputs:

 

		March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Annual dividend yield			-				-
Expected life (years)			.50				.75 to .50
Risk-free interest rate			8.00	%			8.00	%
Expected volatility			35-237%				187-236	%

 

The change in Level 3 financial instrument is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2016		$	104,572
Issued During the Year Ended December 31, 2017			287,829
Extinguished during the year			(102,317	)
Change in fair value recognized in operations			102,529
Balance, December 31, 2017			392,623
Issued During the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018			-0-
Extinguished during the year			(36,571	)
Change in fair value recognized in operations			(147,821	)
Balance, March 31, 2018		$	208,231

Fair Value Measurements at

December 31, 2017

Using Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Liabilities

Embedded derivative liabilities – (Conversion Feature)

392,623

Total

$

392,623

 

Fair Value Measurements at

March 31, 2018

Using Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Liabilities

Embedded derivative liabilities – (Conversion Feature)

208,231

Total

$

208,231

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized a gain of $147,821 on the change in fair value of its derivative liabilities. At March 31, 2018, the Company did not identify any other assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value in accordance with ASC 825-10.

 

NOTE 5: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT-NET

 

		Estimated Useful Lives
		(Years)				March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Furniture and Fixtures			5			$	32,476			$	30,296
Warehouse Equipment			5				130				130
						$	32,606			$	30,426
Less accumulated depreciation							(15,693	)			(12,667	)
						$	16,913			$	17,759

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $3,026 and $3015 for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

NOTE 6: INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

 

		Estimated Useful Lives
		(Years)			March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Customer Lists		6			$	26,222			$	26,222
Trademarks		3				32,000				32,000
					$	58,222			$	58,222
Less: accumulated amortization						(32,718	)			(28,468	)
					$	25,504			$	29,754

 

Amortization expense amounted to $4,250 and $16,250 for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

 

NOTE 7: PARTNER DEFICIT/COMMON UNITS

 

On March 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of certain share purchase agreements, the Company received an aggregate of $75,000 from three investors in exchange for the sale by the Company of an aggregate of 208,332 common units (representing a sale price of $0.36 per common unit). As of March 31, 2018, the Company has not issued these common units.

 

DiamondRock has the right to convert the outstanding and unpaid principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the respective tranche of the Secured Promissory Note into common units of the Company, subject to the limitation that DiamondRock may not complete a conversion if doing so would cause DiamondRock to own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common units, provided that DiamondRock may waive that limitation and increase the ownership cap to up to 9.99%. The conversion price for any conversion under the Secured Promissory Note is equal to the lesser of (i) $0.50 and (ii) 65% of the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common units over the 7 trading days ending on the last complete trading day prior to the date of the conversion. In addition, in the event that the Company enters into certain transactions with other parties that provide for a conversion price at a larger discount (than 35%) to the trading price of the Company’s common units, or provides for a longer look-back period, then the conversion price and look-back period under the Secured Promissory Note will be adjusted to be such lower conversion price and longer look-back period, as applicable during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the following conversions were effected:

Date		Amount Converted				Common Units Issued
1/2/18		$	75,000				1,176,471
1/5/18		$	50,000				1,002,697
2/1/18		$	40,000				902,835
2/19/18		$	50,000				1,417,004
3/12/18		$	75,000				2,225,519

 

NOTE 8: NOTES PAYABLE

 

In connection with the Vapor Acquisition, Vapor loaned the Company $500,000. The Company issued to Vapor a secured, 36-month promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the “Secured Promissory Note”) bearing an interest rate of prime plus 2% (which rate resets annually on July 29th), which payments thereunder are $14,000 per month, with such payments deferred and commencing on January 26, 2017, with subsequent installments payable on the same day of each month thereafter and in the 37th month (on July 29, 2019), a balloon payment for all remaining accrued interest and principal. In March 2017, the Secured Promissory Note was sold by Vapor to DiamondRock, LLC, an unaffiliated third party (“DiamondRock”).

 

DiamondRock has the right to convert the outstanding and unpaid principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the respective tranche of the Secured Promissory Note into common units of the Company, subject to the limitation that DiamondRock may not complete a conversion if doing so would cause DiamondRock to own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common units, provided that DiamondRock may waive that limitation and increase the ownership cap to up to 9.99%. The conversion price for any conversion under the Secured Promissory Note is equal to the lesser of (i) $0.50 and (ii) 65% of the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common units over the 7 trading days ending on the last complete trading day prior to the date of the conversion. In addition, in the event that the Company enters into certain transactions with other parties that provide for a conversion price at a larger discount (than 35%) to the trading price of the Company’s common units, or provides for a longer look-back period, then the conversion price and look-back period under the Secured Promissory Note will be adjusted to be such lower conversion price and longer look-back period, as applicable.

 

As per the convertible note with Diamond Rock in November 2016, The Company borrowed from Diamond Rock has borrowed $405,000 of which $75,000 was borrowed in 2016 and 2017, against the loan and as of March 31, 2018 the balance outstanding was $-0- including accrued interest on the balance due at quarter end.

 

The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “DiamondRock SPA”) with DiamondRock, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $500,000 under a convertible promissory note (the “DiamondRock Note”) for an aggregate purchase price of $475,000, reflecting an original issue discount of $25,000. The transactions under the DiamondRock SPA closed on November 29, 2016, and the DiamondRock Note was issued on that date.

 

The consideration for the Vapor Acquisition consisted of a secured, one-year promissory note from the Company to Vapor in the principal amount of $370,000 . The Acquisition Note bears interest at the rate of 4.5% and is payable $10,000 per month, commencing on October 28, 2016, with a balloon payment of the remainder of principal and interest due on July 29, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding balance, including accrued interest, on the Acquisition Note is $77,470.

 

The DiamondRock Note permits the Company to make additional borrowings under the DiamondRock Note. As of March 31, 2018, DiamondRock has advanced a total of four tranches to the Company, in the aggregate amount of $300,000.

Amounts advanced under the DiamondRock Note bear interest at the rate of 8% per year, and the maturity date for each tranche is 12 months from the funding of the applicable tranche. The Company may prepay any amount outstanding under the DiamondRock Note prior to the maturity date for a 35% premium (thus paying 135% of the amount owed for that particular maturity).

 

If at any time while the DiamondRock Note is outstanding, the Company enters into a transaction structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (covering certain exchange transactions), then a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of the DiamondRock Note at that time will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to DiamondRock, either in the form of cash payment or as an addition to the balance of the DiamondRock Note, as determined by mutual agreement of the Company and DiamondRock.

 

The DiamondRock Note also contains a right of first refusal such that, if at any time while the DiamondRock Note is outstanding, the Company has a bona fide offer of capital or financing from any third party that the Company intends to act upon, then the Company must first offer such opportunity to DiamondRock to provide such capital or financing on the same terms. The DiamondRock SPA and the DiamondRock Note contain customary representations, warranties and covenants for transactions of this type.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s convertible notes as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

		March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Gross proceeds from notes		$	628,048			$	812,711
Less: Debt discount			(57,830	)			(145,856	)
Carrying value of notes		$	570,218			$	666,855

 

In addition, the Company has one note outstanding related to the Vapor Acquisition.

 

The consideration for the Vapor Acquisition consisted of a secured, one-year promissory note from the Company to Vapor in the principal amount of $370,000 (the “Acquisition Note”). The Acquisition Note bears interest at the rate of 4.5% and is payable $10,000 per month, commencing on October 28, 2016, with a balloon payment of the remainder of principal and interest due on July 29, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding balance, including accrued interest, on the Acquisition Note is $77,470.

 

On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Orange Door Purchase Agreement”), dated November 16, 2017, with Orange Door Capital, LLC (“Orange Door”). Pursuant to the terms of the Orange Door Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to Orange Door all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to $312,000 of the Company’s future receivables arising from electronic payments by the Company’s customers, in exchange for the payment by Orange Door to the Company of $240,000. Kevin Frija, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and the majority stockholder of the Company, personally guaranteed the performance of all covenants and the truth and accuracy of all representations and warranties made by the Company in the Purchase Agreement. The balance as of March 31, 2018 was $238,393.

 

On January 18, 2018, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Brikor Note”) in the principal amount of $100,001 to Brikor, LLC, an unaffiliated third party. Any unpaid principal amount and any accrued interest is due on January 18, 2019. The principal amount due under the Brikor Note bears interest at the rate of 24% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the Brikor Note, Brikor may deduct one ACH payment from the

Company’s bank account in the amount of $500 per business day until the principal amount due and accrued interest is repaid.

 

On March 30, 2018, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Greg Pan Note”) in the principal amount of $100,001 to Mr. Greg Pan. Mr. Greg Pan is a director of the General Partner and owns a significant percentage of the Company’s outstanding common units. Any unpaid principal amount and any accrued interest is due on March 30, 2019. The principal amount due under the Greg Pan Note bears interest at the rate of 24% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the Greg Pan Note, Mr. Greg Pan may deduct one ACH payment from the Company’s bank account in the amount of $500 per business day until the principal amount due and accrued interest is repaid.

 

NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease Agreement

 

The Company has a three-year lease for its office and warehouse facility. The lease requires monthly payments as follows:

 

December 15, 2017 to June 15, 2018		$	9,090
June 15, 2018-December 14, 2018		$	9,590
December 15, 2018 to June 14, 2019		$	10,190
June 15, 2019 to November 15, 2019		$	10,690

 

Remaining lease payments in the following years are:

 

		Year Ended December 31,
	2018					85,910
		2019				104,400
Total minimum lease payments					$	190,310

 

Rent expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $28,051 and $26,080, respectively.

 

Legal Matters 

 

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2018, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations and there are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

NOTE 10: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $100,001 to Surplus Depot Inc. Surplus Depot, Inc. is a third party unaffiliated with the Company. The principal amount due under the Promissory Note bears interest at the rate of 24% per annum, permits the Lender to deduct one ACH payment from the Company’s bank account in the amount of $500 per business day until the principal amount due and accrued interest

is repaid. Any unpaid principal amount and any accrued interest is due on April 5, 2019. The Promissory Note is unsecured.

 

On May 4, 2018, the Company issued a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $100,001 to Kevin Frija. Mr. Frija is Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The principal amount due under the Promissory Note bears interest at the rate of 24% per annum, permits the Lender to deduct one ACH payment from the Company’s bank account in the amount of $500 per business day until the principal amount due and accrued interest is repaid. Any unpaid principal amount and any accrued interest is due on May 4, 2019. The Promissory Note is unsecured.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report contains statements that we believe are, or may be considered to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report regarding the prospects of our industry or our prospects, plans, financial position or business strategy, may constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “foresee,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plans,” “forecasts,” “continue” or “could” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terms. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements may be included in various filings that we make with the SEC or press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to any forward-looking statements. You are advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures we make in our reports to the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this Report.

 

Unless stated otherwise, the words “VPR Brands,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company,” in this section collectively refer to VPR Brands, LP.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We are managed by Soleil Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

The Company is engaged in various monetization strategies of a portfolio of patents the Company owns in both the U.S. and China, covering electronic cigarette, electronic cigar and personal vaporizer patents. We currently market a brand of electronic cigarette e liquids marketed under the brand “Helium” in the United States and are undertaking efforts to establish distribution of our electronic cigarette brand in China. We are currently also identifying electronic cigarette companies that may be infringing our patents and exploring options to license and or enforce our patents.

 

Since our inception, the Company has generated nominal revenues through the sale of software items related to the job search industry and in 2009, management actively explored opportunities to manage private capital. Specifically, the Company had plans to sponsor and manage limited partnerships organized for the purpose of exploring opportunities to acquire securities in secondary transactions of venture-backed businesses and dispensing capital to seed stage venture capital opportunities. As a result of the Company’s new business direction and in an effort to establish operations in the venture capital and private equity industry, the Company reorganized the business and restructured the Company as a public limited partnership. In 2013, management identified an opportunity to acquire a portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizers patents. In connection with this transaction, the Company’s business objectives pivoted and the Company is now focusing its efforts on the electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer industry and is pursuing plans to commercialize and monetize its portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer patents.

 

VPR Brands is a holding company, whose assets include issued U.S. and Chinese patents for atomization related products including technology for medical marijuana vaporizers and electronic cigarette products and components. The company is also engaged in product development for the vapor or vaping market, including e-liquids. Electronic cigarettes are electronic devices which deliver nicotine through atomization, or vaping of e-liquids and without smoke and other chemicals constituents typically found in traditional tobacco burning cigarette products.

Our portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer patents (the “Patents”) are the basis for our efforts to:

 

	•	Design, market and distribute a line of e liquids under the “HELIUM” brand;
	•	Design, market and distribute electronic cigarettes;
	•	Prosecute and enforce our patent rights;
	•	License our intellectual property; and
	•	Develop private label manufacturing programs.
	Our branded electronic cigarette e-liquids: HELIUM

 

We design, develop and market electronic cigarette e liquids sold under the Helium brand. Our electronic cigarette e liquids are marketed as an alternative to tobacco burning cigarettes. We launched the Helium brand in limited U.S. markets in the first quarter of 2016 and grow distribution through third party distributors. Shortly after our U.S. launch we plan to introduce our electronic cigarette brand to the Chinese market. China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco products in the world, however we believe that Chinese consumption of electronic cigarettes trails U.S. adoption and use. We believe that an opportunity exists to develop and expand our business and our Helium brand electronic cigarette e-liquids in China.

 

On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Vapor Corp. (“Vapor”) and the Company’ Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Frija (the former Chief Executive Officer of Vapor), pursuant to which Vapor sold Vapor’s wholesale operations and inventory related thereto (collectively, the “Assets”) to the Company (the “Vapor Acquisition”). The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement closed on July 29, 2016.

 

The Vapor Acquisition comprises almost all of the Company’s revenue going forward.

 

Results of Operations for the Three months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

Revenues

 

Our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $1,001,162 and $786,535, respectively. The increase is a result of the Company introducing new lines of product during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $534,457 and $511,521, respectively. The increase is a result of the Company introducing new lines of product during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $453,881 as compared to $598,556 for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in expenses is due to reduced general, selling and administrative costs as a result of lower payroll and professional fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was expenses of $(162,244) and income of $31,248, respectively. The increase is a result of the loss on the extinguishment of debt in 2018. There were no conversions in the prior year. The loss was offset by lower interest in the current quarter as a result of lower loan balances during the quarter.

Net Loss

 

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $149,420 compared to a net loss of $292,294 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The net loss has decreased mainly as the result of higher sales and operating income in quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company used cash in operating activities of $55,931 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $368,599 used in the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in cash used is mainly a result of the lower loss for the year.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company was provided cash from financing activities of $93,600, of which $200,001 was proceeds from the notes payable offset by $106,041 of payments to the notes. The Company had separate private placements in 2017 and draws on notes with Diamond Rock for $225,000.

 

Assets

 

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had total assets of $535,713 and $471,101, respectively. Assets consist primarily inventory, accounts receivable, intangible assets and prepaid expenses in 2018 and 2017.

 

Liabilities 

 

Our total liabilities were $979,902 at March 31, 2018, compared to $1,302,743 at December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to decreased of derivative liabilities as the notes are due in six months.

 

Off –Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2018, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets. 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

As of March 31, 2018, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Based upon our evaluation, as of March 31, 2018, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of a continued material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as described below.

 

The Company did not maintain an effective financial reporting process to prepare financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Specifically, our process lacked timely and complete financial statement reviews and procedures to ensure all required disclosures were made in our financial statements. Also, the Company lacked documented procedures including documentation related to testing of internal controls and entity-level controls, disclosure review, and other analytics. Furthermore, the Company lacked sufficient personnel to properly segregate duties.

 

A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness; yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the Company’s financial reporting.

 

Remedial Efforts Related to the Material Weakness in Internal Control  

 

In an effort to address the material weakness, we have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, the following remedial steps:

 

	•		In addition to supervising all financial aspects of the Company, our Chief Financial Officer is also supervising our Information Technology (“IT”) functions to better facilitate the coordination and development of improved systems to support our financial reporting process.
	•		In furtherance of timely and complete financial statement reviews and procedures to ensure all required disclosures are made in our financial statements and promoting the segregation of duties, we have (i) hired experienced accounting personnel and expect to hire additional experienced accounting personnel, (ii) hired staff to handle the increased workload associated with the reporting structure in place and continue to recruit additional staff in key areas including financial reporting and tax accounting as well as we have engaged temporary staff and (iii) hired consultants to assist in achieving accurate and timely reporting, including hiring additional consultants to assist in the development and enhancement of IT infrastructure systems to support accounting.
	•		We have provided and will continue to provide training to our finance and accounting personnel for timely and accurate preparation and management review of documentation to support our financial reporting and period-end close procedures including documentation related to testing of internal controls and entity-level controls, disclosure review, and other analytics.
	•		We have been conducting and continue to conduct the assessment and review of our accounting general ledger system to further identify changes that can be made to improve our overall control environment with respect to journal entries. We are continuing to implement more formal procedures related to the review and approval of journal entries.
	•		We have been formalizing the periodic account reconciliation process for all significant balance sheet accounts. We are continuing to implement more formal review of these reconciliations by our accounting management and we will increase the number of supervisory personnel to ensure that reviews are performed.

We believe these additional internal controls will be effective in remediating the material weakness described above; however, we may determine to modify the remediation plan described above by adding remedial steps to or modifying or no longer pursuing (if determined to be unnecessary in remediating the material weakness) the remedial steps set forth above. Until the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented, the material weakness described above will continue to exist. Notwithstanding, through the use of external consultants and the review process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

 

The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

 

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting since the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which our director, officer or any affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

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

 

In April 2017 the Company borrowed an additional $75,000 under the Diamond Rock loan agreement. Terms of the loan are the same as described in the acquisition note. During the quarter the following conversions were done:

 

Date		Amount Converted				Shares Issued
1/2/18		$	75,000				1,176,471
1/5/18		$	50,000				1,002,697
2/1/18		$	40,000				902,835
2/19/18		$	50,000				1,417,004
3/12/18		$	75,000				2,225,519

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer.
32.2*		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS*		XBRL Instance
101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

*	Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

 

	VPR Brands, LP
Date: May 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Kevin Frija
		Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)