EX-99.1 3 ex_263421.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_263421.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Contents

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
   
Independent Auditors Report 1
   
Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and March 31, 2021 2
   
Consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 3
   
Consolidated statements of shareholders equity (deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 4
   
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 5
   
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 6

 

 

 

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Independent Auditors Report
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To the Shareholders of

Clear Com Media Inc.

 

 

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Clear Com Media Inc. which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related statements of income, shareholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended and the related notes to the financial statements.

 

Managements Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditors Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Clear Com Media Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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June 16, 2021

 

 

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CLEAR COM MEDIA INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   

December 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

   

March 31,

2021

(Unaudited)

 
ASSETS                        

Current assets

                       

Cash

  $ 266,324     $ 103,391     $ 363,204  

Accounts receivable

    248,409       180,703       176,529  

Prepaid expenses

    26,940       10,035       15,720  

Income taxes receivable

    49,159       153,949       29,875  
                         

Total current assets

    590,832       448,078       585,328  
                         

Property and equipment, net

    118,471       93,979       115,333  

Capitalized software development costs

    157,168       41,399       189,916  

Other assets

    10,343       -       7,809  
                         

Total assets

  $ 876,814     $ 583,456     $ 898,386  
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)                        
                         
Current liabilities                        

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 72,459     $ 77,862     $ 72,785  

Government remittance payable

    42,999       70,242       42,292  

Governmental assistance payable

    296,501       -       296,501  

Loan payable

    144,889       550,574       89,343  
                         

Total current liabilities

    556,848       698,678       500,921  
                         

Advances payable to shareholder

    9,537       20,175       34,171  

CEBA loan payable

    60,000       -       60,000  

Deferred income taxes

    14,061       8,261       14,494  
                         

Total liabilities

    640,446       727,114       609,586  
                         

Shareholders equity (deficit)

                       

Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized, issued and outstanding, 10,000 shares

    100       100       100  

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

    236,268       (143,758 )     288,700  
                         

Total shareholders equity (deficit)

    236,368       (143,658 )     288,800  
                         

Total liabilities and shareholders equity (deficit)

  $ 876,814     $ 583,456     $ 898,386  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income

 

    Years Ended December 31,    

For the three months ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2021

   

2020

 
                    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  

Revenue

  $ 1,665,563     $ 1,699,166     $ 347,114     $ 466,466  
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Wages and benefits

    931,382       1,021,042       237,535       236,550  

General and administrative

    127,850       119,262       30,053       62,247  

Subcontractors

    124,370       155,147       22,219       22,825  

Occupancy

    117,915       73,344       28,849       27,768  

Software and licenses

    59,630       86,647       12,037       13,526  

Depreciation and amortization

    31,973       20,529       7,979       6,417  

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

    16,093       19,637       (828 )     48,717  

Advertising

    23,315       32,477       5,765       4,343  

Bank charges

    14,357       21,601       399       1,181  
                                 

Total operating expenses

    1,446,885       1,549,686       344,008       423,574  
                                 

Income from operations

    218,678       149,480       3,106       42,892  
                                 

Interest expense

    (8,227 )     (2,726 )     (495 )     (2,783 )

Tax credit income

    89,881       134,574       -       -  

Other expense

    -       -       (46,579 )     -  

Governmental assistance income

    145,590       -       176,617       2,886  
                                 

Income before income taxes

    445,922       281,328       132,649       42,995  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    65,896       41,375       19,717       (3,453 )
                                 

Net income

  $ 380,026     $ 239,953     $ 112,932     $ 46,448  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity (Deficit)

 

   

Common

Shares

   

Common

Shares

Amount

   

Retained

Earnings

(Accumulated

Deficit)

   

Total

Shareholders

Equity

(Deficit)

 

Balances, January 1, 2019

    10,000     $ 100     $ (383,711 )   $ (383,611 )
                                 

Net income

    -       -       239,953       239,953  
                                 

Balances, December 31, 2019

    10,000       100       (143,758 )     (143,658 )
                                 

Net income

    -       -       380,026       380,026  
                                 

Balances, December 31, 2020

    10,000       100       236,268       236,368  
                                 

Net income (unaudited)

    -       -       112,932       112,932  
                                 

Dividends (unaudited)

    -       -       (60,500 )     (60,500 )
                                 

Balances, March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

    10,000     $ 100     $ 288,700     $ 288,800  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

    Years Ended December 31,    

For the three months ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2021

(Unaudited)

   

2020

(Unaudited)

 
                                 

Cash flows from operating activities

                               

Net income

  $ 380,026     $ 239,953     $ 112,932     $ 46,448  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                               

Depreciation and amortization

    31,973       20,529       7,979       6,417  

Deferred income taxes

    5,800       60,750       433       (3,453 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:

                               

Accounts receivable

    (67,706 )     34,247       71,880       (90,916 )

Prepaid expenses

    (16,905 )     (10,035 )     11,220       -  

Income taxes receivable

    104,790       (153,949 )     19,284       -  

Other assets

    (10,343 )     -       2,534       (7,884 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (5,403 )     59,589       326       70,384  

Government remittances payable

    (27,243 )     22,603       (707 )     (70,377 )

Governmental assistance payable

    296,501       -       -       -  
                                 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    691,490       273,687       225,881       (49,381 )
                                 

Cash flows from investing activities

                               

Capitalized software development costs

    (115,769 )     (41,399 )     (32,748 )     (17,302 )

Acquisition of property and equipment

    (56,465 )     (70,535 )     (4,841 )     (3,811 )
                                 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (172,234 )     (111,934 )     (37,589 )     (21,113 )
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities                                

Net (repayments) borrowings of advances from shareholder

    (10,638 )     (36,324 )     24,634       (46,377 )

Net (repayments) borrowings of loan payable

    (405,685 )     (20,623 )     (55,546 )     50,785  

CEBA loan advance

    60,000       -       -       -  
Dividends     -       -       (60,500 )     -  
                                 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (356,323 )     (56,947 )     (91,412 )     4,408  
                                 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    162,933       104,806       96,880       (66,086 )
                                 

Cash, beginning of period

    103,391       (1,415 )     266,324       103,391  
                                 

Cash, end of period

  $ 266,324     $ 103,391     $ 363,204     $ 37,305  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

NOTE 1 NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

Clear Com Media Inc. (“Clear Com”) was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on April 18, 2017. Clear Com is primarily engaged in providing digital marketing and web design related services.

 

In February 2021, Clear Com formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Verbaly, Inc.

 

NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Consolidation

 

Clear Com’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Clear Com and Verbaly, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”). Verbaly, Inc. had no operations during the period ended March 31, 2021.

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The functional and reporting currency of the Company is the Canadian dollar.

 

Risks and Economic Uncertainties

 

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization declared in March 2020 to be a pandemic, continues to spread throughout the globe. The extent of the impact of the pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial performance will depend on various developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and its impact on customers, employees, and vendors, all of which cannot be reasonably predicted at this time. While management reasonably expects the COVID-19 outbreak to impact the Company’s consolidated financial condition, operating results, and timing and amounts of cash flows, the related financial consequences and duration are highly uncertain.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting year.

 

Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

The Company has agreements with third parties to provide multi-platform, internet-based products and services to their customers in the form of online marketing, business metrics, and other solutions. These services are recognized over time, as the services are performed, as the asset created has no alternative use and the Company is contractually entitled to payment for its performance to date in the event the contract is cancelled for convenience. For these contracts, revenue is recognized over time using input measures that correspond to the level of staff effort expended to satisfy the performance obligation on a rate per hour or equivalent basis. Variable consideration has not historically been significant. The Company does not include sales and other taxes in the transaction price and thus does not recognize these amounts as revenue.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms generally requiring payment within 30 to 60 days from the invoice date. Ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition are conducted and, generally, no collateral is required to support accounts receivable, which are stated at the amount management expects to collect from balances outstanding at year-end. Based on management’s assessment of the credit history with customers having outstanding balances and current relationships with them, it has estimated that realization of losses on balances outstanding at year-end will not be significant.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Major improvements and renewals are capitalized while ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed. Management reviews these assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the related carrying amount may not be recoverable. Depreciation is recorded on the declining balance basis at the following annual rates:

 

Furniture and fixtures

20%

Computer equipment and software

30%

Office equipment

20%

 

Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives or the period of the respective leases.

 

Capitalized Software Development Costs

 

The Company incurs costs from third-parties to develop software for internal-use during the application development stage. Costs incurred during preliminary and post-implementation stages of software for internal use are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software development costs will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the project once implemented. The capitalized software has not been implemented as of March 31, 2021.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the consolidated financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the year plus or minus the change during the year in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

Tax Credits

 

The Company’s research and development activities in Canada may entitle the Company to claim benefits under the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program (“SR&ED”), a Canadian federal tax incentive program designed to encourage Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development in Canada. Benefits under the program include credits to taxable income. The tax credits received are classified as tax credit income in the consolidated statements of income.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

Foreign Currency

 

Foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing as the consolidated balance sheet date. Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing when the assets were acquired or the liabilities incurred. Sales and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing when incurred. Transaction gains or losses are included in the determination of net income.

 

Change in Accounting Principle

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606), in May 2014. The standard, as amended, requires revenue to be recognized when promised goods and services are

transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also requires expanded disclosures regarding revenue and contracts with customers. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the standard

using the modified retrospective method. There was no impact to the timing or amount of revenue recognized as a result of this adoption.

 

Upcoming Accounting Pronouncement

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842). This standard will require all leases with durations greater than twelve months to be recognized on the balance sheet as a right of use asset with a corresponding lease liability. The new guidance will continue to classify leases as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the presentation and pattern of expense and income recognition, in the consolidated statements of income. It also requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. The standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, although early adoption is permitted.

 

Subsequent Events

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated, for potential recognition or disclosure, significant events or transactions that occurred during the period subsequent to December 31, 2020, the most recent consolidated balance sheet presented herein, through June 16, 2021, the date these consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

NOTE 3 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following at:

 

   

December 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

   

March 31,

2021

 

Furniture and fixtures

  $ 25,599     $ 15,847     $ 27,781  

Computer equipment and software

    108,597       84,005       111,256  

Leasehold improvements

    34,668       14,157       34,668  

Office equipment

    14,112       12,502       14,112  
      182,976       126,511       187,817  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

    64,505       32,532       72,484  
                         

Net property and equipment

  $ 118,471     $ 93,979     $ 115,333  

 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $31,973 and $20,529 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $7,979 and $6,417 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The advance due to shareholder is unsecured, non-interest bearing and has no specific repayment terms. The shareholder has agreed not to demand repayment within the following year and, accordingly, this amount has been classified as a noncurrent liability.

 

NOTE 5 LOANS PAYABLE

 

The loan payable of $71,069 USD ($89,343 CAD), $113,799 USD ($144,889 CAD) and $423,910 USD ($550,574 CAD) at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to CEN Biotech, Inc. (see Note 10) is unsecured, bears interest at 2% per annum, is repayable in US dollars and matures in June 2021. The loan payable includes principal of $46,638 USD, $89,762 USD and $406,267 USD at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and interest of $24,431 USD, $24,037 USD and $17,643 USD at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

The CEBA loan payable of $60,000 to Royal Bank of Canada is unsecured, non-interest bearing until December 2022 and interest bearing at 5% thereafter. The loan principal is due in full at the maturity date of December 2025.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

NOTE 6 INCOME TAXES

 

The expense (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following components:

 

    Years Ended December 31,    

For the three months ended

March 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2021

   

2020

 

Current

  $ 60,097     $ (19,375 )   $ 19,284     $ -  

Deferred

    5,800       60,750       433       (3,453 )
                                 

Total tax expense (benefit)

  $ 65,897     $ 41,375     $ 19,717     $ (3,453 )

 

The Company’s income tax provision for the period ended March 31, 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rates to income before income taxes due to the effect of certain non-deductible expenses and changes in estimates related to prior years.

 

The net deferred income tax liability presented in the consolidated balance sheets is comprised of the following at:

 

   

December 31,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

   

March 31,

2021

 
Deferred tax assets                        

Accrued expenses

  $ 3,182     $ 2,275     $ 3,182  

NOL carryforward

    -       10,572       -  
                         

Total deferred tax assets

    3,182       12,847       3,182  
                         
Deferred tax liabilities                        

Property and equipment

    (7,170 )     (6,446 )     (10,121 )

SRED credits

    (10,073 )     (14,662 )     (7,555 )
                         

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (17,243 )     (21,108 )     (17,676 )
                         

Net deferred tax liability

  $ (14,061 )   $ (8,261 )   $ (14,494 )

 

Management has analyzed the Company’s income tax filing positions for the years 2017 through 2020, the years which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of March 31, 2021. The Company concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits (“UTB”) (e.g. tax deductions, exclusions, or credits claimed or expected to be claimed) to significantly increase in the next twelve months. The Company does not have any amounts accrued for interest and penalties related to UTBs at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and 2019, and it is not aware of any claims for such amounts by federal or state income tax authorities.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(All information with respect to the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is unaudited.)

 

(All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)

 

NOTE 7 GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE

 

The Canadian government enacted the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) in 2020 to provide a wage and rent subsidy to employers that suffered reductions in revenue resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company received $176,617 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to CEWS and CERS, which is recognized as governmental assistance income in the consolidated statements of income. The Company received $442,091 in 2020, of which $145,590 was recognized as governmental assistance income in the consolidated statements of income and the remainder represents an overpayment which is due back to the government.

 

NOTE 8 LEASES

 

The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under noncancelable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2024. Related rental expense under operating leases was $65,711 and $49,009 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Related rental expense under operating leases was $16,670 and $15,216 for the three months ending March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Monthly rentals range from $64 to $5,072.

 

The following is a schedule of future annual minimum rental payments required under operating leases with initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2021:

 

    Amount  

2021

  $ 51,755  

2022

    67,517  

2023

    62,319  

2024

    30,432  
         

Total

  $ 212,023  

 

NOTE 9 ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE / CONCENTRATION

 

The Company derived approximately 97% and 96% of its revenue from one customer during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company derived approximately 99% and 98% of its revenue from one customer for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 10 SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On April 20, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”) with CEN Biotech, Inc. The Company agreed to sell all of the common shares of the Company in exchange for the issuance of 4,000,000 restricted shares of CEN Biotech, Inc. The closing is planned to occur within two days of the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions under the Agreement.

 

 

 

 

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