NETWORD INC
10QSB, 2000-08-11
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For Quarter Ended June 30, 2000 - Commission file Number 333-86873

Netword, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
52-2143430
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

702 Russell Avenue, Third Floor, Gaitherburg, MD 20877
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)

240/631-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check whether the issuer (1) 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 [X]    No [_]

The number of outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, as of August 10, 2000, was 19,348,083.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):

Yes [X]   No [_]



NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)

INDEX TO FORM 10-QSB

June 30, 2000

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE

   Item -1. - Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
 
1
 
               
              Statements of Operations for the Three 
              Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999  2  
               
              Statements of Operations for the Six 
              Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999  3  
               
              Statements of Cash Flows for the Six 
              Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999  4  
               
              Notes to Financial Statements  6  
               
   Item - 2. - Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation  7  
               
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  10  
               
SIGNATURE  12  



NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets


June 30,
2000
(Unaudited)

December 31,
1999
(Note)

                                                  ASSETS      
Current assets: 
    Cash  $ 3,604,529   $ 2,742,041  
    Prepaid expenses  1,033,110   1,125,000  

                Total current assets  4,637,639   3,867,041  
Property and equipment, net  55,236   72,600  
Intangible assets: 
    Trademark, net  24,532   26,444  
    Intellectual property, net  7,500   10,000  
    Deferred offering costs    50,000  

                Total intangible assets  32,032   86,444  

   $ 4,724,907   $ 4,026,085  

                         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities: 
    Current portion of long-term liability  $        4,800   $        4,800  
    Accounts payable  437,299   358,404  
    Loans payable  33,027   33,027  

                Total current liabilities  475,126   396,231  
Long-term liability, net of current portion  14,400   14,400  
Convertible note payable  21,503   20,903  
Redeemable common stock and common stock warrants  977,500   977,500  
Stockholders’ equity: 
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 
        Authorized - 40,000,000 shares 
        Issued and outstanding - 18,566,083 shares at 
           6/30/00 and 16,923,924 shares at 12/31/99  185,661   169,239  
    Additional paid-in capital  9,240,946   7,017,668  
    Deficit accumulated in the development stage  (6,178,930 ) (4,558,557 )
    Subscriptions receivable  (11,299 ) (11,299 )

                Total stockholders’ equity  3,236,378   2,617,051  

   $ 4,724,907   $ 4,026,085  


Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 1999 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

See accompanying notes.




NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)


Three Months
Ended June 30,

2000
1999
Revenue   $          5,622   $          2,426  
General and administrative expenses  868,508   192,544  

Operating loss  (862,886 ) (190,118 )
Other income (expense): 
    Interest income  44,064   1,904  
    Loss on disposition of property and 
        equipment     
    Loss on impairment of assets     

                Net other income (expense)  44,064   1,904  

Net loss  $    (818,822 ) $    (188,214 )

Basic and diluted loss per common share  $            (.04 ) $            (.01 )

Weighted average number of shares 
    outstanding  18,622,304   13,520,609  


See accompanying notes.




NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)


Six Months
Ended June 30,

Period From
December
2, 1996
(Inception) to
June 30,

2000
1999
2000
Revenue   $          5,975   $          6,638   $      68,156  
General and administrative expenses  1,700,786   489,618   6,006,154  

Operating loss  (1,694,811 ) (482,980 ) (5,937,998 )
Other income (expense): 
    Interest income  74,438   1,904   185,282  
    Loss on disposition of property and 
        equipment      (43,639 )
    Loss on impairment of assets      (382,575 )

                Net other income (expense)  74,438   1,904   (240,932 )

Net loss  $(1,620,373 ) $    (481,076 ) $(6,178,930 )

Basic and diluted loss per common share  $           (.09 ) $            (.04 )

Weighted average number of shares 
    outstanding  18,169,149   13,520,609  



See accompanying notes.




NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)


Six Months
Ended June 30,

Period From
December
2, 1996
(Inception) to
June 30,

2000
1999
2000
Net loss   $(1,620,371 ) $  (481,076 ) $(6,178,930 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash 
    used in operating activities: 
    Issuance of stock options and warrants 
        for consulting and legal services      33,308  
    Depreciation and amortization  27,184   29,820   305,575  
    Amortization of prepaid expense  750,000     1,125,000  
    Issuance of convertible note payable for 
        legal services      20,903  
    Loss on disposition of property and 
        equipment      43,639  
    Loss on impairment of assets      382,575  
    Change in assets and liabilities: 
        Prepaid expenses  (421,110 )   (421,110 )
        Other current assets    877  
        Accounts payable  79,495   (8,496 ) 551,899  

                Net cash used in operating 
                   activities  (1,184,802 ) (458,875 ) (4,137,139 )

Cash flows from investing activities: 
    Proceeds from sale of property and 
        equipment      10,000  
    Acquisition of property and equipment  (5,408 ) (32,092 ) (362,573 )
    Acquisition of trademark      (37,913 )

                Net cash used in 
                   investing activities  (5,408 ) (32,092 ) (90,486 )

Cash flows from financing activities: 
    Proceeds from long-term liability      33,600  
    Principal payments of long-term liability      (14,400 )
    Proceeds from loans    20,297   461,054  
    Redeemable common stock and common 
        stock warrants    977,500  
    Offering costs    (50,000 ) (50,000 )
    Exercise of warrants  2,052,698     2,052,698  
    Issuance of common stock and units, net 
        of offering and registration costs    2,968,679   4,671,702  

                Net cash provided by financing 
                   activities  2,052,698   2,938,976   8,132,154  

Net increase in cash (carried forward)  $    862,488   $ 2,448,009   $ 3,604,529  



See accompanying notes.




NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows (Concluded)
(Unaudited)


Six Months
Ended December 31,

Period From
December
2, 1996
(Inception) to
March 31,

2000
1999
2000
Net increase in cash (brought forward)   $   862,488   $2,448,009   $3,604,529  
Cash, beginning of period  2,742,041  59,110             —  

Cash, end of period  $3,604,529  $2,507,119  $3,604,529  

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities 
 
Subscriptions receivable  $           —  $           —  $     11,299  

Issuance of Class A Units and Class C 
    Units in exchange for: 
        Intellectual property  $           —  $          —  $   407,575  
        Net assets acquired                 —  ;                —  ; 20,996  

Issuance Class A Units for Birdshell Assets  $           —  $           —  $    428,571  

Conversion of loans to Class A Units  $           —  $           —  $    428,027  

Conversion of accounts payable to 
    warrants  $           —  $   114,000  $   114,000  

Issuance of stock options and warrants 
    for consulting, legal and marketing services  $  237,000  $           —  $   507,308  

Issuance of warrants for contract services  $           —  $           —  $1,500,000  

Issuance of convertible note payable for 
    legal services  $          —  $   14,000  $     20,903  



See accompanying notes.




NETWORD, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

     Netword, Inc. (the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) owns and operates an Internet utility known as the Netword System which we believe offers a comprehensive solution to problems created by a lack of consumer-friendly addresses or URL’s for Internet resources.

     The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-QSB. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six month period ended June 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ended December 31, 2000, These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Note 2 — Prepaid Expenses

     The major components of prepaid expenses are:


1. $375,000 - Unamortized portion of Net2Phone warrants.

2. $628,749 - Expenses related to a national marketing campaign which commenced during the third quarter. These costs will be charged to operations over the three quarters ending March 31, 2001.

Note 3 — Exercise of Warrants

     During the six months ended June 30, 2000, certain outstanding warrants to purchase our common stock were exercised as follows:


Number of Shares
Exercise Price
Proceed
of Exercise

1,642,159   $1.25/share   $2,052,698.75  



ITEM 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

Second Quarter 2000 Overview

     We are a development stage Internet company and have not derived significant revenues from operations. Revenues recorded by us to date are incidental and not the result of proactive marketing. Our revenues have stemmed from persons who recognize the utility of the Netword System and wish to protect their products, brands and other marks.

     During the quarter, we continued to enter into and pursue various agreements with other Internet businesses. Affiliate agreements with CNET, CarParts.com, BabyCenter.com, NetRadio, Gamesville, OfficeMax.com, PETsMART.com, VideoFlicks and Proflowers.com were signed during the quarter. These are primarily referral agreements providing for the creation of Commercial Networds which point to various pages on the Web sites of our affiliates which entitles us to revenues based on use of Commercial Networds directing Internet traffic to those sites. During the quarter, we also completed a new version of our software agent for the Apple Macintosh and Linux operating systems and entered into an affiliate agreement with Mac Publishing LLC, publisher of the MacWorld magazine and owner of the macworld.zdnet.com Web site, the leading information sources for Macintosh users.

     During the six months ended June 30, 2000 we invested $628,749 in the production of an advertising campaign (the “Campaign”) featuring Leonard Nimoy, a well-known movie and television actor and director, as our spokesperson. The Campaign is scheduled to commence during the third quarter.

Results of Operations

   The quarter ended June 30, 2000 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1999.

     Compensation costs increased to $202,300 due to hiring additional marketing, sales, business development and software engineering personnel to enhance the Netword System and implement the Campaign.

     Enhancement of the Netword System includes software development efforts to meet the needs of new affiliates, including Net2Phone and InfoSpace.com, and additional versions of the Netword Agent for the Apple Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Other pending affiliations will create additional technology requirements for us.

     Marketing costs increased to $530,000 primarily because of $375,000 of amortization attributable to the Net2Phone warrant initiated in the 4th quarter of 1999 and payments to InfoSpace initiated in the 1st quarter of 2000. In subsequent quarters we expect to increase our marketing and sales expenditures to support the Campaign. In addition to direct advertising costs associated with the Campaign, we expect to incur additional administrative costs to manage the Campaign and anticipate that we will require additional sales and customer support personnel to manage our anticipated growth.

     We have incurred and will continue to incur additional expenses related to our status as a public company, including accounting and audit fees, SEC filing fees, transfer agent costs, printing costs, legal fees and investor relations.

     Equipment costs are not expected to increase significantly until later in the current fiscal year, when we expect to establish additional clusters of computers in North America and/or abroad to meet the expected growth in usage of the Netword System following implementation of the Campaign.




   Six months ended June 30, 2000 compared to the six months ended June 30, 1999.

     Compensation costs increased to $374,350 because we hired additional marketing, sales, business development and software engineering personnel to enhance the Netword System and implement the Campaign.

     Enhancement of the Netword System includes software development efforts to meet the needs of new affiliates, including Net2Phone and InfoSpace.com, and additional versions of our software agent for the Apple Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Other pending affiliations will create additional technology requirements for us.

     Marketing costs increased to $1,027,511 primarily because of $750,000 of amortization attributable to the Net2Phone warrant initiated in the 4th quarter of 1999 and payments to InfoSpace initiated in the 1st quarter of 2000. In subsequent quarters, we expect to increase our marketing and sales expenditures to manage the Campaign, In addition to direct advertising costs associated with the Campaign, we expect to incur additional administrative costs for the management of the Campaign and anticipate that we will require additional sales and customer support personnel to manage our anticipated growth.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash balance at June 30, 2000 was $3,604,529. Based upon our current operations it is unlikely that additional funds will be required during the next twelve months. Our ability to increase expenditures for the Campaign will be dependent upon additional funding from revenues and/or external sources, including a sale of equity.




Forward Looking Statements

     Some of the statements in this 10-QSB that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as estimates, projects, anticipates, expects, intends, believes or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We caution you that all the forward-looking statements contained in this 10-QSB are only estimates and predictions. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties or actual events differing from the assumptions underlying these statements. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this 10-QSB.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  a) Exhibits:

  27 Financial Data Schedule

  b) Reports on Form 8-K:

  None




S I G N A T U R E

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.

Dated: August 10, 2000


    Netword, Inc.
(Registrant)


By: /s/ Murray M. Rubin
——————————————
Murray M. Rubin
Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Officer Duly
Authorized to Sign on behalf of Registrant)



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