GRANDPARENTS.COM, INC. – 10-Q – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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In this Report, the terms "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to
The following discussion and analysis is based on, should be read with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in this Report. The following discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the disclosure under "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and the risk factors contained in our Annual Report.
Our Business
Our website, www.grandparents.com, is a family-oriented social media website with a core mission of enhancing relationships between the generations and enriching the lives of grandparents by providing tools to foster connections among grandparents, parents, and grandchildren. We primarily target the approximately 70 million grandparents in the U.S., but we also target the approximately 50 million "boomers" and seniors that are not grandparents. We believe that our website is one of the leading online communities for our market and that our website is the premier social media platform targeting active, involved grandparents. As of the date of this Report, our website now has nearly 2 million registered members with approximately 890,000 unique monthly visits according to Google Analytics. In addition to operating our website, we plan to offer and sell
Like most developing companies, we face substantial financial challenges. We continue to focus on creating more significant revenue opportunities in the insurance area, advertising and e-commerce. Although we have not been able to generate significant revenue from these endeavors to date, we expect our efforts will begin to come to fruition in the future. While we have made a strong effort to reduce our overhead, we have incurred additional expenses in connection with our obligations under our strategic alliance agreements. We continue to seek capital to fund ongoing operations. Since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2012, we raised
Revenue for the three months ended
We incurred net losses of
Without additional capital from existing or outside investors or further financing, our ability to continue to implement our business plan may be limited. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements included in this Report do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Grand Deals
Our website features our "Grand Deals" program which offers discounts and other benefits to our members on a variety of consumer products and services including insurance, financial and other products and services provided by our marketing partners. The Grand Deals business model is similar to that of
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We plan to offer and sell
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In
Pursuant to our Marketing and Distribution Agreement with
Grand Card ®
In late 2011, the "Grand Card" was conceptualized as a member rewards program that will provide cash rebate benefits on a debit card when cardholders purchase pharmaceutical products and consumer goods and services offered participating merchants. In
Under the terms of the alliance agreement, Grand Card will act as primary marketer and lead contractor in concluding agreements and arrangements with participating sponsors and other customers and has primary responsibility for marketing and promotion of the programs, membership procurement and procurement of business partners and sponsors. Cegedim will act as the "back-end" provider and shall have primary responsibility for management of sponsor data and the related processing of rebate claims. Revenues derived from the alliance (after deduction for certain operating costs borne by the parties) shall be allocated 75% to Grand Card and 25% to Cegedim. The Agreement further provides that all costs for marketing and promoting will be borne by Grand Card and that all other costs and funding, subject to certain exceptions, shall be borne 75% by Grand Card and 25% by Cegedim. The terms of the Agreement also provide that Cegedim shall have an option to purchase a 25% ownership interest in Grand Card at any time within one year of the Effective Date, in which event each party will have equal voting rights over Grand Card and the business and operations of the Alliance will be conducted as an entity controlled 75% of by the Company and 25% by Cegedim.
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Recent Capital Raising Activities
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The Company is in the process of commencing a private offering (the "Current Offering") of up to
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Historically, we have generated revenue through the sale of advertisements on our website. We intend to expand our revenue sources to include commissions, fees or royalties on offerings by our insurance, financial services and other marketing partners.
We expect that Grand Deals, particularly insurance and financial products, will be our primary revenue source in the future. However, as of the date of this Report, we have not yet generated any revenue from this program. In 2011, in order to accelerate the buildup of marketing partners, we accepted pilot programs and waived revenue sharing arrangements. Through this pilot program, we attracted more than 300 marketing partners as of the date of this Report. As we build our membership base, we will seek to enter into revenue sharing arrangements with existing and new marketing partners. We expect that each revenue sharing arrangement will be negotiated based on the category of the product and service and the accompanying discount or benefits offered to our members.
As discussed above, we entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Starr and GHP entered into a Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Humana. However, we have not received any revenue to date with respect to these agreements nor can there be any guarantee that we will be able to do so. Even if we are able to generate revenue, such revenue may be limited in the near term. Furthermore, there can be no guarantee that we will be able to enter into similar agreements or other revenue arrangements with other insurance, financial services or other marketing partners or that, if we are, the terms of such arrangements will be on terms advantageous to us. To the extent we are able to enter into such agreements, revenues, if any, from such arrangements may be limited in the near term.
In addition, we hope to derive revenue from the Grand Card. However, the can be no guarantee that we will be able to further develop this concept or, that if we are able to do so, that we will be able to generate significant revenue from it.
Certain Factors Affecting our Performance
In addition to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report, we consider the following to be significant factors affecting our future performance and financial results.
Our Ability to Attract and Retain Members.We must attract and retain members in order to increase revenue and achieve profitability. We expect revenue to be generated in part from the purchase of products and services by our members and advertisements on our website. If we are unable to attract and retain members, we may not be able to attract marketing and commercial sponsors or advertisers to our website.
Volatility or Declines in Insurance Premiums. Our insurance business will derive revenue from commissions and fees from its insurance agency and brokerage services. Commission and fees are based, in part, on a percentage of insurance premiums paid by customers for insurance products. Accordingly, such commissions are dependent on insurance premium rates charged by insurance companies. Insurance premiums are cyclical in nature and may vary widely based on market conditions. Our brokerage revenues and profitability can be volatile or remain depressed for significant periods of time. In addition, insurance companies may seek to further minimize their expenses by reducing the commission rates payable to insurance agents or brokers. The reduction of these commission rates, along with general volatility and/or declines in premiums, may significantly affect our margins.
Our Ability to Enter into Revenue Sharing Agreements with our
Competition. We compete with companies in the social networking industry such as Facebook, Twitter and Google and other companies that specifically target the age 50+ market, in particular
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Additional Financing. To effectively implement our business plan, we need to obtain additional financing. If we obtain financing, we would expect to accelerate our business plan and increase our advertising and marketing budget, hire additional staff members and increase our office space and operations all of which we believe would result in the generation of revenue and development of our business. Inability to obtain additional financing may delay the implementation of our business plan and may cause us to reduce our budget and capital expenditures.
Asset Contribution Transaction
On
Simultaneously with the closing of the Transaction, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors for the issuance and sale in a private placement (the "February Private Placement") of 3,000,000 shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
We have identified below some of our accounting policies that we consider critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. For detailed information and discussion on our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Report. Many of our estimates or judgments are based on anticipated future events or performance, and as such are forward-looking in nature, and are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise this discussion to reflect any future events or circumstances. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" contained in this Report.
Included in our Annual Report, we identified four of our accounting policies that we consider critical to our business operations and an understanding of our results of operations:
· revenue recognition;
· fair value of measurements;
· equity-based compensation; and
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· impairment of long-lived assets.
We included in our Annual Report a brief discussion of some of the judgments, estimates and uncertainties that can impact the application of these policies and the specific dollar amounts reported on our financial statements. This is neither a complete list of all of our accounting policies, nor does it include all the details surrounding the accounting policies we identified, and there are other accounting policies that are significant to us. For detailed information and discussion on our critical accounting policies and estimates, see our financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Report and in our Annual Report. Many of our estimates or judgments are based on anticipated future events or performance, and as such are forward-looking in nature, and are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report and in our Annual Report. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise this discussion to reflect any future events or circumstances. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" contained in this Report.
Certain amounts in the 2012 condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the presentation in the current period condensed consolidated financial statements. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results.
Results of Operations for Three-Month Periods Ended
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the three months ended
Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expense increased
Salaries. Salary expense increased
Rent. Rent expense increased
Accounting, legal, and SEC Filing Fees.Accounting, legal, and
Consulting. Non-recurring consulting expense was
Equity-based compensation. Equity-based compensation expense increased
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At
At
Management fees. We had no management fees expense for the three months ended
Transaction costs. We incurred
Other general and administrative.Other general and administrative expense decreased
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased
Other Expense
We had other expense of
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations for the three months ended
Preferred Return Expense
Preferred return expense was
Net Loss
Net loss for the three months ended
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
Capital Raising Efforts
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The Company is in the process of commencing a private offering (the "Current Offering") of up to
Outstanding Indebtedness
As noted above,
In addition, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, we entered into promissory notes with respect to certain liabilities of
· Amended and Restated Promissory Note in favor of
Director ofGP.com LLC and current Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in the principal amount of$78,543 (the "Leber Note"). The Leber Note reflects amounts outstanding under a promissory note previously issued byGP.com LLC toMr. Leber and a revolving note issued byGP.com LLC toMr. Leber andJoseph Bernstein that we assumed in connection with the Transaction.
· Amended and Restated Promissory Note in favor of
Director of
Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, in the principal amount of
under a promissory note previously issued by
revolving note issued by
assumed in connection with the Transaction.
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· Amended and Restated Promissory Note in favor of
("Meadows"), an entity controlled by Dr. Robert Cohen , a Managing Director of GP.com LLC and a current Director of the Company, in the principal amount of $308,914 (the "Meadows Note"). The Meadows Note reflects amounts outstanding under promissory notes previously issued by GP.com LLC to Meadows that we assumed in connection with the Transaction.
· Promissory Note in favor of LBG in the principal amount of
Note"). The LBG Note reflects the amount of accrued but unpaid management fees ofGP.com LLC payable to LBG that we assumed in connection with the Transaction.
The Leber Note, the Bernstein Note, the Meadows Note and the LBG Note are collectively referred to herein as the "Initial Promissory Notes." The Initial Promissory Notes accrue interest at the rate of 5% per annum and mature upon the earlier of (i) the Company having EBITDA of at least
Cash Flow Net cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods below were as follows: March 31, 2013 2012 Cash provided by (used in): Operating activities$ (695,816 ) $ (944,136 ) Investing activities (12,543 ) - Financing activities 650,000 4,184,547
Net (decrease) increase in cash
Cash Used In Operating Activities
For the three months ended
For the three months ended
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
For the three months ended
The Company did not use or generate any cash from investing activities during the comparable period in 2012.
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Cash Provided By Financing Activities
For the three months ended
For the three months ended
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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