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ZTEST Electronics Inc. — Audit Report / Information 2020
Dec 15, 2020
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ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Stated in Canadian Dollars)
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Shareholders of ZTEST Electronics Inc.:
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of ZTEST Electronics Inc. (the "Company"), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the consolidated statements of changes in equity, comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as at June 30, 2020 and 2019, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other information
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises:
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
We obtained Management’s Discussion and Analysis prior to the date of this auditor's report. If, based on the work we have performed on this other information, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact in this auditor’s report. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the consolidated Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit 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 Company’s internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditors' report is Kevin Ramsay.
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Markham, Ontario October 26, 2020
Chartered Professional Accountants Licensed Public Accountants
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
June 30, 2020 and 2019
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash | $ | 220,403 | $ | 66,628 |
| Accounts receivable | 512,068 | 591,575 | ||
| Inventories_(note 4)_ | 732,961 | 636,894 | ||
| Prepaid expenses | 18,781 | 7,960 | ||
| 1,484,213 | 1,303,057 | |||
| Equipment_(note 5)_ | 210,918 | 258,976 | ||
| Right-of-use asset_(note 3)_ | 112,099 | - | ||
| Investments_(note 6)_ | 1 | 737,640 | ||
| Lease deposit_(note 3)_ | - | 35,000 | ||
| , | ||||
| $ | 1,807,231 | $ | 2,334,673 | |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Bank operating loan_(note 7)_ | $ | - | $ | 150,000 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities_(note 10)_ | 898,237 | 857,322 | ||
| Customer deposits | 25,000 | - | ||
| Current portion of lease liability_(note 3)_ | 79,296 | - | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt_(note 8)_ | - | 3,291 | ||
| 1,002,533 | 1,010,613 | |||
| Long-term debt_(note 8)_ | 40,000 | - | ||
| 1,042,533 | 1,010,613 | |||
| Shareholders’ Equity | ||||
| Share capital_(note 9)_ | 23,613,546 | 23,394,174 | ||
| Warrants_(note 9)_ | 217,665 | 182,956 | ||
| Contributed surplus_(note 9)_ | 1,538,667 | 1,533,373 | ||
| Deficit | (24,605,180) | (23,786,443) | ||
| 764,698 | 1,324,060 | |||
| $ | 1,807,231 | $ | 2,334,673 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
Approved by the Board:
Signed: “ Steve Smith”
Signed: “K. Michael Guerreiro”
Director
Director
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020
| Share | Contributed, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Warrants | Surplus | Deficit | Total | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | $ 23,215,877 $ | 137,470 $ | 1,531,134 $ (23,442,258) |
$ | 1,442,223 | |
| Stock options exercised | 27,426 | - | (12,426) | - |
15,000 | |
| Private placement | 150,871 | 60,151 | - | - |
211,022 | |
| Warrants expired | - | (14,665) | 14,665 | - |
- | |
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (344,185) |
(344,185) | |
| Balance, June 30, 2019 | 23,394,174 | 182,956 | 1,533,373 | (23,786,443) | 1,324,060 | |
| Shares for debt | 153,450 | - | - | - |
153,450 | |
| Private placement | 65,922 | 40,003 | - | - |
105,925 | |
| Warrants expired | - | (5,294) | 5,294 | - |
- | |
| Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (818,737) |
(818,737) | |
| Balance, June 30, 2020 | $ 23,613,546 $ | 217,665 $ | 1,538,667 $ (24,605,180) |
$ | 764,698 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product sales | $ | 3,888,898 | $ | 4,399,062 |
| Cost of product sales(note 4) | 2,660,103 | 3,182,586 | ||
| 1,228,795 | 1,216,476 | |||
| Expenses | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative_(note 11)_ | 1,262,788 | 1,450,077 | ||
| Interest expense - long-term debt | 5 | 1,260 | ||
| Interest expense - lease liability_(note 3)_ | 7,141 | - | ||
| Interest expense - other | 5,608 | 10,254 | ||
| Financing fees_(note 10)_ | 16,181 | 19,283 | ||
| Depreciation of equipment | 4,688 | 4,938 | ||
| Foreign exchange loss | 13,486 | 4,749 | ||
| 1,309,897 | 1,490,561 | |||
| Loss before other income and provisions, and income taxes | (81,102) | (274,085) | ||
| Other income and provisions | ||||
| Interest income | 4 | 9 | ||
| Equity in loss of Conversance Inc.(note 6) | (54,549) | (70,110) | ||
| Provision for impairment of Conversance Inc.(note 6) | (683,090) | - | ||
| (737,635) | (70,101) | |||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (818,737) | (344,186) | ||
| Provision for income taxes_(note 12)_ | - | - | ||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year | $ | (818,737) | $ | (344,186) |
| Net loss per share | ||||
| Basic | $ | (0.04) | $ | (0.02) |
| Fully diluted | $ | (0.04) | $ | (0.02) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding | ||||
| Basic | 21,704,385 | 20,632,025 | ||
| Fully diluted | 21,704,385 | 20,632,025 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||||
| Net loss for the year | $ | (818,737) | $ | (344,186) |
| Items not involving cash | ||||
| Depreciation of equipment | 52,198 | 63,978 | ||
| Depreciation of right of use asset | 102,798 | - | ||
| Imputed interest on lease liability | 7,141 | - | ||
| Equity in loss of Conversance Inc. | 54,549 | 70,110 | ||
| Provision for impairment of Conversance Inc. | 683,090 | - | ||
| 81,039 | (210,098) | |||
| Changes in non-cash working capital items | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 79,507 | (111,954) | ||
| Inventories | (96,067) | (73,657) | ||
| Prepaid expenses | (10,821) | 11,542 | ||
| Customer deposits | 25,000 | (36,895) | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 194,365 | 310,477 | ||
| 273,023 | (110,585) | |||
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||||
| Purchase of equipment | (4,140) | (1,942) | ||
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||||
| (Repayment) proceeds from bank operating loan, net | (150,000) | 40,000 | ||
| Proceeds of long-term debt | 40,000 | - | ||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (3,291) | (39,493) | ||
| Repayment of lease obligation | (107,742) | - | ||
| Proceeds from share issuances | 105,925 | 226,022 | ||
| (115,108) | 226,529 | |||
| Increase in cash | 153,775 | 114,002 | ||
| Cash (deficiency), beginning of year | 66,628 | (47,374) | ||
| Cash, end of year | $ | 220,403 | $ | 66,628 |
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||
| During the year the Company had cash flows arising from interest and income taxes | paid as follows: | |||
| Interest | $ | 5,624 | $ | 11,590 |
| Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
1. Business of the Company
ZTEST Electronics Inc. (“the Company”) amalgamated under the laws of Ontario and carries on business at 523 McNicoll Avenue, Toronto, Ontario designing, developing, and assembling printed circuit boards and other electronic equipment. The Company's shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol "ZTE".
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Statement of compliance
The Company has prepared these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 26, 2020.
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.
Basis of presentation and going concern considerations
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information, and in accordance with IFRS applicable to a “going concern”. Should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, it may be unable to realize the carrying value of its assets and to meet its liabilities as they become due. If the going concern assumption were not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements then adjustments would be necessary in the carrying values of assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses, and the statement of financial position classifications used.
Basis of consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company as well as the following subsidiaries' assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses, arising subsequent to the date of acquisition:
| Permatech Electronics Corporation (“PEC”) | - 100% | owned |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty49 Ltd | - 100% | owned |
| Northern Cross Minerals Inc. | - 66.7% | owned (inactive) |
Significant accounting judgments and estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. These consolidated financial statements include estimates which, by their nature, are uncertain. The impacts of such estimates are pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements, and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and also in future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. These estimates are based on historical experience, current and future economic conditions, and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Significant estimates and judgments include, but are not limited to, the assessment of the Company as a going concern, recoverability of inventory, the inputs used in applying the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the recognition and valuation of deferred tax amounts.
Financial instruments
The Company’s financial instruments are comprised of the following:
| Financial assets: Cash Accounts receivable |
Classification Amortized cost Amortized cost |
|---|---|
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
| Financial instruments - continued Financial liabilities: Bank operating loan Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Customer deposits Lease liability Long-term debt |
Classification Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost |
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Amortized cost – The amount at which a financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition minus the principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative amortization using the effective interest method of any difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount and, for financial assets, adjusted for any expected credit losses.
The effective interest method - The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial asset or liability and of allocating interest and any transaction costs over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts or payments through the expected life of the financial asset or liability to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.
Impairment of non-financial assets
At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets with finite lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss.
Where such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less cost to sell or its value in use. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in the income for the period.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in income for the period.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average cost method. Net realizable value is the amount, net of the estimated costs to complete assemblies and sell them, which the Company expects to realize from the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business. An assessment of net realizable value is completed at the end of each reporting period and any resulting writedowns, or recovery of previous write-downs, are reflected in income for the period. Current assessments have determined that net realizable values equal or exceed the corresponding costs and accordingly all inventories are currently carried at cost.
Investments
Non-controlling interests, which are not financial instruments, and are less than a 20% ownership interest, are initially recorded at the cost of acquisition plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to the acquisition date the investment is carried at amortized value, representing the initial carrying value net of any impairment provisions. An investment of this type is considered impaired when its carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
Non-controlling interests, which are not financial instruments, and are equal to or exceeding a 20% ownership interest (an equity instrument), are initially recorded at the cost of acquisition plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to the acquisition date the investment is adjusted for the post-acquisition change in the investor’s share of the investee’s net assets and for any impairment provisions.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investments - continued
An equity instrument is considered impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occur after the initial recognition of the asset (a 'loss event') and that loss event, or events, has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the non-controlling interest that can be reliably estimated. Losses expected as a result of future events, no matter how likely, are not recognized.
Some items that may be taken into consideration in determining whether a loss event has occurred include significant financial difficulty of the investee, a breach of contract such as a default or delinquency in payments by the investee, it becomes probable that the investee will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization, or significant changes with an adverse effect that have taken place in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the investee operates, and such changes indicate that the cost of the equity instrument may not be recovered.
Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is provided over the related assets' estimated useful lives using the following methods and annual rates:
following methods and annual rates: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Computer equipment | - | 30 % | declining balance |
| Office equipment | - | 20 % | declining balance |
| Manufacturing equipment | - | 20 % | declining balance |
| Leasehold improvements | - | 10 yrs | straight-line |
The Company reviews the estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method at the end of each reporting period, accounting for the effect of any changes in estimate on a prospective basis.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized when the risks and rewards of ownership pass to the customer, the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, and the ability to collect is reasonably assured, which typically arises when the product is delivered.
Share based payment transactions
The fair value of share options granted to employees is recognized as an expense over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes (direct employee) or provides services similar to those performed by a direct employee, including directors of the Company.
The fair value is measured at grant date and recognized over the period during which the options vest. The fair value of the options granted is measured using the Black Scholes option pricing model, after considering the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. At the end of each financial reporting period, the amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that are expected to vest.
Foreign exchange
As at the transaction date all asset, liability, revenue, and expense amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Canadian dollars using the exchange rate in effect as at that date. At the end of each financial reporting period all monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Canadian dollars using the exchange rate in effect as at that date. The resulting foreign exchange gains and losses are included in income for the period.
Income taxes
Income tax expense consists of current and deferred tax expense. Income tax expense is recognized in profit and loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity or other comprehensive income.
Current tax is recognized and measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or payable to the taxation authorities based on the income tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period and includes any adjustment to taxes payable in respect of previous years.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income taxes - continued
Deferred tax is recognized on any temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable earnings. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realized and the liability is settled. The effect of a change in the enacted or substantively enacted tax rates is recognized in profit and loss and comprehensive (loss) income or in equity depending on the item to which the adjustment relates.
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent future recovery is probable. At the end of each financial reporting period, deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable earnings will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Loss per share
The Company presents basic and diluted loss per share data for its common shares, calculated by dividing the loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the financial reporting period. Diluted loss per share is determined by adjusting the loss attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares.
Stock options and warrants outstanding are excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share if their inclusion would increase the income per share, or decrease the loss per share, or if their exercise price exceeds the average market price of the Company’s shares for the financial reporting period.
Segment disclosure
The Company has a single location and operating segment accordingly, all revenues are generated in Canada and all assets are located in Canada.
3. Changes in Accounting Policies
The Company’s accounting policies typically change only when there is a change in IFRS. Effective July 1, 2019 the Company adopted IFRS 16, Leases which eliminates the classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases and provides a single lessee accounting model, specifying how leases are recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed.
The Company occupies its operating facility under a lease that, requires monthly lease payments of $8,979 until expiry March 2021. A refundable deposit of $35,000 was paid at the inception of the lease. This lease was previously classified as an operating lease in accordance with IAS 17, with the lease deposit reported as an asset, lease payments charged to net income as occupancy costs, and disclosure of the remaining lease payments as a commitment. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach where comparative amounts are not restated.
Upon adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized a lease liability and a right-of-use asset. The lease liability was initially recorded at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate which was determined to be prime plus 1.75% or 5.7%. The lease liability was subsequently reduced by the lease payments paid and interest, imputed at the discount rate, was added to the obligation. The right-of-use asset was initially recorded at cost, determined to be equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments plus the deposit paid at the inception of the lease. Subsequent to initial recording, the right-of-use asset is measured using the cost model where cost is reduced by any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses and is adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease and charged to net income as an element of occupancy costs. There have been no impairment losses and no remeasurement of the lease liability.
Right-of-use asset
| Right-of-use asset | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost recognized upon adoption of IFRS 16 | $ | 214,897 |
| Depreciation recorded as an element of occupancy costs_(note 11)_ | (102,798) | |
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | 112,099 |
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
3. Changes in Accounting Policies - continued
Lease liability
| Changes in Accounting Policies - continued Lease liability |
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|---|---|---|
| Present value of lease payments remaining upon adoption of IFRS 16 | $ | 179,897 |
| Lease payments paid during period | (107,742) | |
| Interest imputed at 5.7% | 7,141 | |
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | 79,296 | |
| Less current portion | (79,296) | |
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | - |
4 Inventories
The carrying value of inventories is comprised of:
| Inventories The carrying value of inventories is comprised of: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Raw materials and supplies(1) | $ | 684,648 | $ | 609,921 |
| Work in process | 29,511 | 22,615 | ||
| Finished goods | 18,802 | 4,358 | ||
| $ | 732,961 | $ | 636,894 |
(1) Raw materials and supplies is presented net of provisions for obsolete and/or slow-moving items in the amount of $28,527 (2019 - $25,413). Management makes estimates of future demand when establishing appropriate provisions. To the extent that actual inventory losses differ from these estimates both inventories and net loss will be affected.
Inventory utilization during the year was as follows:
and net loss will be affected. Inventory utilization during the year was as follows: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Raw materials and supplies used | $ | 1,868,875 | $ | 2,136,502 |
| Labour costs_(note 15)_ | 647,450 | 800,911 | ||
| Shipping costs | 60,750 | 79,051 | ||
| Depreciation | 47,509 | 59,040 | ||
| Repairs and maintenance | 24,765 | 51,748 | ||
| Stencils and tooling | 22,095 | 31,182 | ||
| Packaging costs | 10,000 | 17,080 | ||
| Net change in finished goods and work in process | (21,341) | 7,072 | ||
| Cost of product sales | $ | 2,660,103 | $ | 3,182,586 |
5. Equipment
| Equipment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Office Manufacturing | Leasehold | ||||
| Equipment | Equipment Equipment Improvements |
Total | ||||
| Cost: | ||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | $ | 183,106 $ | 71,277 $ 2,594,244 $ | 84,143 | $ | 2,932,770 |
| Additions | 1,942 | - - |
- | 1,942 | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2019 | 185,048 | 71,277 2,594,244 |
84,143 | 2,934,712 | ||
| Additions | 1,370 | - 2,770 |
- | 4,140 | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2020 | $ | 186,418 $ | 71,277 $ 2,597,014 $ | 84,143 | $ | 2,938,852 |
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
5. Equipment - continued
| Equipment - continued | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Office Manufacturing | Leasehold | |||||
| Equipment | Equipment | Equipment Improvements | Total | ||||
| Accumulated Depreciation: | |||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | $ | (176,685) $ | (69,983) $ | (2,298,302) $ | (66,788) | $ | (2,611,758) |
| Depreciation | (2,217) | (259) | (59,188) | (2,314) | (63,978) | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2019 | (178,902) | (70,242) | (2,357,490) | (69,102) | (2,675,736) | ||
| Depreciation | (2,050) | (207) | (47,627) | (2,314) | (52,198) | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2020 | $ | (180,952) $ | (70,449) $ | (2,405,117) $ | (71,416) | $ | (2,727,934) |
| Carrying Amounts: | |||||||
| June 30, 2019 | $ | 6,146 $ | 1,035 $ | 236,754 $ | 15,041 | $ | 258,976 |
| June 30, 2020 | $ | 5,466 $ | 828 $ | 191,897 $ | 12,727 | $ | 210,918 |
6. Investments
The Company holds a non-controlling interest in Conversance Inc., a private Canadian technology company. The shares of Conversance Inc. are subject to a hold period and, unless permitted under securities legislation, the shares may not be traded before the date that is four months and a day after the issuer becomes a reporting issuer in any province or territory.
Conversance Inc. is engaged in the development of its proprietary technology and has not yet produced any revenues. The timing of such revenues, if any, is not currently determinable. The absence of cash flows, or the ability to predict when any may arise, makes if infeasible for the Company to ascertain the value of Conversance Inc. as a going concern as at June 30, 2020. Accordingly, the carrying value of the investment has been reduced to $1.
| 2020 155,000 Class A common shares representing a 15.05% interest $ 294,562 62,500 Class A common shares representing a 4.86% interest 330,450 78,750 Class A common shares representinga 5.38% interest 504,750 Investment representing a 25.29% interest (2019 – 25.29%) 1,129,762 Impairment provision (977,652) Equityinpost-acquisition loss (152,109) Aggregate investment $ 1 |
2019 $ 294,562 330,450 504,750 1,129,762 (294,562) (97,560) $ 737,640 |
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Subsequent to June 30, 2020, ZTEST entered into an agreement with the founder and majority shareholder of Conversance Inc. whereby ZTEST issued 1,250,000 Convertible First Preferred Shares Series 1 to that majority shareholder in exchange for 25,000 Class A common shares of Conversance Inc. The ZTEST Series 1 shares will be automatically converted to common shares of ZTEST if, and only if, Conversance completes an arm’s length financing through which it issues at least 130,139 Class A common shares from treasury, at a price of at least $10.00 per Class A common share, by June 30, 2021. If such a financing is not completed then the ZTEST Series 1 shares will be redeemed for an aggregate price of $1 and the 25,000 Class A common shares of Conversance Inc. will be returned to the majority shareholder. If such a financing does proceed then ZTEST retains its right to maintain its 25.29% interests by subscribing for the requisite number of Class A common shares of Conversance, at the same price and payment terms applicable to the financing. As an additional element of this transaction, ZTEST was granted an option by Conversance Inc., to acquire 75,000 Class A common shares from treasury, in exchange for a cash payment of $1,000,000, until December 31, 2022.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
7. Bank operating loan
| 2020 Line of credit, which can be drawn to a maximum of $250,000, bears interest at the TD Bank prime lending rate plus 2.5%, is due upon demand, and is secured by a general security agreement covering the assets of PEC. $ - |
2019 $ (150,000) |
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8. Long-Term Debt
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA), non-interest bearing | ||||
| until December 31, 2022 then 5% per annum, payable monthly until | ||||
| maturity December 31, 2025. Principal repayments are not required until | ||||
| maturity. The principal amount may be pre-paid in whole or in part at | ||||
| any time without penalty. Provided the loan balance is no more than | ||||
| $10,000 as at December 31, 2022 the remaining balance of the loan will | ||||
| be forgiven. | $ | 40,000 | $ | - |
| Term loan bearing interest at the TD Bank prime lending rate plus 1.75% | ||||
| matured July 2019. | - | 3,291 | ||
| 40,000 | 3,291 | |||
| Less: Current portion | - | 3,291 | ||
| $ | 40,000 | $ | - | |
| The minimum annual future principal repayments are as follows: | ||||
| 2020 | $ | - | ||
| Remaining | 40,000 | |||
| $ | 40,000 |
9. Share Capital
Authorized:
Unlimited Common shares
Unlimited Preferred shares in one or more series.
Issued:
| Issued: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Common shares | $ | 23,613,546 | $ | 23,394,174 |
| Number of | ||||
| Common shares: | Shares(1) | Amount | ||
| Balance June 30, 2018 | 20,173,696 | $ | 23,215,877 | |
| Exercise of stock options | 150,000 | 27,426 | ||
| Private placement(2) | 780,000 | 150,871 | ||
| Balance June 30, 2019 | 21,103,696 | $ | 23,394,174 | |
| Shares issued in settlement of debt(3) | 1,023,000 | 153,450 | ||
| Privateplacement(4) | 750,000 | 65,922 | ||
| Balance June 30, 2020 | 22,876,696 | $ | 23,613,546 |
(1) Following the 2013 conversion of Class A Special Shares to common shares, 8,246 common shares remain reserved to be issued if and when the remaining Class A shareholders identify themselves to the Company.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
9. Share Capital - continued
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(2) The Company completed a private placement, through two closings, whereby an aggregate of 780,000 working capital units were issued for gross proceeds of $234,000. In the first closing 440,000 units were issued for gross proceeds of $132,000 and in the second 340,000 units were issued for gross proceeds of $102,000. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half common share purchase warrant. Each full common share purchase warrant entitled the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.40 until eighteen months following the closing date however this expiry date was extended until December 28, 2020. The Company paid finders’ fees of $11,760, incurred other costs of $11,218, attributed a value of $51,176 to the common share purchase warrants, and issued 39,200 broker warrants valued at $8,975. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company for $0.30 until eighteen months following the closing date.
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(3) In accordance with agreements between the Company and its Chief Executive Officer and a former Director, the Company issued 1,023,000 common shares, valued at $0.15 per share, in settlement of amounts aggregating $153,450 that were due them as at December 31, 2019 (note 10).
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(4) The Company completed a private placement whereby an aggregate of 750,000 working capital units were issued for gross proceeds of $112,500. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.25 until twelve months following the closing date. The Company paid finders’ fees of $1,575, incurred other costs of $5,000, attributed a value of $38,756 to the common share purchase warrants, and issued 10,500 broker warrants valued at $1,247. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company for $0.15 until February 28, 2021.
Details of warrants outstanding:
| Details of warrants outstanding: | |||||
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| Number | of Warrants | Amount | |||
| Balance June 30, 2018 | 3,256,250 | $ | 137,470 |
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| Warrants issued via private placement | 390,000 | 51,176 | |||
| Broker warrants issued via private placement | 39,200 | 8,975 | |||
| Warrants expired | (43,750) | (14,665) | |||
| Balance June 30, 2019 | 3,641,700 | $ | 182,956 |
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| Warrants issued via private placement | 750,000 | 38,756 | |||
| Broker warrants issued via private placement | 10,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Warrants expired | (23,800) | (5,294) | |||
| Balance June 30, 2020 | 4,378,400 | $ | 217,665 |
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| Number of | Exercise | ||||
| Warrants | Price | Expiry Date | |||
| Issued Dec. 15, 2016 | 2,900,000 | $ |
0.06 | Dec. 15, 2021 | |
| Issued Jan. 30, 2018(1) | 312,500 | $ |
0.40 | Jan. 31, 2021 | |
| Issued Dec. 28, 2018(2) | 220,000 | $ |
0.40 | Dec. 28, 2020 | |
| Issued Jan. 31, 2019(2) | 170,000 | $ |
0.40 | Dec. 28, 2020 | |
| Issued Jan. 31, 2019(3) | 15,400 | $ |
0.30 | July 31, 2020 | |
| Issued Feb. 28, 2020 | 750,000 | $ |
0.25 | Feb. 28, 2021 | |
| Issued Feb. 28, 2020 | 10,500 | $ |
0.15 | Feb. 28, 2021 |
- (1) These warrants will expire on the earlier of January 31, 2021, and the date that is thirty seven days after the tenth consecutive trading day for which the closing price for the Company’s shares is at least $0.40.
(2) During the reporting period the Company obtained regulatory approval for the expiry date of these warrants to be extended to December 28, 2020.
(3) These warrants were not exercised and therefor expired July 31, 2020.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
9. Share Capital - continued
Details of warrants outstanding - continued:
| Number of | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrants | Price per Warrant | Expiry Date | ||
| Beginning of year | 3,641,700 | $ | 0.19 | Aug. 16, 2021 |
| Warrants issued during the year | 760,500 | $ | 0.25 | Feb. 28, 2021 |
| Warrants expired during the year | (23,800) | $ | 0.30 | Jun. 28, 2020 |
| Warrants altered during the year | (702,500) | $ | 0.71 | Apr. 30, 2020 |
| Warrants altered during the year | 702,500 | $ | 0.40 | Jan. 12, 2021 |
| End of year | 4,378,400 | $ | 0.15 | Aug. 30, 2021 |
The following weighted average assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of warrants issued:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend yield | Nil | Nil |
| Risk free interest rate (%) | 1.27 | 1.76 – 1.84 |
| Expected stock volatility (%) | 119.88 | 116.25 – 116.52 |
| Expected life (years) | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Details of options outstanding:
| Common Shares | Number of | Exercise | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Option | Options Vested | Price | Expiry Date | ||
| Granted Mar. 3, 2016 | 400,000(1) | 400,000 | $ | 0.05 | Mar. 3, 2021 |
| Granted December 21, 2016 | 50,000(2) | 50,000 | $ | 0.15 | Aug. 31, 2020 |
| Granted January 12, 2018 | 200,000(2) | 200,000 | $ | 0.95 | Jul. 17, 2020 |
| Granted January 12, 2018 | 350,000(1) | 350,000 | $ | 0.95 | Jan. 12, 2023 |
(1) Directors and/or Officers of the Company hold these options.
(2) The expiry date has been amended to be six months from the date of resignation of the former employee or former Director that holds them. None were exercised and therefore all expired as of the stated expiry dates.
| Common Shares | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Option | Price/Option | Expiry Date | ||
| Beginning of the year | 1,200,000 | $ | 0.52 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Expired during the year | (200,000) | $ | 0.35 | Jul. 9, 2019 |
| Expiry date reduced during the year(1) | (250,000) | $ | 0.79 | Oct 26, 2022 |
| Expiry date reduced during the year | 250,000 | $ | 0.79 | July 26, 2020 |
| End of year | 1,000,000 | $ | 0.55 | Sep. 2, 2021 |
(1) The expiry date has been amended to be six months from the date of resignation of the former employee or former Director that holds them. These options expired subsequent to the financial reporting date.
No stock options were granted during the years ended June 30, 2020 or June 30, 2019.
Share based payment transactions and contributed surplus
The Company has a stock option plan. The aggregate number of common shares reserved for issuance under this plan cannot exceed 20% of the aggregate number of common shares of the Company that are issued and outstanding. The Company has granted options for the purchase of common shares to employees, directors, officers and other service providers. The fair values of stock options granted have been determined using the Black-Scholes model and are added to contributed surplus as follows:
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
9. Share Capital - continued
Share based payment transactions and contributed surplus - continued:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributed surplus, beginning of year | $ | 1,533,373 | $ | 1,531,134 |
| Stock options exercised | - | (12,426) | ||
| Warrants expired | 5,294 | 14,665 | ||
| Contributed surplus, end of year | $ | 1,538,667 | $ | 1,533,373 |
10. Related Party Transactions and Balances
The Company had transactions during the period with key management personnel and with 1114377 Ontario Inc., a company controlled by the spouse of a director of Permatech Electronics Corporation.
All expenses and year end balances with related parties are at exchange amounts established and agreed to by the related parties. All transactions with related parties are in the normal course of operations and have been carried out on the same terms as those accorded to unrelated parties.
Description
out on the same terms as those accorded to unrelated parties. |
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| Description | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| Employee and consultant compensation | $ | 446,773 | $ | 499,711 |
| Professional fees | 38,457 | 37,954 | ||
| Finance fees | 16,181 | 19,283 | ||
| Professional fees classified as share issuance costs | 5,000 | 10,318 | ||
| $ | 506,411 | $ | 567,266 | |
| Stock-based compensation | $ | - | $ | - |
During the year, $153,450 owing to related parties was settled through the issuance of 1,023,000 common shares of the Company. As at June 30, 2020 $359,210 (2019 - $352,759) was payable to key management personnel and included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
11. Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses are comprised of the following amounts:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee and consultant compensation_(notes 10 and 15)_ | $ | 841,418 | $ | 1,005,099 |
| Occupancy costs_(note 3)_ | 266,277 | 260,270 | ||
| Insurance | 33,197 | 31,931 | ||
| Professional fees_(note 10)_ | 64,067 | 66,979 | ||
| Shareholder services | 16,377 | 25,071 | ||
| Other | 41,452 | 60,727 | ||
| $ | 1,262,788 | $ | 1,450,077 |
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
12. Income Taxes
Current Income Taxes
A reconciliation of combined federal and provincial corporate income taxes at the Company’s effective tax rate of 26.50% (2019 – 26.50%) is as follows:
of 26.50% (2019 – 26.50%) is as follows: |
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| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Net loss before income taxes | $ | (818,737) | $ | (344,186) |
| Expected income tax recovery | $ | (216,965) | $ | (91,209) |
| Expenses not deductible for income tax purposes | 195,474 | 18,910 | ||
| Change in tax benefits not recognized | 21,491 | 72,299 | ||
| Income tax expense | $ | - | $ | - |
| Deferred Tax | ||||
| The following table summarizes the components of deferred tax: | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||
| Non-capital losses carried forward | $ | 24,508 | $ | 2,673 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||
| Temporary timing differences | (24,508) | (2,673) | ||
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | - | $ | - |
Unrecognized Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred taxes are provided as a result of temporary differences that arise due to the differences between the income tax values and the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in respect of the following deductible temporary differences:
in respect of the following deductible temporary differences: |
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| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Inventory | $ | 28,527 | $ | 25,413 |
| Share issuance costs | 41,876 | 53,378 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 39,429 | 46,409 | ||
| Resource related expenditures | 349,050 | 349,050 | ||
| Scientific research and experimental development | 1,050,618 | 1,050,618 | ||
| Non-capital loss carry-forwards | 1,921,405 | 2,068,522 | ||
| Net capital loss carry-forwards | 15,592,989 | 15,592,989 |
Share issue costs expire from 2021-2023 and non-capital loss carry-forwards expire as disclosed below. The remaining deductible temporary differences may be carried forward indefinitely but net capital loss carryforwards can only be used to reduce capital gains. Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in respect of these items because it is not probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the group can utilize the benefits therefrom.
Tax Loss Carry-Forwards
The potential income tax benefits resulting from the application of income tax losses have not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements. The following losses, which may be subject to verification by Canada Revenue Agency, will expire at the end of the taxation years as follows:
Year
| 2027 | $ | 35,599 |
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| 2030 | 174,603 | |
| 2031 | 577,958 | |
| 2032 | 14,862 | |
| 2033 | 76,561 | |
| Sub-total | $ | 879,583 |
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
12. Income Taxes - continued
| Income Taxes - continued | ||
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| Tax Loss Carry-Forwards - continued | ||
| Year | ||
| Balance forward | $ | 879,583 |
| 2034 | 125,170 | |
| 2035 | 136,504 | |
| 2036 | 69,013 | |
| 2037 | 184,366 | |
| 2038 | 294,158 | |
| 2039 | 284,449 | |
| 2040 | 246,498 | |
| $ | 2,219,741 |
13. Capital disclosures
The Company’s objective when managing capital is to ensure its ability to meet operating commitments as they become due and to provide return for shareholders. This is achieved by continuously monitoring actual and projected cash flows and making adjustments to capital as necessary. Except for the repayment terms associated with long-term debt instruments, there are no externally imposed capital requirements.
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term debt | $ | 40,000 | $ | 3,291 |
| Share capital | 23,613,546 | 23,394,174 | ||
| Warrants | 217,665 | 182,956 | ||
| Contributed surplus | 1,538,667 | 1,533,373 | ||
| Deficit | (24,605,180) | (23,786,443) | ||
| Net capital under management | $ | 804,698 | $ | 1,327,351 |
14. Financial risk factors
The Company is exposed in varying degrees to the following financial instrument related risks:
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company’s primary exposure to credit risk is in its accounts receivable. In an effort to mitigate this risk, management actively manages and monitors its receivables and obtains prepayments where warranted. It has been determined that no allowance is required, as all amounts outstanding are considered collectible. The Company incurred no bad debts during the years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 .
Concentration of credit risk
Concentration of credit risk arises when one or more customers, defined as a major customer, individually account for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues during a reporting period. During the current year the Company had two major customers which represented 20% and 19% of total revenues. In the prior year two major customers accounted for 14% and 12% of total revenues. Amounts due from major customers represented 17% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2020 (2019 - 9%). The loss of a major customer, or significant curtailment of purchases by such customer, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. The Company monitors the relationship with all customers closely and ensures that every customer is subject to the same risk management criteria.
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
(Stated in Canadian Dollars) June 30, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
14. Financial risk factors - continued
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations over available financial assets due at any point in time. At June 30, 2020 the Company had current financial assets of $732,471 (2019 - $591,575) available to settle current financial liabilities of $1,002,533 (2019 - $943,985). The Company manages its liquidity risk through the management of its capital (note 13) which incorporates the continuous monitoring of actual and projected cash flows to ensure that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its operating commitments without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.
Market risks
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk due a bank operating loan that has a floating interest rate as well as currency risk related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, customer deposits, and nominal amounts of cash, prepaid expenses, and customer deposits denominated in US dollars. Market risks give rise to the potential for future cash flows to fluctuate because of changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates. Market risks are closely monitored and attempts are made to match foreign cash inflows and outflows. During the current fiscal year, the Company has reported a foreign exchange loss of $13,486 (2019 – loss of $4,749).
Sensitivity to market risks
At June 30, 2020 the Company had:
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A bank operating loan that had not been drawn upon (June 30, 2019 - $150,000) which bears interest predicated upon the TD Bank prime lending rate. Based upon the current amount due on the operating loan, a 1% increase in the TD Bank prime lending rate would have no impact upon interest expense – other over the next 12 month period.
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US$61,399 (June 30, 2019 – US$63,433) included in accounts receivable. A 5% increase in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would result in a reduction of $3,070 in future cash inflow.
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US$114,337 (June 30, 2019 –US$155,987) included in accounts payable. A 5% decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would result in an increase of $5,717 in future cash outflow.
Based upon observations of recent market trends management believes that each of these outcomes is possible.
15. COVID-19 and related subsequent events
On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global health emergency and on March 11, 2020 they declared it a pandemic. These WHO declarations were soon followed by announcements of numerous restrictions by domestic and international governments affecting the way people could interact and how business was conducted. Many of these restrictions remain in place as of the financial reporting date.
As a contract manufacturer, the Company met the Ontario definition of an essential business thus allowing it to continue operations. The Company encouraged certain personnel to work from home and took steps to facilitate physical distancing and other safety measures for those for whom working from home was not feasible. To the date of the approval of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company, including its subsidiaries and investee company, have operated free of positive tests positive for COVID-19.
The health and safety of our personnel is our top priority however continuing to operate free of COVID-19 infections does not ensure that there will be no related implications to the business. The present and future economic effects of COVID-19 cannot be accurately predicted at this time. This includes the potential impact the pandemic may have on the Company’s suppliers and customers as well as the market risks described in note 14. Although these potential effects cannot be quantified, the Company anticipates that COVID-19 could have an adverse impact on its business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows in 2021.
To help mitigate the uncertainty created by COVID-19, the Company has availed itself of subsidies made available to it by the Canadian Federal government. The Company obtained subsidy under the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The Company obtained CEBA benefit in the form of a $40,000 loan (note 7) which is interest free, and requires no repayment prior to December 31, 2022. The Company also obtained CEWS benefit during the year in the amount of $164,535 which has been applied to reduce labour costs (note 4) and Employee and consultant compensation (note 11) . The Company will continue to monitor all government subsidies and will make application wherever it satisfies the eligibility criteria.
ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
General
The following management ’ s discussion and analysis ( “ MD&A ” ) of the financial condition and results of operations of ZTEST Electronics Inc. ( “ ZTEST ” or the “ Company ” ) constitutes management ’ s review of the factors that affected the Company ’ s consolidated financial and operating performance for the year ended June 30, 2020. The MD&A was prepared as of October 26, 2020 and was approved by the Board of Directors on October 26, 2020. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended June 30, 2020, including the notes thereto. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed herein are denominated in Canadian dollars.
Additional information about the Company can be found at www.sedar.com.
The Company
ZTEST is located at 523 McNicoll Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Permatech Electronics Corporation ( “ PEC ” ), the Company operates a single business segment designing, developing, and assembling printed circuit boards and other electronic equipment. The Company ’ s shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol "ZTE".
The Company held its annual general meeting on January 8, 2019 resulting in the re-election of the Steve Smith, K. Michael Guerreiro and Brendan Purdy. The inaugural meeting of the Board was held immediately following the annual general meeting, during which the Officers of the Company were reappointed and the Audit Committee was reformed. In November 2019, Zachery Dingsdale was appointed to the Board and he was then appointed to the Audit Committee in January 2020, following the resignation of Brendan Purdy from the Board on January 17, 2020.
| Name | Position(s) |
|---|---|
| Steve Smith(1) | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| K. Michael Guerreiro(1*) | Director (Independent), and Director of PEC |
| ZacheryDingsdale(1) | Director(Independent) |
| Michael D. Kindy, CPA, CA | VP Finance & Chief Financial Officer |
| William R. Johnstone,LLB | Corporate Secretary |
| John Perreault | Officer of PEC |
- Acts as Committee Chair
(1) Member of the audit committee
Corporate Performance
The final fiscal quarter of 2020, and right up to present, has been dominated by the uncertainties caused by, and repercussions arising from, the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing companies were deemed essential, and exempted from the March 24, 2020 mandated closure of all non-essential workplaces, but the way in which people interacted and business was conducted had already been altered dramatically. The Company recommended that all personnel that could feasibly do so, work remotely, and took steps to ensure that it provided a safe workplace for those that could not. The Company is proud of how its personnel have conducted themselves throughout this pandemic and that there have been no positive cases of COVID-19 at its facility.
Although the Company ’ s operating facility has remained COVID-free, that should not imply that the pandemic had no impact. There have been implications in the supply chain for materials and supplies, alterations to scheduled deliveries of finished product, inefficiencies caused by physical distancing and the use of personal protective equipment, and many other factors that impacted the Company ’ s operations. Although there have certainly been implications, the Company can report that, with the aid of government subsidies, the COVID related factors affecting operations to date have been far more inconvenient than devastating. Having said that, pandemic continues, and the number of infections in many parts of the world are rising, so future implications of the pandemic for the Company, its personnel, its industry, its customers, its suppliers, and the broader scope domestic and international markets, cannot currently be estimated.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Corporate Performance - continued
As alluded to above, the Company has been the beneficiary of government subsidies made available to qualifying companies as a result of COVID-19. The first subsidy obtained was through the Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA) with subsequent amounts being received under the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). CEBA is comprised of a loan in the amount of $40,000 which is interest-free, with no repayment terms, until December 31, 2022. The loan may be repaid, in whole or in part, at any time and should the loan balance be no more than $10,000 as at December 31, 2022 then the remaining balance will be forgiven. Any loan balance remaining after December 31, 2022 will bear interest at 5% and be payable monthly until maturity December 31, 2025. CEWS is a subsidy payable to qualifying companies based upon payroll paid to eligible employees during specified four-week intervals. To date the Company has received CEWS in the aggregate amount of $180,422 including $164,535 pertaining to the 2020 fiscal year and $76,584 related to the first quarter of 2021. The Company will continue to monitor government subsidy programs and to make application for any subsidies for which it meets the qualification criteria.
In January 2020, just as COVID-19 was emerging, the Company announced that it was proceeding with a nonbrokered private placement and debt settlement. The placement and debt settlement closed in February with the Company issuing 750,000 working capital units at $0.15 each for gross proceeds of $112,500 and settling debts of $153,450, owed to insiders of the Company, through the issuance of 1,023,000 common shares at a price of $0.15 each. Each working capital unit was comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant which entitles the holder to buy an additional common share of the Company at $0.25 until February 2021. The Company incurred legal fees of $5,000, paid a finder $1,575, and issued 10,500 broker warrants with each broker warrant entitling the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at $0.15 until February 2021.
As a result of the private placement, and the subsidies received, the Company was able to improve upon its cash position and its liquidity. At June 30, 2019, the Company had cash of $66,628 and its current financial assets were equal to 65% of its current financial liabilities. In comparison, at June 30, 2020 cash has increased to $220,403 and current financial assets have risen to be equal to 73% of current financial liabilities. There are no assurances that these balances will continue to improve but the enhanced position will certainly aid in enduring the future implications of the pandemic.
While the Company ’ s manufacturing operations continued, many other businesses were impacted more dramatically by the pandemic, including the Company ’ s investee, Conversance Inc. Conversance made progress during the period, including the successful internal testing of its proprietary Chronicle system, but the development of commercial industry-specific applications has been slowed by COVID-19. As at June 30, 2020, Conversance remains in the pre-commercial phase. In accordance with IFRS, these delays prompted an assessment as to whether the Company ’ s investment may be impaired. It was determined that, while Conversance remains in the precommercial phase, there is no objective means by which its value, or the value of Chronicle, may be determined. In the absence of an objective value, the Company was required to record a provision for impairment of $683,090, and reduce the carrying value of its investment to $1.
This provision should not be construed to suggest that the Company does not believe in the potential for Conversance Inc. Throughout the fourth quarter of 2020 the Company remained in close communication with Joseph Chen, the founder of Conversance Inc. and the primary developer of Chronicle. These discussions led to the transaction between ZTEST, Conversance, and Joseph Chen that was announced September 14, 2020. Through this transaction ZTEST issued 1,250,000 Series 1 Preference shares to Joseph Chen in exchange for 25,000 Class A shares of Conversance and received an option from Conversance to acquire an additional 75,000 Class A shares of Conversance, from treasury, for $1 million on or before December 31, 2022. The 1,250,000 Series 1 Preference shares will be automatically converted into common shares of the Company if, on or before June 30, 2021, one or more arm ’ s-length investors purchase at least 130,139 shares of Conversance from treasury, at a price of at least $10.00 per share. ZTEST also retains its right to participate in any future financing of Conversance to maintain its current ownership interests. If this financing has not occurred by June 30, 2021 then, subject to further agreement of the parties, the Series 1 Preference shares will be repurchased for $1 and the 25,000 Class A shares of Conversance will be returned to Joseph Chen.
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Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Corporate Performance - continued
The following data may provide some additional insights relative to the Company ’ s operating performance and financial position:
| financial position: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the fiscal years ended: | |||||
| June | 2020 | June 2019 | June 2018 | ||
| Total Revenues | 3,888,898 | 4,399,062 | 3,686,132 | ||
| Net loss from operations | (81,102) | (274,085) |
(856,314) |
||
| Per share - basic | (0.004) | (0.013) |
(0.046) |
||
| Net loss for the year | (818,737) | (344,186) |
(883,756) |
||
| Per share - basic | (0.038) | (0.017) |
(0.047) |
||
| Total assets | 1,807,231 | 2,268,045 | 2,226,121 | ||
| Total long-term financial liabilities | 40,000 | - | 3,291 | ||
| Total liabilities | 1,042,533 | 943,985 | 783,898 | ||
| For the fiscal quarters ended: | |||||
| June 2020 | Mar. 2020 Dec. 2019 |
Sept. 2019 | |||
| Total Revenues | 1,077,137 | 1,102,355 | 828,703 | 880,703 | |
| Net income (loss) from operations | 178,572 | (13,191) | (148,254) | (98,229) |
|
| Per share - basic | 0.008 | (0.001) | (0.007) | (0.005) |
|
| Net income (loss) for the period | (511,798) | (24,194) | (162,103) | (120,642) |
|
| Per share - basic | (0.024) | (0.001) | (0.008) | (0.006) |
|
| Total assets | 1,807,231 | 2,306,150 2,120,412 |
2,314,453 | ||
| Total long-term financial liabilities | 40,000 | - | 26,809 | 54,201 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,042,533 | 1,029,654 1,079,097 |
1,111,035 | ||
| For the fiscal quarters ended: | |||||
| June 2019 | Mar. 2019 Dec. 2018 |
Sept. 2018 | |||
| Total Revenues | 1,269,697 | 1,065,043 1,097,839 |
966,483 | ||
| Net income (loss) from operations | 5,518 | (102,068) | (73,351) | (104,184) |
|
| Per share - basic | 0.000 | (0.005) | (0.004) | (0.005) |
|
| Net income (loss) for the period | (11,385) | (127,279) | (87,749) | (117,773) |
|
| Per share - basic | (0.001) | (0.006) | (0.004) | (0.006) |
|
| Total assets | 2,268,045 | 2,463,838 2,373,935 |
2,287,820 | ||
| Total long-term financial liabilities | - | - | - | - | |
| Total liabilities | 943,985 | 1,128,394 1,004,124 |
956,800 |
There were no cash dividends paid or accrued during any of the periods noted above.
Results of Operations
Revenues for the final quarter of 2020, and for the 2020 fiscal year, each lagged behind the figures reported for the comparable periods in 2019. Comparison of the fourth quarter results is impeded by the impact of COVID-19 on the current year and by customer ’ s accelerated delivery requests that produced higher revenues in Q4 2019. Those accelerated deliveries also had a negative effect on the start of the 2020 fiscal year, thereby contributing to the 11.6% decline in annual revenues.
Although revenues declined, the total gross margins for the 2020 year rose in comparison to 2019. This result is aided by CEWS in the amount of $105,129 that is attributable to 2020 production wages. Without this CEWS, gross margins would have declined by $92,810, or 7.6%, in the 2020 fiscal year. Although no decline can be considered favourable, it is encouraging that the 7.6% decline in margins is less than the corresponding decline in revenues. Gross margin, as a percentage of revenues, had declined to 27.7% in 2019 and a concerted effort was made to grow this figure in 2020. These efforts apparently produced favourable results as the 2020 margin was 31.6% of annual revenues while the margin, adjusted to eliminate CEWS benefits, was 28.9% of revenues. Management will continue investigating all product costs and alternatives for enhancing margins as a percentage of periodic revenues.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Results of Operations - continued
The different elements of cost of product sales, and the changes realized, are as follows:
| Years ended | June 20 | June 19 | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and supplies consumed | $ | 1,868,875 | $ | 2,136,502 | $ | (267,627) |
| Labour costs incurred | 647,450 | 800,911 | (153,461) | |||
| Depreciation | 47,509 | 59,040 | (11,531) | |||
| Other costs | 117,610 | 179,061 | (61,451) | |||
| Net change in finishedgoods and work inprocess | (21,341) | 7,072 | (28,413) | |||
| Total cost ofproduct sales | $ | 2,660,103 | $ | 3,182,586 | $ | (522,483) |
| Three monthperiods ended | June 20 | June 19 | Change | |||
| Raw materials and supplies consumed | $ | 553,743 | $ | 564,255 | $ | (10,512) |
| Labour costs incurred | 78,473 | 210,236 | (131,763) | |||
| Depreciation | 11,891 | 14,760 | (2,869) | |||
| Other costs | 26,426 | 48,318 | (21,892) | |||
| Net change in finished goods and work in process | (4,506) | 36,161 | (40,667) | |||
| Total cost ofproduct sales | $ | 666,027 | $ | 873,730 | $ | (207,703) |
The cost of raw materials and supplies consumed have declined in each of the four fiscal quarters of 2020, when compared to the same periods one year earlier, resulting in a decline of 12.5% for the year. These costs frequently vary from one period to the next, with many potential causes, but tend to be reasonably comparable when looked at over the longer term. For example, the fourth quarter costs are less than 2% lower than they had been in June 2019 even though revenues for the same periods declined more than 15%. In contrast, the cost decline of 12.5% for the year is not exceedingly different from the revenue decline for the same period of 11.6%. Customers have a choice between supplying the components themselves and having them supplied by the Company. Furthermore, the number and value of components are not consistent from one board to the next. These factors mean that costs incurred in one period, particularly shorter periods, are not going to be consistent as a percentage of periodic revenues, nor are they necessarily indicative of future periods. The Company continually promotes the supply of components as an effective solution for its customers, but will continue to provide the option for customers to contract for the assembly of materials that they themselves supply.
As noted above, Labour costs incurred for 2020 are reported net of CEWS in the amount of $105,129, with 100% of that subsidy occurring in the final quarter. If not for the subsidy, the decline for the quarter would have been $26,634 while the decline for the year would have been $48,332. Labour costs incurred is typically reflective of the Company ’ s efforts to match labour supply with current and expected future demand, based on the labour element of known customer orders, although this matching can never be absolute. During the fourth quarter of 2020, labour supply was managed but also took into consideration which personnel did or did not want to be present as a consequence of COVID-19.
The net change in finished goods and work in process is a measure of the change in labour costs included in inventory and this must be combined with labour costs incurred to determine the total labour costs included in cost of product sales. The combined annual labour costs for 2020, before CEWS, are 9.5% less than they had been during 2019 while the costs for the fourth quarter of 2020 are 27.3% lower than 2019 levels. Changes in labour costs are typically less than the change in revenues for the corresponding period. A 9.5% cost reduction, during a period when revenues declined 11.6%, is within expectations. The fourth quarter results appear more anomalous, with a cost decline of 27.3% while revenues declined 15.2%. Just as the number and value of components are not consistent from one board to the next, labour costs also vary and this variance can provide the appearance of inconsistency. The Q4 2019 costs exceeded 19% of periodic revenues while for Q4 2020 they were less than 17%. In contrast, the average for fiscal 2020 was 18.8% while the average for fiscal 2019 was 18.4% supporting that this seemingly anomalous result does not appear when looking at longer periods.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Results of Operations - continued
Depreciation is a function of time and the carrying value of the manufacturing equipment in use. No significant additions have been necessary in recent years so depreciation costs continued to decline. Management continually evaluates equipment needs and monitors the equipment market for opportunities, but there are no major equipment additions currently being investigated.
Other costs include repairs and maintenance, stencils and tooling, packaging, and freight costs net of amounts recovered. Each of these costs is incurred on an as-needed basis without any specific correlation with revenues. These costs are closely monitored and are within management ’ s expectations.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the periods ended June 30 were as follows:
| Years ended | June 20 | June 19 | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee and consultant compensation | $ | 841,418 | $ | 1,005,099 | $ (163,681) |
| Occupancy costs | 266,277 | 260,270 | 6,007 | ||
| Professional fees | 64,067 | 66,979 | (2,912) | ||
| Insurance | 33,197 | 31,931 | 1,266 | ||
| Shareholder services | 16,377 | 25,071 | (8,694) | ||
| Other costs | 41,452 | 60,727 | (19,275) | ||
| Total selling, general and administrative | $ | 1,262,788 | $ | 1,450,077 | $ (187,289) |
| Three monthperiods ended | June 20 | June 19 | Change | ||
| Employee and consultant compensation | $ | 131,281 | $ | 269,925 | $ (138,644) |
| Occupancy costs | 62,357 | 66,719 | (4,362) | ||
| Professional fees | 13,001 | 17,303 | (4,302) | ||
| Insurance | 8,527 | 8,122 | 405 | ||
| Shareholder services | 4,150 | 3,233 | 917 | ||
| Other costs | 8,045 | 16,612 | (8,567) | ||
| Total selling, general and administrative | $ | 227,361 | $ | 381,914 | $ (154,553) |
Employee and consultant compensation costs, which include salaries, benefits, consulting fees, and independent directors ’ fees, have declined more than 16% in 2020, with the majority of that reduction arising in the final quarter. The fourth quarter reduction was aided by CEWS benefit of over $59,000, but also included reductions of approximately $48,000 in consulting fees, $21,000 in salaries and benefits, and $11,000 in payroll taxes. The reduction in consulting fees arises as a result of a reduction in fees charged by the Company ’ s CEO as well as there being no recurrence of fees incurred in relation to efforts made to initiate operations in Twenty49. The reduction of salaries and benefits is due to attrition and reduced sales commissions while the payroll tax reduction arises as a result of a legislated increase in certain exemption limits.
Occupancy costs underwent a change in the current year, with the adoption of IFRS 16. In prior years the monthly base rental payments were charged as occupancy costs. Under IFRS 16 these base rental payments are now applied as a reduction of the Company ’ s lease liability while depreciation of the right-of-use asset is now accounted for as occupancy costs. The lease payments made in 2020 were $107,742 and the depreciation charges were $102,798 so reported occupancy costs are $4,944 less than they would have been before the adoption of IFRS 16. In spite of this IFRS 16 cost reduction, occupancy costs rose by $6,007 for the year. This increase is primarily due to a hydro rebate program that was in effect during the 2[nd] quarter of 2019 but did not recur during the current year. The Company`s lease runs through March 2021 and occupancy costs are expected to remain generally comparable throughout that lease term.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Results of Operations - continued
Professional fees are comprised of fees for legal services and a prorated portion of the estimated cost of the upcoming audit of the annual financial statements. Audit costs have remained consistent from 2019 to 2020 while legal fees have declined year over year. A significant portion of legal fees relate to matters of corporate administration and governance for which there was a reduced requirement in 2020, as compared to 2019.
Shareholder services were up somewhat in the final quarter of 2020, compared to 2019, with higher recurring fees from the CSE accounting for about a third of the increase while the remainder comes from anomalously low fees in Q4 2019. On a year to date basis costs have declined by about 35% due to costs attributable to the December 2018 AGM not having recurred in the current year.
Insurance expense and other costs are all closely monitored, and are within management expectations, although some of the reduction in other costs is attributable to reduced travel and promotional activities as a consequence of the pandemic.
The Company ’ s financing costs for the periods were as follows:
| The Company’s financing costs for the periods | were as follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years ended | June 20 | June 19 | Change | |||
| Interest expense–long term | $ | 5 | $ | 1,260 | $ | (1,255) |
| Interest expenses–lease liability | 7,141 | - | 7,141 | |||
| Interest expense–other | 5,608 | 10,254 | (4,646) | |||
| Financing fees | 16,181 | 19,283 | (3,102) | |||
| Total financingexpenses | $ | 28,935 | $ | 30,797 | $ | (1,862) |
| Three monthperiods ended | June 19 | June 19 | Change | |||
| Interest expense–long term | $ | - | $ | 117 | $ | (117) |
| Interest expenses–lease liability | 1,247 | - | 1,247 | |||
| Interest expense–other | 401 | 2,672 | (2,271) | |||
| Financingfees | 3,889 | 5,509 | (1,620) | |||
| Total financingexpenses | $ | 5,537 | $ | 8,298 | $ | (2,761) |
The Company had a single long-term debt instrument, which matured in the first month of the current fiscal year, such that there was virtually no expense incurred. With no long-term debt at this time there will be no expense for the foreseeable future.
As noted previously, the company adopted IFRS 16 Leases effective July 1, 2019. At adoption, the Company recognized a lease liability based on the present value of the remaining lease payments and this liability is subjected to interest accretion over the life of the lease. Prior to July 31, 2019 there was no lease liability recognized and as a result there is no similar expense in the comparative periods.
– ’ Interest expense other represents interest arising from the use of the Company s operating line as well as miscellaneous interest charges incurred. The Company made less use of its bank operating line in each of the four quarters of the current fiscal year, compared to 2019, leading to the reduction in interest costs.
The Company is subject to an agreement with a related party whereby it may offer to sell specific accounts receivable to that related party. If the related party accepts, they assume all collection risks associated with that receivable in exchange for a discount from the face value of the receivable. The discount is accounted for as financing fees at the time of the sale. This agreement was terminated July 2020 so there will be no recurrence of this cost subsequent to that date.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Liquidity
At June 30, 2020 the Company had working capital of $481,680 (2019- $292,444) and current financial assets of $732,471 (2019- $658,203) available to settle current financial liabilities of $1,002,533 (2019- $1,010,613). The Company also has access to a $250,000 bank operating line, of which $Nil (2019 - $150,000) had been drawn as of June 30, 2020.
In addition, the Company must also address the payment of the following amounts as at June 30, 2020:
| Due by | Due by | Due by | Due after | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | June 2022 | June 2023 | June 2023 | Due | ||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | - |
$ | - |
$ | - |
$ | 40,000 |
$ | 40,000 |
| Lease liability | 79,296 | - | - | - | 79,296 | |||||
| $ | 79,296 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 40,000 | $ | 119,296 |
Capital Resources
The Company has a $250,000 commercial line of credit from which $Nil (2019 - $150,000) was drawn as at June 30, 2020. The loan bears interest at the TD Bank prime lending rate plus 2.5%, is due upon demand, and is secured by a general security agreement covering the assets of PEC.
In February 2020, the Company completed a private placement whereby an aggregate of 750,000 working capital units were issued for gross proceeds of $112,500. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.25 until twelve months following the closing date. The Company paid finders ’ fees of $1,575, incurred other costs of $5,000, attributed a value of $38,756 to the common share purchase warrants, and issued 10,500 broker warrants valued at $1,247. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company for $0.15 until twelve months following the closing date.
Related Party Transactions
The Company had transactions during the period with key management personnel and with 1114377 Ontario Inc., a company controlled by the spouse of a former Director of Permatech Electronics Corporation. These include consulting fees paid to Steve Smith (President and CEO), consulting fees and accounting fees paid to Michael D. Kindy (CFO), Directors ’ fees paid to independent Directors of the Company and its subsidiary, salaries and benefits paid to John Perreault and Wojciech Drzazga[(3) ] as officers of PEC, legal fees paid to a legal firm in which William R. Johnstone (Corporate Secretary) is a partner, financing fees paid to 1114377 Ontario Inc., and share-based payments related to key management personnel. Compensation rates are agreed to by the related parties and are predicated upon prevailing market rates. The following expenses, involving these related parties, have arisen during the reporting periods:
| Year ended June 30 | 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and benefits(1) | $ | 265,543 | $ | 269,927 |
| Consulting fees(1) | 162,000 | 188,969 | ||
| Directors’fees(1) | 19,230 | 40,815 | ||
| Legal fees(2) | 34,957 | 34,454 | ||
| Accounting fees(2) | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||
| Financing fees | 16,181 | 19,283 | ||
| Legal fees accounted for as share issuance costs | 5,000 | 10,318 | ||
| Cash based expenditures | $ | 506,411 | $ | 567,266 |
| Share-basedpayments | $ | - | $ | - |
(1) Reported in the consolidated financial statements as an element of employee and consultant compensation.
(2) Reported in the consolidated financial statements as an element of professional fees.
(3) Wojciech Drzazga was CEO of PEC until June 14, 2020.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Related Party Transactions - continued
During the year, $153,450 owing to related parties was settled through the issuance of 1,023,000 common shares of the Company. The following balances are due to related parties, and were reported in the consolidated financial statements as an element of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as at June 30 of each year:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries and benefits payable | 10,669 | 15,273 |
| Directors’fees payable | 37,937 | 47,020 |
| Consulting fees payable | 276,773 | 262,013 |
| Legal feespayable | 33,831 | 28,453 |
The following stock options have been issued to Directors, former Directors and/or Officers of the Company and were outstanding as at June 30, 2020:
| were outstanding as at June 30, 2020: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expiry | Common | |
| Description | Date | Shares |
| Stock options @ $0.05 per share | Mar. 3, 2021 | 400,000 |
| Stock options @ $0.95 per share | July 17, 2020 | 200,000 |
| Stock options @$0.95per share | Jan. 12,2023 | 350,000 |
During the year ended June 30, 2020, 200,000 stock options held by a former Director of the Company expired, 200,000 options had their expiry date reduced to the date that is six months after the resignation of the former Director that holds them, and no new stock options were granted. In July 2020, 200,000 stock options held by a former Director expired.
Convertible Instruments and Other Securities
The Company has the following securities issued and outstanding:
| Convertible Instruments and Other Securities The Company has the following securities issued and outstanding: |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common shares issued | Quantity | Amount | |
| Balance as at June 30, 2018 | 20,173,696 | $ | 23,215,877 |
| Issued on exercise of stock options | 150,000 | 27,426 | |
| Issued through private placement, net of costs(1) | 780,000 | 150,871 | |
| Balance as at June 30, 2019 | 21,103,696 | 23,394,174 | |
| Issued through private placement, net of costs(1) | 750,000 | 65,922 | |
| Issued in settlement of debts | 1,023,000 | 153,450 | |
| Balance as at June 30, 2020 and as at the date of this document | 22,876,696 | $ | 23,613,546 |
(1) Costs include finders ’ fees, legal and brokerage fees, and the value of the warrants and broker warrants as determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model.
| Series 1 Preference shares issued | Quantity | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at June 30, 2020 | Nil | $ | - |
| Issued to acquire shares of Conversance Inc. | 1,250,000 | 1 | |
| Balance as at the date of this document | 1,250,000 | $ | 1 |
The Company has the following common shares reserved to satisfy the potential exercise of the following:
| Expiry | Common | |
|---|---|---|
| Common shares reserved | Date | Shares |
| To be issued for Class A shares(1) | 8,246 | |
| Warrants @$0.30per share | July2020 | 15,400 |
| Balance forward | 23,646 |
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ZTEST Electronics Inc.
Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Convertible Instruments and Other Securities - continued
| Convertible Instruments and Other Securities- continued | ||
|---|---|---|
| Balance forward | 23,646 | |
| Stock options @ $0.95 per share(2) | July 2020 | 200,000 |
| Stock options @ $0.15 per share(3) | Aug. 2020 | 50,000 |
| Warrants @ $0.40 per share(4) | Dec. 2020 | 390,000 |
| Warrants @ $0.40 per share(5) | Jan. 2021 | 312,500 |
| Warrants @ $0.25 per share | Feb. 2021 | 750,000 |
| Warrants @ $0.15 per share | Feb. 2021 | 10,500 |
| Stock options @ $0.05 per share | Mar. 2021 | 400,000 |
| Warrants @ $0.06 per share | Dec. 2021 | 2,900,000 |
| Stock options @$0.95per share | Jan. 2023 | 350,000 |
| Common shares reserved as at June 30, 2020 | 5,386,646 | |
| Warrants @ $0.30 per share - expired | July 2020 | (15,400) |
| Stock options @ $0.95 per share - expired | July 2020 | (200,000) |
| Stock options @ $0.15 per share - expired | Aug. 2020 | (50,000) |
| Conversion of Series 1 Preference shares | June 2021 | 1,250,000 |
| Common shares reserved as at the date of this document | 6,371,246 |
(1) Following the 2013 conversion of Class A Special Shares to common shares, 8,246 common shares remain reserved to be issued if and when the remaining Class A shareholders identify themselves to the Company.
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(2) During the year, the expiry date of these stock options was reduced to be the date that was six months after the resignation of the former Director that held them. These options expired subsequent to the financial reporting date.
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(3) During the year, the expiry date of these stock options was reduced to be the date that was six months after the resignation of the former employee that held them. These options expired subsequent to the financial reporting date.
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(4) During the year, the Company obtained regulatory approval for the expiry date of these warrants to be extended to December 28, 2020.
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(5) During the year, the Company obtained regulatory approval for the exercise price of these warrants to be reduced from $1.10 or $0.40 and for the expiry date of these warrants to be extended to the earlier of January 31, 2021, and the date that is thirty seven days after the tenth consecutive trading day for which the closing price for the Company ’ s shares is at least $0.40.
| Fullydiluted number of shares | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Shares issued at June 30, 2020 | 22,876,696 |
| Shares reserved at June 30,2020 | 5,386,646 |
| Fully diluted number of shares at June 30, 2020 | 28,263,342 |
| Change in shares reserved after June 30,2020 | 984,600 |
| Fullydiluted number of shares as at the date of this document | 29,247,942 |
Additional disclosures relative to stock options are as follows:
No stock options were granted during the years ended June 30, 2019 or June 30, 2020, or after the fiscal year end. The following provides additional details with respect to stock option changes:
| Weighted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Weighted | |||
| Common Shares | Price per | Average | ||
| Under Option | Option | ExpiryDate | ||
| Beginning of the year | 1,200,000 | $ | 0.52 | Oct. 12, 2021 |
| Expired during the year | (200,000) | 0.35 | Jul. 9, 2019 | |
| Expiry date reduced during the year(1) | (250,000) | 0.79 | Oct. 26, 2022 | |
| Expirydate reduced duringtheyear | 250,000 | 0.79 | July26,2020 |
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Convertible Instruments and Other Securities - continued
| End of the year | 1,000,000 | 0.55 | Sep. 2, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expired after the end of the year | (250,000) | 0.79 | Jul. 26, 2020 |
| As at the date of this document | 750,000 | 0.47 | Jan. 14, 2022 |
As at the date of this document, the following stock options, each of which has vested and are held by Directors and/or Officers of the Corporations, are outstanding. The Company has no ability to cause these options to be exercised:
| exercised: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Shares | Exercise | |||
| Under Option | Price | ExpiryDate | ||
| Granted March 3, 2016 | 400,000(1) | $ | 0.05 | Mar. 3, 2021 |
| Granted January12,2018 | 350,000(1) | $ | 0.95 | Jan. 12,2023 |
Additional disclosures relative to share purchase warrants are as follows:
The following weighted average assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of the warrants issued during the years ended June 30:
| years ended June 30: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| Dividend yield | Nil | Nil |
| Risk free interest rate (%) | 1.27 | 1.76–1.84 |
| Expected stock volatility (%) | 119.88 | 116.25–116.52 |
| Expected life(years) | 1.0 | 1.5 |
The following provides additional details with respect to warrant changes:
| Weighted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Weighted | |||
| Number of | Price per | Average | ||
| Warrants | Warrant | ExpiryDate | ||
| Beginning of the year | 3,641,700 | $ | 0.19 | Aug. 16, 2021 |
| Issued during the year | 760,500 | $ | 0.25 | Feb. 28, 2021 |
| Expired during the year | (23,800) | $ | 0.30 | Jun. 28, 2020 |
| Terms altered during the year | (702,500) | $ | 0.71 | Apr. 30, 2020 |
| Terms altered duringtheyear | 702,500 | $ | 0.40 | Jan. 12,2021 |
| End of the year | 4,378,400 | $ | 0.15 | Aug. 30. 2021 |
| Expired after theyear | (15,400) | $ | 0.30 | Jul. 31,2020 |
| Balance as at the date of this document | 4,363,000 | $ | 0.15 | Sep. 1,2021 |
As at the date of this document, the following share purchase warrants are outstanding:
| Number of | Exercise | |||
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| Warrants | Price | ExpiryDate | ||
| Issued Dec. 15, 2016 | 2,900,000 | $ | 0.06 | Dec. 15, 2021 |
| Issued Jan. 30, 2018 | 312,500 | $ | 0.40 | Jan. 31, 2021 |
| Issued Dec. 28, 2018 | 390,000 | $ | 0.40 | Dec. 28, 2020 |
| Issued Dec. 28, 2018 | 750,000 | $ | 0.25 | Feb. 28, 2021 |
| Issued Dec. 28,2018 | 10,500 | $ | 0.15 | Feb. 28,2021 |
Changes in Accounting Policy
The Company ’ s accounting policies typically change only when there is a change in IFRS. Effective July 1, 2019 the Company adopted IFRS 16, Leases which eliminates the classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases and provides a single lessee accounting model, specifying how leases are recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed.
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Changes in Accounting Policy - continued
The Company occupies its operating facility under a lease that, requires monthly lease payments of $8,979 until expiry March 2021. A refundable deposit of $35,000 was paid at the inception of the lease. This lease was previously classified as an operating lease in accordance with IAS 17, with the lease deposit reported as an asset, lease payments charged to net income as occupancy costs, and disclosure of the remaining lease payments as a commitment. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach where comparative amounts are not restated.
Upon adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized a lease liability and a right-of-use asset. The lease liability was initially recorded at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Company ’ s incremental borrowing rate which was determined to be prime plus 1.75% or 5.7%. The lease liability was subsequently reduced by the lease payments paid and interest, imputed at the discount rate, was added to the obligation. The right-of-use asset was initially recorded at cost, determined to be equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments plus the deposit paid at the inception of the lease. Subsequent to initial recording, the right-of-use asset is measured using the cost model where cost is reduced by any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses and is adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease and charged to net income as an element of occupancy costs. There have been no impairment losses and no remeasurement of the lease liability.
Right-of-use asset
| Right-of-use asset | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cost recognized upon adoption of IFRS 16 | $ | 214,897 |
| Depreciation recorded as an element of occupancycosts_(note 11)_ | (102,798) | |
| Balance at June 30,2020 | $ | 112,099 |
| Lease liability | ||
| Present value of lease payments remaining upon adoption of IFRS 16 | $ | 179,897 |
| Lease payments paid during period | (107,742) | |
| Interest imputed at 5.7% | 7,141 | |
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | 79,296 | |
| Less currentportion | (79,296) | |
| Balance at June 30,2020 | $ | - |
Financial instruments
The Company ’ s financial instruments are comprised of the following:
| Financial assets: Cash Accounts receivable Financial liabilities: Bank operating loan Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Customer deposits Lease liability Long-term debt |
Classification Amortized cost Amortized cost Classification Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost Amortized cost |
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Amortized cost – The amount at which a financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition minus the principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative amortization using the effective interest method of any difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount and, for financial assets, adjusted for any expected credit losses.
The effective interest method - The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial asset or liability and of allocating interest and any transaction costs over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts or payments through the expected life of the financial asset or liability to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.
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ZTEST Electronics Inc. Management ’ s Discussion and Analysis For The Year Ended June 30, 2020 (Prepared as at October 26, 2020)
Impairment of Non-financial Assets
At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets with finite lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss.
Where such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset ’ s fair value less cost to sell or its value in use. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm ’ s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in the income for the period.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in income for the period.
Impairment of Investments
Non-controlling interests, which are not financial instruments, and are less than a 20% ownership interest, are considered impaired when its carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
During the 2017 fiscal year the Company determined that the fair value of its investment in Conversance Inc. was not currently determinable resulting in an impairment provision of $294,562, to reduce the carrying value of the investment to $Nil.
Non-controlling interests, which are not financial instruments, and are equal to or exceeding a 20% ownership interest (an equity instrument) is considered impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occur after the initial recognition of the asset (a 'loss event') and that loss event, or events, has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the non-controlling interest that can be reliably estimated. Losses expected as a result of future events, no matter how likely, are not recognized.
Some items that may be taken into consideration in determining whether a loss event has occurred include significant financial difficulty of the investee, a breach of contract such as a default or delinquency in payments by the investee, it becomes probable that the investee will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization, or significant changes with an adverse effect that have taken place in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the investee operates, and such changes indicate that the cost of the equity instrument may not be recovered.
During the Year ended June 30, 2020 the Company determined that a loss event had occurred and that the value of Conversance Inc. could not be reliably determined resulting in a reduction of the carrying value of the investment to $1.
Risk Factors
On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global health emergency and on March 11, 2020 they declared it a pandemic. These WHO declarations were soon followed by announcements of numerous restrictions by domestic and international governments affecting the way people could interact and how business was conducted. Many of these restrictions remain in place as of the financial reporting date.
As a contract manufacturer, the Company met the Ontario definition of an essential business thus allowing it to continue operations. The Company encouraged certain personnel to work from home and took steps to facilitate physical distancing and other safety measures for those for whom working from home was not feasible. To the date of the release of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, none of the Company ’ s personnel, including its subsidiaries and investee company, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Risk Factors - continued
The health and safety of our personnel is our top priority however continuing to operate free of COVID-19 infections does not ensure that there will be no related implications to the business. The present and future economic effects of COVID-19 cannot be accurately determined or predicted at this time. This includes the potential impact the pandemic may have on the Company ’ s suppliers and customers as well as the market risks described below. Although these potential effects cannot be quantified, the Company anticipates that COVID-19 could have an adverse impact on its business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows in 2021.
In an effort to help mitigate the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has availed itself of related subsidies made available to it by the Canadian Federal government. The Company obtained subsidy under the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The Company has obtained CEBA benefit in the form of a $40,000 loan which is interest free, and requires no repayment prior to December 31, 2022. The Company also obtained CEWS benefit during the year in the amount of $164,535, plus $76,584 related to payroll paid subsequent to the year. These subsidies have been applied to reduce labour costs and Employee and consultant compensation in the reporting period in which they were paid. The Company will continue to monitor all government subsidies and will make application wherever it satisfies the eligibility criteria.
In addition to COVID-19, events seemingly unrelated to the Company, or to its industry, may adversely affect its finances or operations in ways that are hard to predict or defend against. For example, credit contraction in financial markets may hamper the Company ’ s ability to access credit when needed or rapid changes in foreign exchange rates may adversely affect its financial results. Finally, a reduction in credit, combined with reduced economic activity, may adversely affect businesses and industries that constitute a significant portion of the Company ’ s customer base. As a result, these customers may need to reduce their purchases, or the Company may experience greater difficulty in collecting amounts due from them. Any of these events, or others caused by uncertainty in world financial markets, may have a material adverse effect on the Company ’ s business, operating results, and financial condition.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company is exposed in varying degrees to certain financial instrument related risks. The Company ’ s primary risk management objective is to protect earnings and cash flow and, ultimately, shareholder value. Risk management strategies, as discussed below, are designed and implemented to ensure that the Company ’ s risks and the related exposure are consistent with its business objectives and risk tolerance. There have been no changes to the risk management strategies during the current year.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company ’ s primary exposure to credit risk is in its accounts receivable. In an effort to mitigate this risk, management actively manages and monitors its receivables and obtains pre-payments where warranted. It has been determined that no allowance is required, as all amounts outstanding are considered collectible. The Company incurred no bad debts during the years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 .
Concentration of credit risk
Concentration of credit risk arises when one or more customers, defined as a major customer, individually account for 10% or more of the Company ’ s revenues during a reporting period. During the current year the Company had two major customers which represented 20% and 19% of total revenues. In the prior year two major customers accounted for 14% and 12% of total revenues. Amounts due from major customers represented 17% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2020 (2019 - 9%). The loss of a major customer, or significant curtailment of purchases by such customer, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. The Company monitors the relationship with all customers closely and ensures that every customer is subject to the same risk management criteria.
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Risk Factors - continued
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations over available financial assets due at any point in time. At June 30, 2020 the Company had current financial assets of $732,471 (2019 - $591,575) available to settle current financial liabilities of $1,002,533 (2019 - $943,985). The Company manages its liquidity risk through the management of its capital which incorporates the continuous monitoring of actual and projected cash flows to ensure that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its operating commitments without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company ’ s reputation.
Market risks
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk due a bank operating loan that has a floating interest rate as well as currency risk related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, customer deposits, and nominal amounts of cash, prepaid expenses, and customer deposits denominated in US dollars. Market risks give rise to the potential for future cash flows to fluctuate because of changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates. Market risks are closely monitored and attempts are made to match foreign cash inflows and outflows. During the current fiscal year, the – Company has reported a foreign exchange loss of $13,486 (2019 loss of $4,749).
Sensitivity to market risks
At June 30, 2020 the Company had:
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A bank operating loan that had not been drawn upon (June 30, 2019 - $150,000) which bears interest predicated upon the TD Bank prime lending rate. Based upon the current amount due on the operating loan, a 1% increase in the TD Bank prime lending rate would have no impact upon interest expense – other over the next 12 month period.
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US$61,399 (June 30, 2019 – US$63,433) included in accounts receivable. A 5% increase in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would result in a reduction of $3,070 in future cash inflow.
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US$114,337 (June 30, 2019 – US$155,987) included in accounts payable. A 5% decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would result in an increase of $5,717 in future cash outflow.
Based upon observations of recent market trends management believes that each of these outcomes is possible.
Forward-looking Information
Certain statements in this MD&A may constitute “ forward-looking ” statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company and its subsidiary, or the industry in which they operate, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this report, the words “ estimate ” , “ believe ” , “ anticipate ” , “ intend ” , “ expect ” , “ plan ” , “ may ” , “ should ” , “ will ” , the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations of the management of the Company with respect to future events based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forwardlooking statements, such as reduced funding, long sales cycles, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors and including the risk factors summarized above under the heading “ Risk Factors ” . New risk factors may arise from time to time and it is not possible for management of the Company to predict all of those risk factors or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A speak only as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake or assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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