UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
or
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
Commission File Number 000-28381
VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Texas | 93-1207631 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2500 City West Blvd, Suite 300, Houston, TX | 77042 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(832) 242-1100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
|X| Yes |__| No
As of May 7, 2008, the Registrant had outstanding 129,654,154 shares of common stock, par value $.005 per share.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Item 1. Financial Statements
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis
Item 3 Controls and Procedures
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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VIRTRA SYSTEMS INC.
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
| 3/31/08 (Unaudited) |
| 12/31/07 |
ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ 32,964 |
| $ 16,646 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowances | 87,481 |
| 185,036 |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts | - |
| 2,566 |
Prepaid expenses | - |
| 350,200 |
Total current assets | 120,445 |
| 554,448 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $420,157 and $411,210, respectively | 46,651 |
| 55,461 |
Other assets | 25,077 |
| 14,530 |
Total non-current assets | 71,728 |
| 69,991 |
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TOTAL ASSETS | $ 192,173 |
| $ 624,439 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
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LIABILITIES |
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Notes payable | $ 30,000 |
| $ 30,000 |
Obligations under product financing arrangements | 396,036 |
| 388,636 |
Convertible debentures, net of discount of $0 and $114,141, respectively | 286,242 |
| 172,286 |
Derivative liability | 380,616 |
| 338,135 |
Accounts payable | 552,074 |
| 869,726 |
Accrued liabilities | 2,600,431 |
| 2,619,614 |
Stock payable | 50,000 |
| 50,000 |
Advanced held on deposit | 159,735 |
| 59,137 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts | 103,548 |
| - |
Payable to related party | 87,111 |
| 81,111 |
Total current liabilities | 4,645,793 |
| 4,608,645 |
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Redeemable common stock | 1,859 |
| 1,859 |
Total non-current liabilities | 1,859 |
| 1,859 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 4,647,652 |
| 4,610,504 |
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SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
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Common stock, $.005 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 129,654,154 and 127,154,154 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively | 648,271 |
| 635,771 |
Additional paid in capital | 11,264,460 |
| 11,228,153 |
Accumulated deficit | (16,368,210) |
| (15,849,989) |
Total shareholders' deficit | (4,455,479) |
| (3,986,065) |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ 192,173 |
| $ 624,439 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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REVENUE |
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Custom applications: |
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Training/simulation | $ 510,753 |
| $ 106,977 |
Advertising/promotion | - |
| 102,676 |
Other revenue | 11,412 |
| 29,733 |
Total Revenues | 522,165 |
| 239,386 |
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Cost of sales and services | 476,477 |
| 197,174 |
Gross margin | 45,688 |
| 42,212 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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General and administrative expenses | 337,032 |
| 537,782 |
Gain/(Loss) from operations | (291,344) |
| (495,570) |
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OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSE) ITEMS: |
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Forgiveness of debt income | - |
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Gain/(loss) on litigation settlements | (25,000) |
| 273,607 |
Impairment of assets | - |
| - |
Interest expense and finance charges | (159,396) |
| (75,468) |
Gain/(loss) on derivative liability | (42,481) |
| (181,439) |
Gain on sales of assets | - |
| 2,813 |
Other income and expense | - |
| - |
Total other income and expense items | (226,877) |
| 19,513 |
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Net income/(loss) | (518,221) |
| (476,057) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and fully diluted | 127,154,154 |
| 100,637,475 |
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Net loss per share - basic and fully diluted | $ (0.00) |
| $ (0.00) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net loss | $ (518,221) |
| $ (476,057) |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by/(used in) operations: |
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Depreciation and amortization | 8,947 |
| 27,587 |
Forgiveness of debt income | - |
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Gain on sale of assets | - |
| (2,813) |
Change in fair value of derivative | 42,481 |
| 181,439 |
Bad debt expense | - |
| 135,035 |
Common stock issued for services and compensation | - |
| (150,000) |
Grant of options and warrants to employees, officers and directors | - |
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(Gain)/loss on settlement of litigation | 25,000 |
| (273,607) |
Amortization/impairment of debt discount | 114,141 |
| - |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | - |
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Accounts receivable | 97,555 |
| 133,117 |
Prepaid expenses and other | 339,653 |
| - |
Costs in excess of billings/(billings in excess of costs) and estimated earnings on uncompleted projects | 106,114 |
| - |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (200,659) |
| 247,338 |
Other assets | - |
| - |
Related party payables | 1,307 |
| - |
Other current liabilities | - |
| - |
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | 16,318 |
| (177,961) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Capital expenditures | - |
| (2,249) |
Proceeds from the sale of assets | - |
| 2,813 |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | - |
| 564 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | - |
| 106,770 |
Principal payments on notes payable | - |
| (200,744) |
Proceeds from issuances of common stock | - |
| 277,901 |
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Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | - |
| 183,927 |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 16,318 |
| 6,530 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 16,646 |
| 91,221 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 32,964 |
| $ 97,751 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) for the Three and Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| 2008 |
| 2007 |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
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Cash paid for: |
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Interest | $ - |
| $ - |
Income taxes | - |
| - |
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Non-cash activities: |
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Common stock issued for: |
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Legal settlement | $ 47,500 |
| $ - |
Conversion of debentures | - |
| - |
Penalties | - |
| - |
Debt reduction | 22,500 |
| - |
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VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
Statement of Stockholders Deficit For the Year Ended December 31, 2007 and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock |
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| Shares |
| Amount |
| Additional Paid In Capital | Accum. Deficit |
| Total | |
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Balance at December 31, 2007 | 127,154,154 |
| $ 635,771 |
| $ 11,228,153 |
| $ (15,849,989) |
| $ (3,986,065) |
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Settlement of lawsuit | 2,500,000 |
| 12,500 |
| 35,000 |
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| 47,500 |
Imputed interest on notes | - |
| - |
| 1,307 |
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| 1.307 |
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Net loss, three months ended 3/31/08 |
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| (518,221) |
| (518,221) |
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Balance at March 31, 2008 | 129,654,154 |
| $ 648,271 |
| $ 11,264,460 |
| $ (16,368,210) |
| $ (4,455,479) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying un-audited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007. They do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 included in the Companys Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been included. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the respective full year.
Note 2. Going Concern
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has significant deficit working capital and recurring losses. Although the Company has engaged in fund raising efforts, there is no guarantee that either the fund raising efforts or cash flows from operations, if any, will generate sufficient working capital for the Company to remain as a going concern.
If the Company is unable to raise sufficient capital and fails to achieve profitable operations with positive cash flows, it will be forced to liquidate its assets in an attempt to pay creditors at which time the assets on the accompanying balance sheet as of March 31, 2008 will be liquidated at amounts possibly substantially less than carried as of that date. It is therefore possible that, should the Company be forced to liquidate, there will be insufficient cash to pay all creditors and provide the Companys shareholders a return on their investment.
Note 3. Prepaid Expenses
In 2007, we paid $350,200 for ten ICR systems which were sold in 2008. At December 31, 2007, the cost of these ten systems was included in prepaid expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, all ten systems were sold and we included the cost of these systems in cost of sales.
Note 4. Convertible Debentures
In August 2005 the Company issued $500,000 in convertible debentures to Dutchess Private Equities Fund I, LLC. The debentures bear interest at 8% per year payable in cash or registered common stock at the Companys option. The debentures mature in August 2008 and are convertible, at the option of the holder, to shares of the companys common stock at a conversion price per share equal to the lower of (i) 80% of the lowest closing bid price for the common stock for the fifteen days prior to the conversion date; or (ii) 125% of the volume weighted average price on the closing date.
In addition the Company issued to the holders of the convertible debentures warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the Companys common stock.
In 2006, we were penalized $601,239 by Dutchess for failure to file a registration statement registering their shares. We disagree with Dutchess on the amount of the penalty, but in 2006 we recorded the full amount of the penalties which are included in amounts due Dutchess as of December 31, 2007.
As of November 30, 2007, we stopped servicing this debt with new issuances of common stock, pending a reconciliation with Dutchess over amounts still owed on the arrangement.
On February 19, 2008, we received notice from the American Arbitration Association that a preliminary meeting would be held March 10, 2008 to determine rights and obligations of the parties. Management elected not to attend the hearing.
On March 15, 2008 our corporate counsel advised us that the total amount of liability to Dutchess is estimated at $1,421,264 and that it is likely the arbitrator will rule in favor of Dutchess. Further, subsequent to the ruling, Dutchess will have the right to use the court system to pursue legal collection procedures. We have included the total amount of this liability calculated by counsel and we continue to accrue interest on this debenture balance and have included $4,675 in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Derivative Liability
Based on the guidance in SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19, the Company concluded that these convertible debentures were required to be accounted for as derivatives. SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19 require the Company to bifurcate and separately account for the conversion features of the convertible debentures and warrants issued as embedded derivatives.
Pursuant to SFAS 133, the Company bifurcated the conversion feature from the debentures because the conversion price is not fixed and the debentures are not convertible into a fixed number of shares. Accordingly, the embedded derivative must be bifurcated and accounted for separately.
Furthermore, the Company concluded that the exercise price and the number of shares to be issued under the warrants are not fixed. Therefore, exercise of these warrants and these debentures might result in issuing an indeterminate number of shares, and it cannot be concluded that the Company has a sufficient number of authorized shares to settle these warrants. As such, the warrants were accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities. The Company is required to record the fair value of the conversion features and the warrants on its balance sheet at fair value with changes in the values of these derivatives reflected in the statement of operations as "Gain (loss) on embedded derivative liability."
At March 31, 2008, the Company has valued this derivative liability at $380,616 and has recognized a loss resulting from the change in value of this derivative liability of $42,481.
Note 5. Stock Options and Warrants
The Company periodically issues incentive stock options to key employees, officers, directors, and outside consultants to provide additional incentives to promote the success of the Companys business and to enhance the ability to attract and retain the services of qualified persons. Warrants are periodically issued in connection with financing arrangements.
The Company has the following options and warrants outstanding at March 31, 2008.
Issued | Expire | Weighted Avg Exercise Price | Outstanding 12/31/07 | New Grants | Expiring | Exercises | Outstanding 03/31/08 |
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2005 | 2010 | $ 0.33 | 500,000 | - | - | - | 500,000 |
2005 | 2010 | $ 0.34 | 250,000 | - | - | - | 250,000 |
2005 | 2010 | $ 0.19 | 500,000 | - | - | - | 500,000 |
2005 | 2010 | $ 0.33 | 500,000 | - | - | - | 500,000 |
2004 | 2009 | $ 0.31 | 4,000,000 | - | - | - | 4,000,000 |
2006 | 2012 | $ 0.04 | 3,000,000 | - | - | - | 3,000,000 |
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2007 | 2014 | $ 0.04 | 13,074,499 |
| - | - | 13,074,499 |
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| 21,824,499 | - | - | - | 21,824,499 |
No new options or warrants were granted for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies
Garland and Leota Slagle v. VirTra Systems, Inc
On May 13, 2004, suit was filed against us in the South Carolina state court, in cause number 04CP402455, styled Garland and Leota Slagle v. VirTra Systems, Inc., seeking payment of the principal sum of $90,000, plus accrued interest, in equipment leases allegedly entered into by the Slagles with the former Ferris Productions, Inc. in 2001. In May of 2006, judgment was awarded to the plaintiff in the amount of $116,005. At present this liability remains unpaid and is accruing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We have recorded a liability of $116,015 in principal and accrued interest of $17,917. We have not made any payments on this judgment.
Edward and Linda Strickland v. VirTra Systems, Inc
On December 30, 2004, suit was filed against us in the federal district court of North Carolina, in cause number 4:04-CV-199-H2, styled Edward and Linda Strickland v. VirTra Systems, Inc., seeking payment in the principal sum of $72,000, plus accrued interest, in equipment leases allegedly entered into by Mr. Strickland with the former Ferris Productions, Inc. in 2001. In February of 2006, we entered into an agreed judgment in the amount of $85,000. We have recorded liabilities of $85,000 in principal and $14,885 in accrued interest. We have not made any payments on this judgment.
Jones & Cannon, PC
On August 28, 2006, Virtra Systems received notice from Jones & Cannon, P.C. of Arlington, Texas, notifying the company of a lawsuit filed in the 352nd Judicial District Court of Tarrant County, Texas for fees and other charges that Jones & Cannon alleges are owed to it, in the amount of $508,362.55. The suit is for fees and charges Jones & Cannon claims to have accrued during the time that Kelly Jones, its lead partner, served as CEO of Virtra Systems, Inc. On January 15, 2007 both parties agreed to a settlement of the claim whereby Jones & Cannon was to receive 5 million shares of our common stock in full settlement of this liability.
Upon reaching this agreement, we extinguished the legal fees liabilities that we had recorded to that point, totaling $498,607, recorded a liability resulting from the settlement in the amount of $225,000 which was the fair value of 5 million shares of our common stock on the date of the agreement. We therefore recorded a gain on the settlement of $273,607 during 2007.
On August 29, 2007, we issued 2,500,000 shares to Jones and Cannon as partial settlement of this lawsuit and reported the remaining liability of $22,500 at December 31, 2007 of the additional 2,500,000 shares we owed at the closing price of our common stock at that date.
On March 31, 2008, we issued the remaining 2,500,000 shares to Jones and Cannon in full settlement of the matter. We recorded the shares at the closing price on the date of issuance, retired the 12/31/07 liability of $22,500 and recorded a loss of $25,000 which is included in Loss on litigation settlements.
Dutchess Private Equities Fund I, LP
As of November 30, 2007, we stopped servicing our debenture with new issuances of common stock, pending a reconciliation with Dutchess over amounts still owed on the arrangement.
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On February 19, 2008, we received notice from the American Arbitration Association that a preliminary meeting would be held March 10, 2008 to determine rights and obligations of the parties. Management elected not to attend the hearing.
On March 15, 2008 our corporate counsel advised us that the total amount of liability to Dutchess is estimated at $1,421,264 and that it is likely the arbitrator will rule in favor of Dutchess. Further, subsequent to the ruling, Dutchess will have the right to use the court system to pursue legal collection procedures. The full liability of $1,421,264 has been accrued as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Note 7. Common Stock Transactions
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we issued 2,500,000 shares of our common stock to Jones and Cannon (see Note 6) to settle the remaining liability resulting from our settlement in 2007. We recorded the shares at the closing price on the date of issuance, retired the 12/31/07 liability of $22,500 and recorded a loss of $25,000 which is included in Loss on litigation settlements.
Note 8. Accrued Liabilities
The following table summarizes the major items included in Accrued Liabilities at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
| 03/31/08 | 12/31/07 |
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Accrued payroll taxes, including penalties and interest | $ 1,007,044 | $ 1,002,641 |
Accrued interest payable, debentures and leases | 1,192,545 | 1,187,870 |
Accrued lawsuit judgments and settlements | 233,817 | 162,297 |
Deferred revenue | 10,669 | 29,643 |
Other | 156,356 | 237,163 |
Total Accrued Liabilities | $ 2,600,431 | $ 2,619,614 |
Note 9. Cost and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings (and Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings) on Uncompleted Contracts
We had several projects near the completion stage, our percentage of completion is based on total costs incurred to date compared to the estimated total cost of each contract. Of the partially completed work at March 31, 2008, we have incurred total costs of $126,331 on contracts totaling $439,408 of total revenue. We estimate that we will incur approximately $39,000 of additional costs and do not expect to incur any losses on our uncompleted contracts. Our billings in excess of costs total $103,548 at March 31, 2008 .
Note 9. Other Assets
Other assets at March 31, 2008 is comprised of costs of employee receivables of $6,272 and prepaid expenses and rental deposits of $18,805.
Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis
This form 10-QSB contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words expect, anticipate, believe, goal, plan, intend, estimate, and similar expressions and variations thereof, if used, are intended to specifically identify forward-looking statements. Those statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-QSB and in other places, particularly, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations of our Company, our directors or officers with respect to, among other things: (i) our liquidity and capital resources; (ii) our financing
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opportunities and plans and (iii) our future performance and operating results. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The factors that might cause such differences include, among others, the following: (i) any material inability of us to successfully internally develop our products; (ii) any adverse effect or limitations caused by governmental regulations; (iii) any adverse effect on our abilities to obtain acceptable financing; (iv) any increased competition in business; (v) any inability of us to successfully conduct our business in new markets; and (vi) other risks including those identified in our filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-QSB to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-QSB or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Business Overview
Our principal business began in 1993 with the organization of Ferris Productions, Inc. Ferris designed, developed, distributed, and operated virtual reality products for the entertainment, simulation, promotion, and education markets. Virtual reality is a generic term associated with computer systems that create a real-time visual/audio/haptic (touch and feel) experience. Virtual reality immerses participants into a three-dimensional real-time synthetic environment generated or controlled by one (or several) computer(s). In September of 2001, Ferris merged into GameCom, Inc., a publicly held Texas company whose principal business at the time was the development and marketing of an Internet-enabled video game system. Our historic areas of application have included the entertainment/amusement, advertising/promotion, and training/simulation markets. We effectively left the entertainment/amusement market in the spring of 2003 in order to more fully focus on the advertising/promotional and training/simulation markets.
Our immersive virtual reality™” devices are computer-based, and allow participants to view and manipulate graphical representations of physical reality. Stimulating the senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell simultaneously, our virtual reality devices envelop the participant in dynamic filmed or computer-generated imagery, and allow the participant to interact with what he or she sees using simple controls and body motions. Virtual reality products have traditionally employed head-mounted displays that combine high-resolution miniature image source monitors, wide field-of-view optics, and tracking sensors in a unit small and light enough to be worn on the head. These products usually surround the participant with dynamic three-dimensional imagery, allowing the user to change perspective on the artificial scenes by simply moving his or her head. Virtual reality devices have in the past been used primarily in connection with electronic games, as, by surrounding the player with the sights, sounds, and smells he or she would experience in the real world, play is made far more realistic than it would be if merely presented in a two-dimensional flat screen display. Now, however, virtual reality is finding increasing applications in the advertising/promotion and training/simulation markets.
We maintain our corporate office at 2500 City West Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77042, and our telephone number is (832) 242-1100. We also maintain engineering, technical, and production offices, and a demonstration facility, at 1406 West 14th Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281, with a phone number of (480) 968-1488.
We face all the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in connection with the expansion and development of a business, difficulties in maintaining delivery schedules if and when volume increases, the need to develop support arrangements for systems at widely dispersed physical locations, and the need to control operating and general and administrative expenses.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
Our revenues are up 118% from the first quarter last year as our products and services have gained inroads with our core customer base. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, our revenues increased to $522,165, a 118% increase over the $239,386 we posted for the same period in 2007. This is principally due to the general increase in business volume we have enjoyed from the strong demand for our products. Our gross margins of $45,688 are less than our normal margins we posted in 2007, mostly due to one-time charges to Cost of Sales and Services.
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Our general and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $337,032 are down significantly over the 537,782 we recorded over the same period in 2007. The majority of the decrease is due to cost reductions.
Our net loss for the three months ended 12/31/08 is larger than our loss for the same period last year, mostly due to a one-time charge to interest expense of $114,141 which represents the entire remaining discount on the Dutchess debenture (see Note 4).
Liquidity and Plan of Operation
As of March 31, 2008, we remain extremely illiquid because of our short-term liabilities. Current liabilities increased to $4,645,793 from the year-end 2007 total of $4,608,645, mostly due to interest costs.
Historically, VirTra Systems met capital requirements by acquiring needed equipment under the Ferris non-cancelable leasing arrangements, through capital contributions, loans from principal shareholders and officers, certain private placement offerings, through our previous equity line financing with Duchess Private Equities Fund, L.P., and through our current convertible debenture with Duchess Private Equities Fund, L.P. and Duchess Private Equities Fund II, L.P. We are experiencing difficulty in raising additional capital and have funded our current operation almost exclusively from our operating cash flows throughout 2007 and for the three months ended March 31, 2008. In 2008 and 2009, we intend to focus heavily on debt reduction.
Our focus in the short term is to maintain and increase our business volume and the resulting cash flows from operations, reduce our outstanding obligations and raise capital to refinance some of our more burdensome debt arrangements.
The opinion of our independent auditor for the year ended December 31, 2007 expressed substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Despite expense reductions that the Company has implemented, VirTra will need substantial additional capital or new lucrative custom application projects with deposits on account to become profitable.
Item 3 Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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Based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report, and because of the errors and corrections identified by our auditors with respect to the complex rules for accounting for embedded derivatives which caused our restatements of our financial statements filed on form 10-KSB for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, and because no substantial improvements have been made to our system of internal controls since the restatements, our Chief Executive Officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2008 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
Additional effort is needed to fully remedy our identified deficiencies as discussed below and we are continuing our efforts to improve and strengthen our control procedures and processes. Our management intends to continue to work with our auditors and other outside advisors, as appropriate, to develop and then apply our controls and procedures with the goal of achieving adequate and effective disclosure controls. We believe that with a properly planned, designed and implemented system of internal controls over financial reporting, our disclosure controls and procedures are expected to become effective.
There have been no significant changes in internal controls, or in factors that could significantly affect internal controls, subsequent to the date the Chief Executive Officer completed his evaluation.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management made an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 and identified deficiencies related to expense recognition and disclosure control deficiencies related to embedded derivatives. Those deficiencies are enumerated in our financial statements filed on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. Specifically, we identified lack of controls over:
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The control environment
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Financial statement disclosures
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Equity transactions
Because of these material weaknesses, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the criteria established in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework" issued by the COSO.
Corrective Action
None.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
On May 13, 2004, a suit was filed against us in the federal district court of South Carolina, in cause number 04CP402455, styled Garland and Leota Slagle v. VirTra Systems, Inc., seeking payment of the principal sum of $90,000, plus accrued interest, in equipment leases allegedly entered into by the Slagles with the former Ferris Productions, Inc. in 2001. In May of 2006, judgment was awarded to the plaintiff in the amount of $116,005. As part of the agreement, the plaintiff agreed to wait one year for payment. The Company has not yet been able to pay, and in February, 2007 the Company received notice from the plaintiffs lawyer that the plaintiff intends to enforce the judgment. At present this liability remains unpaid and is accruing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We have accrued $116,015 for this judgment and $17,917 in interest.
On December 30, 2004, suit was filed against us in the federal district court of North Carolina, in cause number 4:04-CV-199-H2, styled Edward and Linda Strickland v. VirTra Systems, Inc., seeking payment in the principal sum of $72,000, plus accrued interest, in equipment leases allegedly entered into by Mr. Strickland with the former Ferris
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Productions, Inc. 2001. In February of 2006, we entered into an agreed judgment in the amount of $85,000, with a contractual provision in the judgment that there would be no collection activity on the judgment prior to February of 2007. On March 12, 2007 we received notice from counsel for the plaintiffs that they will within 30 days begin post-judgment discovery. No further action has occurred with this liability to date. We have accrued the $85,000 judgment and $14,885 in interest to provide for this liability.
Item 2 Changes in Securities
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On March 31, 2008, we issued the remaining 2,500,000 shares to Jones and Cannon in full settlement of the legal matter (See Note 6). We recorded the shares at the closing price on the date of issuance, retired the 12/31/07 liability of $22,500 and recorded a loss of $25,000 which is included in Loss on litigation settlements.
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
We are not in default on any indebtedness that has not been disclosed in this and previous reports.
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5 Other Information
None.
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
The Company has filed no forms 8-K subsequent to September 30, 2007.
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No. | Name of Exhibit | Filed Herewith |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | X |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| VIRTRA SYSTEMS, INC. |
Date: May 20, 2008 | By: /s/ Robert Ferris |
| Robert Ferris |
| President |
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