UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

 

or

 

o 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 000-54355

 

AmpliTech Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

620 Johnson Avenue

Bohemia, NY 11716

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(631)-521-7831

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes    x No     o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes    x No    ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging growth company	o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

 

As of May 3, 2018, the registrant had 48,336,326 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

AMPLITECH GROUP, INC.

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

March 31, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)			4
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			15
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			17
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures			17
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.			18
Item 1A.	Risk Factors			18
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			18
Item 3.	Default Upon Senior Securities			18
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures			18
Item 5.	Other Information			18
Item 6.	Exhibits			19
SIGNATURES				20

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue” negatives thereof or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, are based on various underlying assumptions and current expectations about the future and are not guarantees. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievement to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

We cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, such information should not be regarded as representations that the results or conditions described in such statements or that our objectives and plans will be achieved and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations, including statements about potential acquisition or merger targets; business strategies; future cash flows; financing plans; plans and objectives of management; any other statements regarding future acquisitions, future cash needs, future operations, business plans and future financial results, and any other statements that are not historical facts.

 

These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

AmpliTech Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

		March 31,				December 31,
		2018				2017
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	75,965			$	117,990
Accounts receivable			299,758				137,465
Inventory, net			398,749				335,668
Prepaid expenses			22,772				13,850
Total Current Assets			797,244				604,973
Property and equipment, net			47,081				51,798
Security deposits			8,753				8,753
Total Assets		$	853,078			$	665,524
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	107,908			$	57,145
Customer deposits			65,275				31,582
Line of credit			120,513				76,435
Total Current Liabilities			293,696				165,162
Total Liabilities			293,696				165,162
Commitments and Contingencies			-				-
Stockholders' Equity
Series A convertible preferred stock, par
value $.001, 401,000 shares authorized,
1,000 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively			1				1
Series B convertible preferred stock, par
value $.001, 75,000 shares authorized, 0
shares issued and outstanding, respectively			-				-
Common Stock, par value $.001,
500,000,000 shares authorized,
46,636,326 and 46,136,326 shares
issued and outstanding, respectively			46,636				46,136
Additional paid-in capital			1,647,726				1,631,976
Accumulated deficit			(1,134,981	)			(1,177,751	)
Total Stockholders' Equity			559,382				500,362
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity		$	853,078			$	665,524

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

(Unaudited)

 

		For The Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2018				2017
Revenue		$	428,541			$	458,600
Cost of goods sold			173,653				197,111
Gross Profit			254,888				261,489
General and administrative expense			210,670				225,493
Income From Operations			44,218				35,996
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense, net			(1,448	)			(2,332	)
Income Before Income Taxes			42,770				33,664
Provision For Income Taxes			-				-
Net Income			42,770				33,664
Net Income Per Share;
Basic			0.00			$	0.01
Diluted			0.00				0.00
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding;
Basic			46,386,326				46,136,326
Diluted			86,221,526				86,030,685

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

(Unaudited)

 

		March 31,				March 31,
		2018				2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income		$	42,770			$	33,664
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			6,850				6,633
Prepaid cosulting			1,015
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(162,293	)			(21,527	)
Inventory			(63,081	)			(23,085	)
Prepaid expenses			6,313				(14,336	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			50,763				14,522
Customer deposits			33,693				(22,430	)
Total Adjustments			(126,740	)			(60,223	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(83,970	)			(26,559	)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of equipment			(2,133	)			(2,422	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,133	)			(2,422	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Advance from (repayment to) line of credit, net			44,078				(4,440	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			44,078				(4,440	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(42,025	)			(33,421	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period			117,990				283,660
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period		$	75,965			$	250,239
Supplemental disclosures:
Non-Cash Financing Activities
Shares issued for prepaid consulting		$	16,250			$	-
Cash paid for interest expense		$	1,454			$	2,370
Cash paid for income taxes		$	-			$	-

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc.

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

(1) Organization and Business Description

 

AmpliTechGroup Inc. (“AmpliTech” or “the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on October 18, 2002. On August 13, 2012, the Company acquired AmpliTech Inc., by issuing 16,675,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the shareholders of Amplitech Inc. in exchange for 100% of the outstanding shares of AmpliTech Inc. (“the Share Exchange”). After the Share Exchange, the selling shareholders owned 1,200,000 shares of the outstanding 17,785,000 shares of Company common stock, resulting in a change in control. Accordingly, the transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in which AmpliTech, Inc. was deemed to be the accounting acquirer, and the operations of the Company were consolidated for accounting purposes. The capital balances have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse acquisition.

 

AmpliTech designs, engineers and assembles micro-wave component based low noise amplifiers (“LNA”) that meet individual customer specifications. Application of the Company’s proprietary technology results in maximum frequency gain with minimal background noise distortion as required by each customer. The Company has both domestic and international customers in such industries as aerospace, governmental, defense and commercial satellite.

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of AmpliTech Group, Inc. (“Group” or the “Company”) have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

 

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes related thereto for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 included in Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc.

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers deposits that can be redeemed on demand and investments that have original maturities of less than three months, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2018 the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited primarily in one financial institution.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company’s estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of accounts receivable. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change in the future. An allowance of $0 has been recorded at March 31, 2018.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 “Income Tax”. ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of certain assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified according to the financial statement classification of the assets and liabilities generating the differences. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-05 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. The ASC clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The ASC prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The ASC provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. At March 31, 2018, the Company had no material unrecognized tax benefits.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) are determined by dividing the net earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares used in the basic EPS calculation plus the number of common shares that would be issued assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities outstanding under the treasury stock method. As of March 31, 2018 and 2017 there were 39,835,200 and 39,894,359, respectively potential dilutive shares that needed to be considered as common share equivalents.

 

Inventory Obsolescence

 

Inventory quantities and related values are analyzed at the end of each fiscal quarter to determine those items that are slow moving or obsolete. An inventory reserve is recorded for those items determined to be slow moving with a corresponding charge to cost of goods sold. Inventory items that are determined obsolete are written off currently with a corresponding charge to cost of goods sold.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), to update the financial reporting requirements for revenue recognition. Topic 606 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. It supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The guidance is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018, and entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard. We adopted this standard using the modified retrospective approach on January 1, 2018.

 

In preparation for adoption of the standard, we have implemented internal controls and completed our impact assessment of implementing this guidance. We have evaluated each of the five steps in Topic 606, which are as follows: 1) identify the contract with the customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

We do not expect reported revenue to be affected materially in any period due to the adoption of ASC Topic 606 because: (1) we expect to identify similar performance obligations under ASC Topic 606 as compared with deliverables and separate units of account previously identified; (2) we have determined the transaction price to be consistent; and (3) we record revenue at the same point in time, upon shipment or delivery under both ASC Topic 605 and ASC Topic 606, as applicable under the terms of the contract with the customer. Additionally, we do not expect the accounting for fulfillment costs or costs incurred to obtain a contract to be affected materially in any period due to the adoption of Topic 606.

 

There are also certain considerations related to accounting policies, business processes and internal control over financial reporting that are associated with implementing Topic 606. We have evaluated our policies, processes, and control framework for revenue recognition, and identified and implemented the changes needed in response to the new guidance.

 

Lastly, disclosure requirements under the new guidance in Topic 606 have been significantly expanded in comparison to the disclosure requirements under the current guidance, including disclosures related to disaggregation of revenue into appropriate categories, performance obligations, the judgments made in revenue recognition determinations, adjustments to revenue which relate to activities from previous quarters or years, any significant reversals of revenue, and costs to obtain or fulfill contracts. We have designed and implemented the appropriate controls over gathering and reporting the information as required under Topic 606, in order to support the expanded disclosure requirements.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses. Therefore, management does not believe significant credit risks exist at March 31, 2018.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and all of the related amendments using the modified retrospective method. No restatement of prior periods was deemed necessary and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods.

 

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

The Company complies with the provisions of ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820-10 relates to financial assets and financial liabilities. ASC 820-10 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and are to be applied prospectively with limited exceptions.

 

ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions, about market participant assumptions, that are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820-10 are described below:

 

Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. Cash and cash equivalents are valued using inputs in Level 1.

 

Level 2. Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates); and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3. Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. These inputs rely on management's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the Company's own data.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

 

Application of Valuation Hierarchy

 

A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. As such, the Company assessed that the fair value of , accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses, customer deposits, notes payable, and amounts due to officer approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenditures are charged to operations as incurred. The major components of research and development costs include consultants, outside service, and supplies. Research and development costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $7,135.

 

(3) Inventory

 

Inventory, which consists primarily of raw materials and finished goods, is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market (net realizable value). The inventory value at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

		March 31,				December 31,
		2018				2017
Raw Materials		$	258,449			$	216,911
Work-in Progress			99,412				77,233
Finished Goods			107,162				107,798
Engineering Models			3,726				3,726
Subtotal		$	468,749			$	405,668
Less: Reserve for
Obsolescence			(70,000	)			(70,000	)
Total		$	398,749			$	335,668

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

(4) Property and Equipment

 

Property and Equipment with estimated useful lives of seven and ten years consisted of the following at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

		March 31,				December 31,
		2018				2017
Lab Equipment		$	563,434			$	563,434
Furniture and Fixtures			16,471				14,338
Subtotal			579,905				577,772
Less: Accumulated Depreciation			(532,824	)			(525,974	)
Total		$	47,081			$	51,798

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $6,850 and $6,633, respectively.

 

(5) Line of Credit

 

On November 16, 2015, the Company entered into a commercial line of credit for $150,000. This agreement will be paid over a three year term with monthly payments equal to 2.780% of the outstanding balance plus accrued interest. The initial variable interest rate on this agreement is 5.25% per annum. This interest rate may change every year on the anniversary date or change date to reflect the new prime rate in effect as per the Wall Street Journal plus 2%. The interest rate will never be greater than 25% or less than 5%. On April 20, 2016, the existing line of credit was increased from $150,000 to $250,000 with an extended maturity date of April 20, 2019. The outstanding balance as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $120,513 and $50,467, respectively. The interest paid for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $1,454 and $758, respectively.

 

(6) Capital Stock

 

Preferred Stock

 

On July 10, 2013, the board of directors of the company approved a certificate of amendment to the articles of incorporation and changed the authorized capital stock of the Company to include and authorize 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

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AmpliTech Group, Inc

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)

 

In July 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company designated 140,000 shares of Preferred Stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (or “Series A”). Furthermore, each share of Series A is convertible into 100 shares of common stock at any time after issuance and the holder of each share of Series A is entitled to 100 votes when the vote of holders of the Company’s common stock is sought. In January 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of Series A designated from 140,000 to 401,000. There are currently 1,000 shares of Series A outstanding.

 

In April 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company designated 75,000 shares of Preferred Stock as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (or “Series B”). The Series B shares are convertible into common stock at a conversion rate of one Series B share for 289 common shares. In addition, a holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to have any voting rights and shall hold a liquidation preference junior to a holder of Series A shares and pari passu with common shareholders. There are currently no shares of Series B outstanding.

 

Common Stock:

 

The Company originally authorized 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. Effective May 20, 2014, the Company increased its authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 500,000,000. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 the Company had 46,636,326 and 46,136,326 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into an advisory agreement to assist in product sales and distribution in Asia and the Middle East. The advisor will be paid compensation of a total of 2.2 million shares of restricted common stock at the current market price. The first installment of 500,000 shares was issued on February 14, 2018 at a market price of $0.0325.

 

Options:

 

During 2014, the Company granted the chief executive officer and sole director of the Company an immediately exercisable option to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 shares of Series A at an exercise price of $0.0206 per share of the underlying common stock. There is no expiration date for this option.

 

(7) Commitments and Contingencies:

 

On December 4, 2015, the Company entered into a new operating lease agreement to rent office space. This five year agreement commences February 1, 2016 with an annual rent of $50,000 and 3.75% increases in each successive lease year.

 

Rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $13,293 and $12,813, respectively.

 

(8) Subsequent events

 

In accordance with ASC 855-10, Company management reviewed all material events through the date of this report. There are no material subsequent events to report.

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a two year advisory agreement to assist in product sales and distribution in Asia and the Middle East. The advisor will be paid compensation of a total of 2.2 million shares of restricted common stock at the current market price of $0.0325. The first installment of 500,000 shares was issued on February 14, 2018 and the final installment of 1,700,000 shares was issued on April 9, 2018.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read along with our financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements.

 

Business Overview

 

We design, engineer and assemble micro-wave component based amplifiers that meet individual customer’s specifications. Our products consist of Radio Frequency (RF) amplifiers and related subsystems, operating at multiple frequencies from 50kHz to 44GHz, including Low Noise Amplifiers, Medium Power Amplifiers, Cryogenic amplifiers, oscillators, filters, and custom assembly designs. We also offer non-recurring engineering services on a project-by-project basis, for a predetermined fixed contractual amount, or on a time plus material basis.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017

 

Revenues

 

Sales decreased by $30,059 or approximately 6.55%, when comparing sales for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $458,600 to sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 of $428,541. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company had shipped the final installment of a large sales order that we had obtained in 2016 resulting in the slight decrease in sales for the current quarter.

 

Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit

 

As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold decreased by $23,458 or 11.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. This decrease is a direct result of the decrease in sales and outsourcing all orders with significant quantities. As such, the Company experienced a corresponding 2.52% decrease in gross profit, or $6,601, when comparing the first three months of 2017 gross profit of $261,489, to the first three months of 2018 gross profit of $254,888. As stated above, the final installment of a large sales order obtained in 2016 that shipped in the first quarter of 2017 had higher gross profit margins.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses decreased from $225,493 for the first three months of 2017 compared to $210,670 for the first three months of 2018, a decrease of $14,823 or approximately 6.57%. This decrease was due to a decrease in research and development in our cryogenic product line and a decrease in investor relations fees.

 

Income (Loss) From Operations

 

As a result of the above, the Company had a net income from operations of $44,218 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the net income from operations of $35,996 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an overall increase of $8,222.

 

Other Income (Expenses)

 

Interest expense decreased from $2,332 for the first three months of 2017 compared to $1,448 for the first three months of 2018, a decrease of $884 or approximately 37.91%. The decrease was primarily due to the overall low balance on the Company’s line of credit during the first quarter of 2018.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have historically financed our operations by the issuance of debt from third party lenders, notes issued to various private individuals and personal funds advanced from time to time by the majority shareholder, who is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

As of March 31, 2018, we had $75,965 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $117,990 in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018 we had a working capital surplus of $439,811 and $503,548, respectively. We had a stockholders’ equity of $500,362 and $559,382 at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $83,970 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, resulting primarily from the increase in accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses and customer deposits. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $2,133 to purchase office equipment. Net cash provided by in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $44,078 which resulted from the proceeds received from the Company’s line of credit.

 

We intend to finance our internal growth with cash on hand, cash provided from operations, borrowings, debt or equity offerings, or some combination thereof. We believe that our cash provided from operations and cash on hand will provide sufficient working capital to fund our operations for the next twelve months.

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Assumptions

 

The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management's view, most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and those that require significant judgments and estimates.

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts, the salability and recoverability of inventory, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes there have been no significant changes during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, to the items disclosed as critical accounting policies in management’s discussion and analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

We cannot predict what future laws and regulations might be passed that could have a material effect on our results of operations. We assess the impact of significant changes in laws and regulations on a regular basis and update the assumptions and estimates used to prepare our financial statements when we deem it necessary.

 

Off Balance Sheet Transactions

 

None.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Based on that evaluation, as of March 31, 2018, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes that have affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

To the best of our knowledge, there are no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
32.1		Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer
32.2		Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer
101. INS		XBRL Instance Document
101. SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101. CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101. DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101. LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101. PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

	AmpliTech Group, Inc.
Dated: May 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Fawad Maqbool
		Fawad Maqbool
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Dated: May 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Louisa Sanfratello
		Louisa Sanfratello Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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