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28-Nov-2007
Annual Report
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this report.
In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this report, including those set forth in "Risk Factors."
Overview
We operate, through our subsidiary, IFL Corp., the world's first professional mixed martial arts sports league-International Fight League. Immediately prior to November 29, 2006, we were known as Paligent Inc. and were a shell company with no operating business. On November 29, 2006, pursuant to the Merger between our wholly owned subsidiary and Old IFL, we acquired the mixed martial arts sports league business of Old IFL. As a result of the Merger, Old IFL became our wholly owned subsidiary and changed its name to IFL Corp., and we changed our name from Paligent Inc. to "International Fight League, Inc."
Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, all of the outstanding shares of preferred stock of Old IFL were converted into shares of Old IFL common stock on a one-for-one basis, and we effected a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our common stock, such that the number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the Merger would be approximately equal to the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock split. Pursuant to the Merger, we issued 30,872,101 shares of our common stock to the stockholders of Old IFL in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of Old IFL. In connection with the Merger, all of the options to purchase 1,865,000 shares of common stock of Old IFL outstanding prior to the Merger were converted into options to purchase 1,925,376 shares of our common stock on the same terms and conditions applicable to such options prior to the Merger. The new options were issued under the International Fight League, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan approved by our stockholders in conjunction with their approval of the Merger.
Following the reverse stock split and the Merger, there were 32,496,948 shares of IFL common stock outstanding, of which the pre-Merger stockholders of Paligent owned approximately 5% and the pre-Merger stockholders of Old IFL owned approximately 95%. As a result, Old IFL has been treated as the acquiring company for accounting purposes. The Merger has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of accounting for business combinations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Reported results of operations of the combined group issued after completion of the transaction will reflect Old IFL's operations.
As part of the Merger, our two existing directors, Salvatore A. Bucci and Richard Kurtz, and Old IFL's three existing directors, Gareb Shamus, Kurt Otto and Michael Molnar, were elected as our directors, and Old IFL's officers became our officers, except that upon the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Bucci, our President and Chief Executive Offer before the Merger, resigned from these positions and was appointed our Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer.
In addition, immediately following the Merger, we issued 1,627,500 shares of common stock to Mr. Kurtz, Paligent's principal stockholder before the Merger, in exchange for his contribution of $651,000 of indebtedness owing to him under a promissory note issued by Paligent.
The Old IFL business was founded in 2005 to organize, host and promote live and televised mixed martial arts sporting events and to capitalize on the growing popularity of mixed martial arts in the
United States and around the world. Following the acquisition of Old IFL, we refocused our business efforts on developing and operating Old IFL's mixed martial arts sports league business and have continued operating this business through IFL Corp. At the core of our business are our twelve mixed martial arts teams, which consist of some of the world's most highly regarded mixed martial arts athletes and coaches. Our mixed martial arts sporting events typically include two match-ups of two teams, with athletes competing in one-on-one matches according to weight division. These events create a body of television programming content that we currently distribute in the United States through an arrangement with Fox Sports Net and MyNetworkTV, Inc. We earn revenue from live event ticket sales, sponsorships and promotions and licensing of our intellectual property.
Old IFL's predecessor, International Fight League, LLC (the "LLC"), was organized on March 29, 2005 as a New Jersey limited liability company. On January 11, 2006, the LLC merged into Old IFL, whereupon the existence of the LLC ceased, and at which time the members of the LLC received an aggregate of 18,000,000 shares of Old IFL common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, in exchange for their membership interests in the LLC.
Old IFL operated as a development stage enterprise through March 31, 2006. On April 29 and June 3, 2006, Old IFL held its debut MMA sports events featuring its initial four teams. The event was broadcast in a series of three original taped telecasts in May and June 2006. We have held four additional events as part of The World Team Championship, including the final event held in December 2006. We launched our first full season in 2007, which will consist of a six-month regular season and a two-month post-season. We held the first four 2007 regular season matches on January 19, February 2 and 23, and March 17, 2007 in Oakland, California, Houston, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, and Los Angeles, California, respectively.
As Old IFL, we raised funds primarily through stockholder loans and the issuance of preferred stock. The Merger also is considered to be a capital transaction in substance rather than a business combination. The transaction is equivalent to the issuance of stock by Old IFL for the net monetary assets of Paligent, accompanied by a recapitalization. The transaction has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a "shell company" whereby Old IFL is the acquirer for accounting purposes and Paligent is the legal acquirer. In this transaction, no goodwill or other intangible assets have been recorded. As a result, the financial information included in this report for periods prior to the Merger relates to Old IFL.
At December 31, 2006, we had stockholders' equity of $13.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2006, we incurred losses and negative operating cash flows of approximately $9.6 million and $8.2 million, respectively. These trends have continued in the first quarter of 2007 as we continue to develop our business.
On December 28, 2006, we completed the sale to a number of institutional and individual accredited investors of an aggregate of 19,376,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 per share, or $24,220,000 in the aggregate. In connection with the private placement, we incurred expenses which included, without limitation, commissions to the placement agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous expenses, of approximately $2 million. We also have committed to issue to the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services, a warrant to purchase up to 581,280 shares of common stock, or 3% of the number of shares sold in the private placement, at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The warrant is exercisable for a period of five years expiring March 2012.
Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Data
The following tables set forth selected unaudited quarterly consolidated income statement data for each of the quarters ended March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2006. No information is presented for earlier quarters, as Old IFL did not commence operations until January 2006, and such earlier information is not deemed material or comparable. The consolidated financial statements for
each of these quarters have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included in this report and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated results of operations for these periods. You should read this information together with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. These quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.
Three Months Ended
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June 30, September 30, December 30,
March 31, 2006 2006 2006
2006 (restated) (restated) (restated)
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Revenues
Live and televised events
Advertising-sponsorships $ - $ 234,080 $ 19,469 $ 19,531
Advertising-other - 230 770 -
Live events-box office - 127,142 324,987 219,536
receipts
Branded merchandise - 1,342 17,604 25,369
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Total revenues - 362,794 362,830 264,436
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Cost of revenues
Live and televised events
Advertising-sponsorships - 102,280 37,200 25,700
Live Events-advertising - 169,691 374,369 428,556
Live events-other costs - 1,343,731 1,740,007 2,230,842
Branded merchandise - 680 10,562 10,148
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Total cost of revenues - 1,616,382 2,162,138 2,695,246
Selling, general and administrative 565,190 504,773 1,276,590 1,512,237
expenses
Stock-based compensation expense 9,582 15,546 7,738 15,544
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Operating loss (574,772 ) (1,773,907 ) (3,083,636 ) (3,958,591 )
Dividend expense (27,450 ) (45,167 ) (47,580 ) (33,207 )
Interest expense - - (14,795 ) (75,852 )
Interest income 11,523 11,248 2,900 5,886
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Net loss $ (590,699 ) $ (1,807,826 ) $ (3,143,111 ) $ (4,061,764 )
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Results of Operations
From inception to December 31, 2006, we have incurred costs and expenses significantly in excess of revenues. As we pursue our goals and continue to build out our organization and business, we expect to increase revenues and control costs and maximize value to existing stockholders, though we expect to incur additional losses.
During 2005, we were a development stage company with insignificant operations. Accordingly, there are no meaningful comparative data upon which prior period comparisons can be made.
Year ended December 31, 2006
During the year ended December 31, 2006, IFL incurred a net loss of $9.6 million, or $0.49 per common share.
Revenues for fiscal 2006 were $1.0 million, all of which were derived from IFL's initial six events, which comprised the two tournaments held-the Legends Championship, which was held on April 29 and June 3, 2006, and The World Team Championship, which was held on September 9 and 23, November 3 and December 29, 2006. The principal components of revenue include:
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º box office receipts of $672,000; and
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º sponsorships of $273,000.
The original agreements with FSN granted FSN exclusive rights to the Legends and World Team Championship events through December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007, respectively. In return, FSN agreed to broadcast the initial telecast and one repeat telecast of each series episode of the Legends Championship in a minimum of 50 million homes. These telecasts were aired during the three months ended June 30, 2006. The agreement with FSN relating to the World Team Championship events provides for FSN to broadcast ten hours of original programming, including six one-hour broadcasts, a two-hour season championship finale broadcast and a two-hour "Best Damn Sports Show" special broadcast during prime time. The broadcasts of this series were aired during the third and fourth quarters of 2006. The agreements with FSN provide that there shall be no payment of any distribution fee by us (see Note 2).
During the year ended December 31, 2006, costs of revenues were $6.5 million, consisting of the following principal components:
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º live event costs of $6.3 million; and
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º sponsorship costs of $165,000.
Components of live event costs for the year ended December 31, 2006, include $2.1 million of talent costs, $1.6 million of event travel and other event costs, $1.6 million of television production costs and $1.0 million of advertising expenses.
During fiscal 2006, selling, general and administrative expenses were $3.9 million, the primary components of which, respectively, were professional fees of $1.4 million, payroll and benefits expenses of $1.3 million and travel and entertainment of $174,000. In addition, advertising expenses of $134,000 were recorded to selling, general and administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2006. During fiscal 2006, we also recorded a $80,000 charge to bad debt expense.
Stock compensation expense of $48,000 recorded to the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 relates to option grants under Old IFL's 2006 Equity Compensation Plan, which option grants were assumed under the Equity Incentive Plan.
Dividend expense of $153,000 for fiscal 2006 relates to dividends that accrued on the Series A Preferred Stock. Immediately prior to the Merger, all accrued dividends were converted into common stock of Old IFL, which was then exchanged for shares of IFL in connection with the Merger.
Interest expense of $91,000 for fiscal 2006 relates to the cost of funds loaned to IFL pursuant to the promissory note with Mr. Kurtz.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, interest income of $32,000 was earned on available cash balances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2006, our cash and cash equivalents were $16.6 million, an
increase of $15.5 million from the end of the prior year. During fiscal 2006, we
(i) issued $24.2 million in common stock, of which $23.0 million was received in
cash and $1.2 million was held as a subscription receivable at December 31,
2006; (ii) issued $2.5 million of Series A Preferred Stock, of which
$1.3 million was
received in cash and $1.2 million was issued in exchange for the conversion of investor advances that were received in 2005; (iii) received $4.9 million in loans from Richard J. Kurtz, one of our directors, to fund operations during the third and fourth quarters of 2006; and (iv) used $8.2 million for operating activities, $5.1 million to repay principal indebtedness to Mr. Kurtz (including $189,000 of debt assumed from Paligent at the time of the Merger) and $400,000 for deposits and purchases of property and equipment.
On December 28, 2006, we completed a private placement to a number of institutional and individual accredited investors of an aggregate of 19,376,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 per share, or $24,220,000 in the aggregate. In connection with the private placement, we incurred expenses which included, without limitation, commissions to the placement agent, legal and accounting fees, and other miscellaneous expenses, of approximately $2 million. We also have committed to issue to the placement agent, as partial compensation for its services, a warrant to purchase up to 581,280 shares of common stock, or 3% of the number of shares sold in the private placement, at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The warrant is exercisable for a period of five years expiring March 2012.
Future Capital Requirements
Since inception, our MMA operations have incurred losses, and we have funded these operating deficits through proceeds of $2.5 million from the issuance of preferred stock and from loans aggregating $4.9 million from Richard Kurtz. We received net proceeds of approximately $22.2 million from our December private placement, of which we used $5.2 million to repay our outstanding indebtedness to Mr. Kurtz, plus interest. We estimate that we will require approximately $14 million of our available cash resources to meet our anticipated cash outlays in 2007.
If our revenues from operations turn out to be insufficient to meet our projected capital needs in the short term, we will likely be required to raise additional capital through equity or debt financings in the near future. Such capital is not expected to be available to us from Mr. Kurtz and may not be available from any other party or, if it is available, such capital may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us. A future financing may be substantially dilutive to our existing stockholders and could result in significant financial and operating covenants that would negatively impact our business. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms, we will have insufficient funds to operate our business or pursue our planned growth.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2006, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Principles of Consolidation-On November 29, 2006, as part of the Merger, Paligent issued 30,872,101 shares of its common stock to the former stockholders of Old IFL in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Old IFL (including shares of Old IFL preferred stock which were converted to Old IFL common stock immediately prior to the Merger) in a transaction accounted for as a reverse acquisition of a "shell company.". Old IFL was deemed to be the acquirer for accounting purposes, and Paligent was deemed to be the legal acquirer (see Note 3).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Old IFL from March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2006. The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of IFL from November 29, 2006 (the effective date of the Merger) to December 31, 2006, plus the cash acquired and liabilities assumed for accounting purposes from Paligent at the time of the Merger. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Property and Equipment-Property and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, varying from 3 to 5 years or, when applicable, the life of the lease, whichever is shorter.
Long-Lived Assets-We comply with the accounting and reporting requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. ("FAS") 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We periodically evaluate the carrying value of long-lived assets when events and circumstances warrant such a review. Long-lived assets will be written-down if the evaluation determines that the fair value is less than the book amount.
Cash and Cash Equivalents-We consider all short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. We invest our excess cash in money market instruments. Cash and cash equivalents are, at times, maintained at financial institutions in amounts that exceed federally insured limits.
Accounts Receivable-Accounts receivable relates principally to sponsorship agreements. We evaluate the collectibility of accounts receivable and establish allowances for the amount of receivables that are estimated to be uncollectible. Allowances are based on the length of time receivables are outstanding and the financial condition of individual customers. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we maintained an allowance for doubtful accounts of $80,000 and $0, respectively, the provision for which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Merchandise Inventory-Merchandise inventory consists of merchandise sold on a direct sales basis, which are not sold through wholesale distributors and retailers. Substantially all merchandise inventory consists of finished goods. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market. The valuation of merchandise inventory requires us to make estimates assessing the quantities and the prices at which the inventory can be sold.
Income Taxes-In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. ("FIN") 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 also 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 new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We intend to adopt FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007 and have not yet determined the impact, if any, this adoption will have.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, we complied with FAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
For the period ended December 31, 2005, the LLC was treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes and, accordingly, did not record a provision for income taxes because the individual members reported their share of the LLC's income or loss on their personal income tax returns.
Revenue Recognition-In accordance with the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. ("SAB") 101, Revenue Recognition, as amended by SAB 104, revenues are generally recognized when products are shipped or as services are performed. However, due to the nature of our business, there are additional steps in the revenue recognition process, as described below:
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º Sponsorships: We follow the guidance of Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, and
assign the total of sponsorship revenues to the various elements
contained within a sponsorship package based on their relative fair
values.
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º Licensing: Licensing revenues are recognized upon receipt of notice
by the individual licensees as to license fees due. Licensing fees
received in advances will be deferred and recognized as income when
earned.
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º Television rights: The Company only recognizes revenue for television
rights to the extent the Company is paid (or expected to be paid) in
cash or other monetary assets and the Company recognizes distribution
fee expense only to the extent the Company is obligated to make
payments.
Stock-Based Compensation-Accounting for stock options issued to employees follows the provisions of FAS 123R, Share-Based Payment. This statement requires an entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the reward.
We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the fair value of options granted to employees.
Advertising Expense-In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position No. ("SOP") 93-7, advertising costs are expensed as incurred, except for costs related to the development of a major commercial or media campaign which are expensed in the period in which the commercial or campaign is first presented.
Advertising expense for year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period ended March 29, 2005 (date of inception) to December 31, 2005 was $972,646 and $0, respectively.
Earnings Per Share-We comply with the accounting and reporting requirements of FAS 128, "Earnings Per Share." Basic earnings per share ("EPS") excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the additional weighted average common equivalent shares during the period. At December 31, 2006, our common stock equivalents include stock options and warrants exercisable for 2,189,311 and 653,987 shares of our common stock, respectively. These common stock equivalents are not included in the diluted EPS calculations because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive or would decrease the loss per common share.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments-The fair value of our assets and liabilities that qualify as financial instruments under FAS 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, approximate their carrying amounts.
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