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21-May-2012
Quarterly Report
This statement includes projections of future results and "forward looking statements" as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements that are included in this Quarterly Report, other than statements of historical fact, are forward looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
BUSINESS
Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc., (the "Company") through its recent acquisition of Global Energy Solutions, Ltd. and its subsidiaries, focuses on the farming of whole fruits, vegetables and live plant material and the production of proprietary functional foods and botanical extracts for the health and wellness industry. Its principle holdings consist of land, farms and infrastructure in South Africa.
The Company was incorporated, as Jerry's Inc., in the State of Florida on November 30, 1942. The company catered airline flights and operated coffee shops, lounges and gift shops at airports and other facilities located in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. The company's airline catering services included the preparation of meals in kitchens located at, or adjacent to, airports and the distribution of meals and beverages for service on commercial airline flights. The company also provided certain ancillary services, including, among others, the preparation of beverage service carts, the unloading and cleaning of plates, utensils and other accessories arriving on incoming aircraft, and the inventory management and storage of airline-owned dining service equipment. In March of 2004 we moved our domicile to Nevada and changed our name to Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. was engaged in the meat processing and distribution industry. Operations consisted of packing, processing, custom meat cutting, portion controlled meats, private labeling, and distribution of our products to a diversified customer base, including, but not limited to; in-home food service businesses, retailers, hotels, restaurants and institutions, deli and catering operators, and industry suppliers. On November 17, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Plandaí Biotechnologies, Inc. consummated a share exchange with Global Energy Solutions Corporation Limited, an Irish corporation. Under the terms of the Share Exchange, GES received 76,000,000 shares of Diamond Ranch that had been previously issued to Plandaí Biotechnologies, Inc. in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding capital of GES. On November 21, 2011, the Company filed an amendment to the articles of incorporation to change the name of the company to Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc.
We will continue to seek to raise additional capital through the sale of common stock to fund the expansion of our company. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising the capital required and without additional funds we would be unable to expand our plant, acquire other companies, or further implement our business plan. In April 2012, through our subsidiary companies, we secured a 100 million Rand (approximately $13 million) financing with the Land and Agriculture Bank of South Africa which will be used to build infrastructure and further operations.
DISPOSITION OF SUBSIDIARY
On November 17, 2011, the Company sold its subsidiary, Diamond Ranch, Ltd., together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Executive Seafood, Inc. to the former officer and director of Diamond Ranch. Under the terms of the sale, the purchaser assumed all associated debt as consideration. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, Diamond Ranch, Ltd. and Executive Seafood, Inc. had negligible revenues from operations, generated a net loss of $126,000, and as of the date of disposition, liabilities exceeded assets by over $5,000,000.
As a result of the Share Exchange Agreement and disposition of Diamond Ranch, Ltd., the operations of Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd., consist entirely of the operations of Global Energy Solutions Corporation Limited.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Plandaí Biotechnologies has a proprietary technology that extracts a high level of bio-available compounds from organic matter including green tea leaves and most other organic materials. Numerous documented scientific studies have been conducted over the past ten years using this technology that releases bioavailable antioxidants and other phytonutrients in form the body can easily absorb. The Company intends to use its notarial leases to focuses on the farming of whole fruits, vegetables and live plant material and the production of Phytofare™ functional foods and botanical extracts for the health and wellness industry using its proprietary extraction technology.
COMPETITION
The Company faces competition from a variety of sources. There are several large producers of farm products including green tea and there are numerous companies that develop and market nutraceutical products that include bio-available compounds including those from green tea extract. Many of these competitors benefit from established distribution, market-ready products, and greater levels of financing. Plandaí intends to compete by producing higher quality and higher concentration extracts, producing at lower costs, and controlling a vertically integrated market that includes all stages from farming through production and marketing.
CUSTOMERS
Plandaí will market to end users as well as other nutraceutical companies that require high-quality bio-available extracts for their products. In addition, the Company anticipates having surplus farm products including avocado, and macadamia nuts. The Company also controls significant water rights in excess of 2.8 million cubic meters which can be leased to third parties
SALES
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, were $33,850 and $49,017 compared to sales of $60,086 and $59,574 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011.
EXPENSES
Our total expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 was $2,468,539, and $2,556,751, respectively. Of this amount, 2,283,600 resulted from recording the fair value of stock issued for services previously rendered and $69,300 was attributable to the fair value of stock issued to retire the debt of a predecessor company which was recorded as miscellaneous expense.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For the nine months ended March 31, 2012; the Company's cash used in operating activities totaled $138,458 and cash provided by financing activities was $142,725. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had current assets of $597,830 compared to current liabilities of $320,936.
PLAN OF OPERATION
On November 17, 2011, the Company executed a share exchange with Global Energy Solutions, an Irish company that, through its subsidiaries, controls over 8 thousand acres of plantation properties in South Africa. Now operating as Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc., the Company plans to use a proprietary extraction process to recover bio-available extracts using the farm produce from the plantation, with an initial emphasis on green tea extract. During the 2012 calendar year, the Company will also continue developing products using its bioavailable green tea extract with plans to have market-ready product within 12 months.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Future events, however, may differ markedly from our current expectations and assumptions. While there are a number of significant accounting policies affecting our financial statements, we believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most complex, difficult and subjective estimates and judgments.
Revenue recognition
The Company derives its revenue from the production and sale of farm goods, raw materials and the sale of bioavailable extracts in both raw material and finished product form. Revenues are recognized when product is ordered and delivered. Product shipped on consignment is not counted in revenue until sold.
Intangible and Long-Lived Assets
We follow Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 360, "Property Plant and Equipment", which establishes a "primary asset" approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Goodwill is accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". We assess the impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangibles on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value is less than its carrying value. Factors that we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include poor economic performance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant negative industry, economic or company specific trends, changes in the manner of our use of the assets or the plans for our business, market price of our common stock, and loss of key personnel. We have determined that there was no impairment of goodwill during 2011 or 2010. The share exchange did not result in the recording of goodwill and there is not currently any goodwill recorded.
Potential Derivative Instruments
We periodically assess our financial and equity instruments to determine if they require derivative accounting. Instruments which may potentially require derivative accounting are conversion features of debt and common stock equivalents in excess of available authorized common shares.
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Minority Interest
As a condition for obtaining the financing from the Land and Agriculture Bank of South Africa, the Company is required to maintain black ownership of at least 26% in its South African subsidiaries. The Company therefore reflects the percentage of net assets and net income or loss allocable to the minority shareholders in the financial statements.
Currency Translation Adjustment
The Company maintains significant operations in South Africa, where the currency is the Rand. The subsidiary financial statements are therefore converted into US dollars prior to consolidation with the parent entity, Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc. US GAAP requires that the weighted average exchange rate be applied to the foreign income statements and that the closing exchange rate as of the period end date be applied to the balance sheet. The cumulative foreign currency adjustment is included in the equity section of the balance sheet.
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