ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The information contained in Item 7 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results may materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties set forth in this report. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual results will not be different from expectations expressed in this report.
We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This report contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views and expectations with respect to our business, strategies, products, future results and events, and financial performance. All statements made in this report other than statements of historical fact, including statements addressing operating performance, clinical developments which management expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements related to our technology, market expectations, future revenues, financing alternatives, statements expressing general optimism about future operating results, and non-historical information, are forward looking statements. In particular, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements, and their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from historical results as well as those expressed in, anticipated, or implied by these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances.
Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current expectations and projections about future events, are not guarantees of future performance, are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions (including those described below), and apply only as of the date of this report. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks discussed in the press releases and other communications to shareholders issued by us from time to time which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors which may affect our business. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, see “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report.
Use of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) Financial Measures
We use United States GAAP financial measures, unless otherwise noted. All of the GAAP financial measures used by us in this report relate to the inclusion of financial information. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report. All references to dollar amounts in this section are in United States dollars, unless expressly stated otherwise.
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report.
Overview
We were an aquaculture technology company that developed proprietary, patented platform technologies to allow for the production of aquatic species in an ecologically controlled, high-density, low-cost environment, and in fully contained and independent production facilities without the use of antibiotics or toxic chemicals.
We were incorporated in July 2008 and acquired substantially all of the assets of NSH, the company that developed the proprietary technology to grow and sell shrimp potentially anywhere in the world that is now the basis of our business. In 2015 NSH acquired 88.62% of the issued and outstanding shares of NaturalShrimp Common Stock, NSC and NS Global became our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and we changed our principal business to a global shrimp farming company.
On October 5, 2015, we formed NAS with F&T, the purpose of which was to jointly develop with F&T certain water technologies.
On December 17, 2020, we acquired for $10.0 million certain assets from VeroBlue Farms USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which assets included our three current facilities located in Iowa.
On May 25, 2021, we purchased certain parent and intellectual property rights from F&T and acquired all of its outstanding shares in NAS, thereby making NAS our wholly-owned subsidiary, for $3.0 million in cash and 13,861,386 shares of NaturalShrimp Common Stock.
On August 25, 2021, through NAS, we entered into an Equipment Rights Agreements with Hydrenesis-Delta Systems, LLC and a Technology Rights Agreement with Hydrenesis Aquaculture LLC. The Equipment Rights Agreement relates to specialized and proprietary equipment used to produce and control, dose, and infuse Hydrogas ® and RLS ® into both water and other chemical species, while the Technology Rights Agreement provides us with a sublicense to the rights to Hydrogas ® and RLS ® .
The Company has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: NSC, NS Global, and NAS, and owns 51% of NaturalShrimp/Hydrenesis LLC, a Texas limited liability company.
During September of 2024, Ampleo Turnaround and Restructuring, LLC was placed as the receiver over the Company’s. Further, during February of 2025, the receiver submitted a motion to sell substantially all of the Company’s assets to Streeterville and Bucktown Capital for an approximate credit bid of $35.7 million and $100,000 in cash. The motion to sell was approved by the court on March 30, 2025. The Company believes that it continued to function as a going concern until the date of the approved sale. As such, the Company has presented going concern financial statements as of March 30, 2025 and for the period from April 1, 2024 through March 30, 2025. Furthermore, in accordance with ASC 205-30, Liquidation Basis of Accounting, the Company has presented its financial statements (using a convenience date) as of March 31, 2025 under the liquidation basis of accounting. As such, the financial statements included in the filing also include a Statement of Net Liabilities in liquidation as of March 31, 2025. As there was only a one-day period between the time liquidation became imminent and the end of the reporting period, a Statement of Changes in Net Assets (liabilities) in liquidation has not been provided.
Results of Operations
As discussed above, the Company ceased being a going concern on March 30, 2025 and, subsequent to that date, began applying the liquidation basis of accounting. As such, the Company believes that a discussion of its results of operations, whether that includes i) comparing the liquidation basis period to the going concern period or ii) comparing the going concern period ended March 30, 2025 to the prior year period ended March 31, 2024 would not be informative.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2025, we had cash on hand of $101,969. As discussed in the filing, the Company has liquidated its primary operating assets in order to settle its outstanding debt with Streeterville and Buckstown Capital. At the time of this filing, the Company does not have a finalized plan regarding the settlement of its remaining outstanding liabilities or an exact timeline regarding its liquidation process.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Fair Value Measurement
The fair value measurement guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in the valuation of an asset or liability. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the fair value measurement guidance are described below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; or
Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
The derivative and warrant liabilities are Level 3 fair value measurements.
Liquidation Basis of Accounting
In accordance with ASC 205-30, Liquidation Basis of Accounting , the Company will prepare its financial statements using the liquidation basis of accounting when liquidation is imminent. Liquidation is considered imminent when either of the following occurs-i) A plan for liquidation has been approved by the person or persons with the authority to make such a plan effective, and the likelihood is remote that either execution of the plan will be blocked by other parties or the entity will return from liquidation and ii) A plan for liquidation is imposed by other forces, and the likelihood is remote that the entity will return from liquidation.
When using the liquidation basis of accounting, the Company will i) recognize other items that is previously had not recognized but it expects to sell in liquidation or use to settle liabilities ii) accrue costs and income that it expects to incur or earn through the end of its liquidation if and when it has a reasonable basis for estimation iii) measure its assets to reflect the estimated amount of cash or other consideration that it expects to collect in settling or disposing of those assets in carrying out its plan for liquidation and iv) measure its liabilities in accordance with the measurement provision of other topics that it would otherwise apply to those liabilities.
