GFLT Genflat Holdings, Inc. - 10-K
0001683168-25-007139Year-over-year tone shift - average net-tone change across Risk Factors and MD&A vs the prior 10-K. This filing is -0.15pp more bearish than last year's.
Why YoY instead of absolute: the LM lexicon has ~6.6× more negative words than positive (legal/risk-disclosure language is heavy on hedging), so every 10-K reads bearish on raw tone. Year-over-year change strips that bias and surfaces the actual shift in management's framing.
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The two components the gauge averages: how Risk Factors and MD&A each shifted in net tone versus last year's 10-K. The headline above is their average, so a green needle over a soft section just means the other section carried it.
Sentence-level sentiment highlighting with category and subcategory filters is coming once the snippet-scoring pipeline lands. For now, dig into the actual section text on the Sections tab.
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Risk Factors (Item 1A)
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and represents a highly speculative investment. In addition to the other information contained in this Report on Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the following risks before investing in our securities. If any of the following risks occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. As a result, the price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment in our securities. The risks discussed below also include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” in this Report on Form 10-K.
The risks described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and could result in a complete loss of your investment.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMPANY AND OUR BUSINESS
Our registered public accounting firm has expressed substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report.
GenFlat does not have a history of profitable operations. As a result, the Company’s registered public accounting firm in their audit report has expressed substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations are dependent on the Company’s ability to generate profitable operations. Furthermore, our Company has incurred an accumulated deficit of $7,818,388 from inception to June 30, 2025 and has not fully implemented its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue its business. If we are unable to obtain additional financing from outside sources and eventually produce sufficient revenue, we may be forced to sell our assets, or curtail or discontinue our operations.
As described in Note 1 of our audited financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our auditors have issued a going concern opinion on our June 30, 2025 financial statements, expressing substantial doubt that we can continue as an ongoing business for the next twelve months after issuance of their report based on our history of negative cash flows from operations and reporting of a net loss, and the expectation that we will continue to report negative cash flows from operations and a net loss. At June 30, 2025, the Company had not yet achieved consistent profitable operations and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has initiated a formal sales and marketing plan including direct email campaigns, industry events, and business to business digital advertising to generate sales. The Company also intends to raise funds through equity offerings to meet the capital requirements to manufacturer its products. However, there is no assurance of additional funding being available through these plans or other sources.
We have incurred substantial operating losses since our inception and will continue to incur substantial operating losses for the foreseeable future.
Since its inception, GenFlat has been engaged primarily in the research and development of the GenFlat Container. As a result of these activities, we incurred significant losses and generated negative cash flow since our inception. We incurred a net loss of $4,668,034 for the year ended June 30, 2025 and $1,214,383 for the year ended June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $7,818,388. We anticipate that we will continue to incur operating losses through at least June 2026.
We may not be able to generate significant revenue either through customer contracts for our potential products or technologies or through development contracts from the U.S. government or government subcontractors. We expect to improve and expand production, sales, marketing and administrative systems and processes. As a result, we will need to generate significant revenue to achieve profitability. We cannot assure you that we will ever achieve profitability.
We will require additional capital to continue to fund our operations and if we do not obtain additional capital, we may be required to substantially limit our operations.
Currently, we have one paying customer. We have one rental agreement in place with this customer for use of GenFlat containers, and we have generated nominal revenue to date pursuant to this rental agreement. In addition, we have lease agreements with two customers to provide GenFlat containers starting during the fourth quarter of 2025. Our business does not presently generate the cash needed to finance our current and anticipated operations and we need to obtain additional future financing to finance our operations until such time that we can conduct profitable revenue-generating activities. We intend to obtain financing through an equity offering to meet the capital requirements to manufacture our current customers’ products; however, there is no assurance that such financing will be available through these plans or other sources. We also expect that we will need to seek other additional financing in the future through public or private financings, including equity or debt financings. Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses or unanticipated opportunities could require additional financing sooner than we expect. We cannot assure you that any amount raised will be sufficient to finance our operations. Other additional financing may not be available when we need it or may not be available on acceptable terms.
Our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement and involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary as a result of a number of factors, including the factors discussed herein. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect.
Additional financing may not be available to us, due to, among other things, our Company not having a sufficient credit history, income stream, profit level, asset base eligible to be collateralized, or market for its securities. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders may be reduced, and these securities may have rights superior to those of our common stock. If adequate funds are not available to satisfy our near-term and long-term capital requirements, or if planned revenues are not generated, we may be required to substantially limit our operations.
Our Company is in an early stage of development and it may not be able to develop its business as anticipated.
GenFlat is an early stage company that developed a more sustainable collapsible marine container to replace traditional standard marine containers. GenFlat operates as a marine container sales and leasing company and supplies GenFlat’s patented marine container primarily to shipping line customers under a variety of short and long-term lease structures.
Currently, we have one paying customer. We have one rental agreement in place with this customer for use of GenFlat containers, and we have generated nominal revenue to date pursuant to this rental agreement. In addition, we have lease agreements with two customers to provide GenFlat containers starting during the fourth quarter of 2025.
Our business prospects are difficult to predict because of our limited operating history, early stage of development, limited financial resources, and unproven business strategy. Although our management believes that our current business plan has significant potential, our Company may never attain profitable operations, and our management may not succeed in realizing its business objectives. If we are not able to execute our business plan as anticipated, our Company may not be able to achieve profitability, and you may lose your entire investment in our securities.
Because we have a limited operating history, you may not be able to accurately evaluate our operations.
Our GenFlat business has had limited operations to date. Therefore, we have a limited history upon which to evaluate the merits of investing in our Company. You should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by newer businesses and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered considering the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the operations that we may undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to the ability to generate enough cash flow to operate our business, and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. We expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We recognize that if our business is not succeeding, we will not be able to continue business operations. There is limited history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we may never achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.
We are marketing a new product, the GenFlat Container, and if we fail to accurately predict market growth for the GenFlat Container, we may suffer substantial losses.
We are devoting significant resources to bring to market the GenFlat Container. We cannot assure you that the market for the GenFlat Container will grow or that we will be able to accurately forecast market demand, or lack thereof, in time to respond appropriately. Our investment of resources into the GenFlat Container may either be insufficient to meet actual demand or result in expenses that are excessive in light of actual sales volumes. Failure to predict growth and demand accurately may cause us to suffer substantial losses. In addition, as we enter this market, there is a significant risk that:
The market may not accept the price and/or performance of our GenFlat Container;
There may be issued patents we are not aware of that could block our entry into the market or could result in excessive litigation; and
The time required for us to achieve market acceptance of our GenFlat Container may exceed our capital resources that would require additional investment.
If we fail to develop our brands cost-effectively, our business may be adversely affected.
Successful promotion of our GenFlat Container will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide a reliable and useful product at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we incur in building our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand or incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain our brand, we may fail to attract enough new customers or retain existing customers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, and our business and results of operations could suffer.
We will need to attract and retain new customers. If we are unable to attract new customers and retain customers on a cost-effective basis, our business and results of operations will be affected adversely.
We currently have one rental agreement and two equipment lease agreements with a total of three customers. While we are in in various stages of evaluation with potential additional customers, to succeed, we must attract and retain new customers on a cost-effective basis, many of whom have not previously used marine container products like ours. We will rely upon various third-parties, including channel partnerships with logistics companies, associations, ports and consultants. In addition, we intend to rely on a variety of other methods to market our product, including, among others, identifying prospective clients through the personal and professional relationships of our management team, attending conferences, trade shows and other industry events, online advertising and word of mouth. If we are unable to utilize any of our current or intended marketing initiatives or the cost of such initiatives were to significantly increase or such initiatives or our efforts to satisfy our existing customers are not successful, we may not be able to attract new customers or retain customers on a cost-effective basis and, as a result, our revenue and results of operations would be affected adversely.
Our operating plan relies in large part upon assumptions and analyses developed by our Company. If these assumptions or analyses prove to be incorrect, our actual operating results may be materially different from our forecasted results.
Whether actual operating results and business developments will be consistent with our Company’s expectations and assumptions as reflected in its forecast depends on a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control, including, but not limited to:
whether we can obtain sufficient capital to sustain and grow its business;
our ability to manage the company’s growth;
whether we can manage relationships with key vendors and advertisers;
demand for our products and services;
the timing and costs of new and existing marketing and promotional efforts and/or competition;
our ability to retain existing key management, to integrate recent hires and to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and
the overall strength and stability of domestic and international economies;
Unfavorable changes in any of these or other factors, most of which are beyond our control, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our business plan is speculative and our business model is evolving.
Our present business and planned business are speculative and subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. There is no assurance that our Company will generate significant revenues or profits. In addition, our business model is unproven and is likely to continue to evolve. Accordingly, our initial business model may not be successful and may need to be changed. Our ability to generate significant revenues will depend, in large part, on our ability to successfully market our products to potential users who may not be convinced of the need for our products and services. We intend to continue to develop our business model as our Company continues to grow.
We purchase our GenFlat Containers from one container manufacturer based in China, potentially limiting our ability to maintain an adequate supply of GenFlat Containers and increasing our risk of negative outcomes from any manufacturing disputes.
All of our GenFlat Containers are currently manufactured pursuant to our exclusive Teaming Agreement with China International Marine Containers (“ CIMC ”) in Dalian, China. In addition, the container manufacturing industry in China is highly concentrated. In the event that it were to become more difficult or more expensive for us to procure containers in China because of further consolidation among container suppliers, reduced production by our supplier, increased tariffs imposed by the United States or other governments or for any other reason, we may be unable to fully pass these increased costs through to our customers in the form of higher lease rates and we may not be able to adequately invest in and grow our container fleet.
Additionally, we may face significant challenges in the event of disputes with CIMC due to the limited number of potential alternative suppliers and higher uncertainty of outcomes for commercial disputes in China. Such disputes could involve the manufacturer’s warranties or the manufacturer’s ability and willingness to comply with key terms of our Teaming Agreement or other purchase agreements such as container quantities, container quality, delivery timing and price. Moreover, if CIMC were to go out of business or suspend services, we might be unable to find a replacement supplier in a timely manner or at all, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and operating results.
The market for the sale and lease of shipping containers is competitive and, if we do not compete effectively, our operating results could be harmed.
The market for the sale and lease of shipping containers is competitive, and the barriers to entry into this market are relatively low. We expect competition to persist and intensify in the future, which could harm our ability to increase sales, limit customer attrition and maintain our prices.
Competition could result in reduced sales, reduced margins or the failure of our GenFlat Containers to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance, any of which could harm our business. We will be competing with large established businesses possessing large, existing customer bases, substantial financial and marketing resources and established distribution channels, customer bases and customer relationships. If we are unable to compete with such companies, our Company could fail in its entirety.
We are subject to the risks frequently experienced by early-stage companies .
The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the risks frequently encountered by early-stage companies, especially those formed to develop and market new products. These risks include our potential inability to:
Establish product sales and marketing capabilities;
Establish and maintain markets for our products;
Identify, attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel;
Develop outside contractor relationships;
Maintain our reputation and build trust with customers;
Scale up from small initial operations to larger scale operations on a consistent basis;
Contract for or develop the internal skills needed to master larger operational scales; and
Sufficiently fund the capital expenditures required to scale up from small initial operations to larger operations.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth our business could suffer .
Our Company anticipates that a period of significant expansion will be required to achieve the objectives set forth in our GenFlat business plan. This expansion will place a significant strain on our Company’s management, operational and financial resources. To manage the expected growth of our operations and personnel, we must establish appropriate and scalable operational and financial systems, procedures and controls, and we must continue to establish qualified finance, administrative and operations staff. As a reporting company, our Company and its management will have to implement internal controls to comply with government-mandated regulations. Our management may be unable to hire, train, retain, motivate and manage the necessary personnel or to identify, manage and exploit potential strategic relationships and market opportunities. Our failure to manage growth effectively could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, including the value of our securities.
The international nature of our business exposes us to numerous risks.
We are subject to numerous risks inherent in conducting business across national boundaries, any one of which could adversely impact our business. Risks of international operations include, but are not limited to:
the imposition of tariffs or other trade barriers;
difficulties with enforcement of lessees' obligations across various jurisdictions;
changes in governmental policy or regulation affecting our business and industry, including as a result of the political relationship between the U.S. and other countries;
restrictions on the transfer of funds into or out of countries in which we operate;
political and social unrest or instability;
nationalization of foreign assets;
military conflicts;
government protectionism;
health or similar issues, including epidemics and pandemics; and
labor or other disruptions at key ports or at manufacturing facilities of our suppliers.
Our ability to enforce lessees’ obligations will be subject to applicable law in the jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. As containers are used in international commerce, it is not possible to predict, with any degree of certainty, the jurisdictions in which enforcement proceedings may commence. For example, repossession from defaulting lessees may be difficult and more expensive in jurisdictions in which laws do not confer the same security interests and rights to creditors and lessors as those in the United States and in other jurisdictions where recovery of containers from defaulting lessees is more cumbersome. As a result, the costs, relative success and expedience of collecting receivables or pursuing enforcement proceedings with respect to containers in various jurisdictions cannot be predicted.
Substantial supply chain bottlenecks and other logistical constraints such as the ones experienced in 2021 could lead to increased government regulation which may negatively impact container flows and container demand, as well as lead to higher costs of conducting business globally. Any one or more of these or other factors could adversely affect our current or future international operations and business.
Marine Container leasing demand can be negatively affected by decreases in global trade due to global and regional economic downturns.
Overall demand for marine containers depends largely on the rate of world trade and economic growth. Significant downturns in global economic growth or recessionary conditions in major geographic regions can negatively affect marine container demand and lessors' decisions to lease marine containers. During economic downturns and periods of reduced trade, shipping lines tend to use and lease fewer containers, or lease containers only at reduced rates, and tend to rely more on their own fleets to satisfy a greater percentage of their requirements. As a result, during periods of weak global economic activity or reduced trade, container lessors typically experience decreased leasing demand, decreased equipment utilization, lower average rental rates, decreased leasing revenue, decreased used container resale prices and significantly decreased profitability. These effects can be and have been severe.
Market leasing rates may decrease due to a decrease in new container prices, weak leasing demand, increased competition or other factors.
Market leasing rates have historically varied widely and changed suddenly. Market leasing rates are typically a function of, among other things, new equipment prices (which are heavily influenced by steel prices), interest rates, the type and length of the lease, the equipment supply and demand balance at a particular time and location, and other factors described in this “Risk Factors” section.
A decrease in market leasing rates will negatively impact the leasing rates on both new marine container investments and any existing containers in our fleet. Most of our containers are expected to be contracted on operating leases with lease terms shorter than the expected life of the container, thus the lease rate we may receive for the container would be subject to change at the expiration of the current lease. The profitability impact of decreasing lease rates on existing containers can be particularly severe since it leads to a reduction in revenue with no corresponding reduction in investment or expenses.
Increased tariffs or other trade actions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The international nature of our business and the container shipping industry exposes us to risks relating to the imposition of import and export duties, quotas and tariffs. These risks have increased over the last several years as the United States and other countries have adopted protectionist trade policies and as companies look to on-shoring or near-shoring their production to address material and parts shortages and/or increased costs due to these actions. Significant uncertainty remains about the future relationship between the United States and trading partners as tariffs and other trade barriers remain historically high, other key areas of economic and foreign policy difference remain unresolved and tensions remain elevated. Given the importance of the United States and trading partners in the global economy, continued or increased tensions between these countries could significantly reduce the volume of goods traded internationally and reduce the rate of global economic growth. Increased trade barriers and the risk of further disruptions is also motivating some manufacturers and retailers to reduce their reliance on overseas production and could reduce the long-term growth rate for international trade, leading to decreased demand for leased containers, lower new container prices, decreased market leasing rates and lower used container disposal prices. These impacts could have a material adverse effect on our business, profitability and cash flows.
Our business and results of operations are subject to risks resulting from the political and economic policies of China.
A substantial portion of our containers are expected to be leased out from locations in China and we expect to have several customers that are domiciled in China. CIMC, the manufacturer of our GenFlat Container is also located in China. The political and economic policies of China and the level of economic activity in China may have a significant impact on our business and financial performance.
Changes in laws and policies in China such as restrictions on private enterprise or foreign investment, the introduction of measures to control inflation, changes in the rate or method of taxation, and the imposition of additional restrictions on currency conversion or remittances abroad could significantly impact business investment and exports in China. Additionally, government policies that reduce the emphasis on manufacturing and increase priorities for domestic consumption and services may alter trade patterns and reduce demand for containers in China. Chinese government environmental laws and regulations may increase the cost of manufacturing in China, leading to reduced exports and decreased container demand. Additionally, the re-imposition of policies aimed at controlling the COVID-19 pandemic or future disease outbreaks may reduce manufacturing activity and exports and lead to further logistical disruptions in global shipping. Changes in China’s laws and regulations could also impact the cost and availability of new containers from our container manufacturer in China. These factors could have a significant negative effect on our customers, the cost and availability of new containers and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
In addition, a geo-political conflict involving China could significantly reduce global economic activity and trade and have a material adverse effect on our business given the large share of global exports and container lease-outs represented by China.
We will be exposed to customer credit risk, including the risk of lessee defaults.
Our GenFlat Containers may be leased to numerous customers, who may be responsible to pay lease rentals and other charges, including repair fees and costs for damage to or loss of equipment. Some of our customers may be privately owned and would not provide detailed financial information regarding their operations. Our future customers could incur financial difficulties or otherwise have difficulty making payments to us when due for any number of factors which we may be unable to anticipate. A delay or diminution in amounts received under the leases, or a default in the performance of our lessees' obligations under the leases could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition, when lessees default, we may fail to recover all of our equipment, and the equipment we do recover may be returned in damaged condition or to locations where we may not be able to efficiently re-lease or sell the equipment. As a result, we may have to repair our equipment and reposition it to other locations and we may lose lease revenues and incur significant operating expenses. We will likely often incur extra costs when repossessing containers from a defaulting lessee. These costs typically arise when a lessee also defaults on payments owed to container terminals or depot facilities where the repossessed containers are located. In such cases, the terminal or depot facility may delay or bar us from taking possession of our containers or sometimes seek to have us repay a portion of the lessee's unpaid bills as a condition to releasing the containers back to us.
It is difficult and expensive to obtain credit insurance in our industry and we do not expect to purchase credit insurance policies. As a result, a major customer default could have a significant adverse impact on our business, financial condition and cash flows.
Used marine container sales prices are volatile and sale prices can fall below our accounting residual values, leading to losses on the disposal of our equipment.
Although our future revenues primarily depend upon equipment leasing, any future profitability will also be affected by the gains or losses we realize on the sale of used containers because we expect that, in the ordinary course of our business, we will sell certain containers when they are returned by customers upon lease expiration. The volatility of the selling prices and gains or losses from the disposal of such equipment can be significant. Used marine container selling prices, which can vary substantially, depend upon, among other factors, the cost of new containers, the global supply and demand balance for marine container generally, the location of the containers, the supply and demand balance for used containers at a particular location, the physical condition of the container and related refurbishment needs, materials and labor costs and obsolescence of certain equipment or technology. Most of these factors are outside of our control.
At some point during their useful lifetime, we may sell our used GenFlat Containers if it is in our best interest to do so after taking into consideration local and global leasing and sale market conditions and the age, location and physical condition of the container. As these considerations vary, gains or losses on sale of equipment will also fluctuate and may be significant if we sell large quantities of containers.
We may incur significant costs associated with relocation of leased equipment.
When lessees return equipment to locations where supply exceeds demand, marine containers are expected to be routinely repositioned to higher demand areas. Positioning expenses vary depending on geographic location, distance, freight rates and other factors. Positioning expenses can be significant if a large portion of our containers are returned to locations with weak demand. We will seek to limit the number of containers that can be returned to areas where demand is not expected to be strong; however, future market conditions may not enable us to do so. In addition, we may not be successful in accurately anticipating which port locations will be characterized by weak or strong demand in the future, and any existing contracts will not provide much protection against positioning costs if ports that are expected to be strong demand ports turn out to be low demand ports when the equipment is returned. In particular, many of our lease contracts are expected to be structured so that most containers will be returned to areas with current strong demand, especially major ports in China. If the economy in China continues to evolve in a way that leads to less focus on manufacturing and exports and more focus on consumer spending, imports and services, we may face large positioning costs in the future to relocate containers dropped off into China.
Severe weather, climate change, international hostilities, terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events could negatively impact our operations and profitability and may expose us to liability.
Catastrophic natural events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, or fires, or other events, such as chemical explosions or other industrial accidents could lead to extensive damage to our equipment, significant disruptions to trade and reduced demand for marine containers. In addition, climate change could worsen some of these risks and lead to economic instability and extensive disruptions to world trade. These events could also impact the profitability of our customers and lead to higher credit risk. The incidence, severity and consequences of any of these events are unpredictable.
Military conflicts or other serious international disputes could also significantly impact our business. International conflicts often lead to economic sanctions and decreased trade activity and military conflicts often involve the blockade of ports. A serious conflict involving major global trading partners could have a material impact on global trade, the demand for containers, our profitability and our customers’ ability to honor their lease obligations.
It is also possible that our containers could be involved in a terrorist attack. Although our lease agreements will likely typically require our customers to indemnify us against all damages and liabilities arising out of the use of our containers and we will carry insurance to potentially offset any costs in the event that our customer indemnifications prove to be insufficient, our insurance will likely not cover certain types of terrorist attacks. We may also experience reputational harm from a terrorist attack in which one of our containers is involved.
The lack of an international title registry for containers increases the risk of ownership disputes.
There is no internationally recognized system for recording or filing to evidence our title to containers nor is there an internationally recognized system for filing security interests in containers. Although this has not occurred to date, the lack of an international title recordation system for containers could result in disputes with lessees, end-users, or third parties who may improperly claim ownership of the containers.
Our quarter-to-quarter performance may vary substantially, and this variance, as well as general market conditions, may cause the value of our securities to vary greatly and even potentially expose us to litigation.
We cannot accurately estimate future quarterly revenue and operating expenses. Our quarterly operating results may vary significantly based on many factors, including:
Fluctuating demand for our products;
Announcements or implementation by our competitors of new products;
Amount and timing of our costs related to our marketing efforts or other initiatives;
Timing and amounts relating to the expansion of our operations;
Our ability to enter into, renegotiate or renew key agreements;
Timing and amounts relating to the expansion of our operations;
Developing regulations specific to our industry or customers; or
Economic conditions specific to our industry, as well as general economic conditions.
Our current and future expense estimates are based, in large part, on estimates of future revenue, which is difficult to predict. We expect to make significant operating and capital expenditures in connection with the development of our plan of business. We may be unable to, or may elect not to, adjust spending quickly enough to offset any unexpected revenue shortfall. If our increased expenses were not accompanied by increased revenue in the same quarter, our quarterly operating results would be harmed.
We will rely on third parties in many aspects of our business, which creates additional risk.
We will rely on third parties in many aspects of our business, including:
Third parties that provide GenFlat Container manufacturing services;
Third parties that provide marketing and sales leads;
Third parties that provide certain outsourced customer support; and
Third parties that provide facilities, infrastructure, components and services.
Any of the third parties we use may breach their agreements with us, refuse to renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, take actions that degrade the functionality of our services, impose additional costs or requirements on us, or give preferential treatment to competing services. Political issues, financial or regulatory issues, labor issues, or other problems that prevent these third parties from providing services to us or our customers could harm our business. If our service providers do not perform satisfactorily, our operations could be disrupted, which could result in customer dissatisfaction, damage to our reputation, and harm our business operations, all of which could adversely affect the value of our securities.
We may incur increased costs or be required to comply with increased restrictions due to the implementation of government regulations.
Trade and transportation activity is regulated in most major economies. International container leasing companies have historically not been heavily impacted by regulations since containers have typically been viewed as international assets. Moreover, after the first use, they are not typically subject to duties as globally, they qualify as “instruments of international traffic.” However, many governments, including the United States, have enacted and/or are considering increased regulation of the ocean shipping sector in response to supply chain disruptions and increased transportation costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We could incur increased costs and face operational complexity as a result of future regulations.
We also may become subject to regulations seeking to protect the integrity of international commerce and prevent the use of containers for international terrorism or other illicit activities or to set increased safety standards. For example, the Container Safety Initiative, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Act and Operation Safe Commerce are among the programs administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that are designed to enhance security for containerized cargo entering and leaving the United States. Moreover, the International Convention for Safe Containers (“CSC”) applies to containers and seeks to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations. As these regulations develop and change, we may incur increased costs for the acquisition of new, compliant equipment and/or the adaptation of existing equipment to meet any new requirements imposed by such regulations. Additionally, future development of products designed to enhance the security of containers transported in international commerce may result in increased costs associated with the adoption of these products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If we fail to comply with applicable regulations that impact our international operations, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be adversely affected.
Due to the international scope of our planned operations, we will be subject to numerous laws and regulations, including economic sanctions, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, import and export and similar laws. Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the enforcement of many of these laws in the United States and other countries. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with existing or new laws and regulations may subject us to significant fines, penalties, criminal and civil lawsuits, forfeiture of significant assets, and other enforcement actions in one or more jurisdictions, result in significant additional compliance requirements and costs, increase regulatory scrutiny of our business, result in the loss of customers, restrict our operations and limit our ability to grow our business, adversely affect our results of operations, and harm our reputation.
Environmental regulations and liability may adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We are subject to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing the discharge of pollutants to air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the cleanup of contaminated sites. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and third-party claims for property damage and personal injury, as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws and regulations in connection with our or our lessees’ current or historical operations. Under some environmental laws in the United States and certain other countries, the owner of a leased container may be liable for environmental damage, cleanup or other costs in the event of a spill or discharge of material from a container without regard to the owner's fault. Our insurance coverage and any indemnities provided by our lessees may be insufficient to compensate us for losses arising from environmental damage.
Changes in laws and regulations, or actions by authorities under existing laws or regulations, to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change could negatively impact our and our customers’ business. For example, restrictions on emissions could significantly increase costs for our customers whose operations require significant amounts of energy. Customers’ increased costs could reduce their demand to lease our assets.
We are dependent upon our key executives for future success and our failure to retain and attract qualified personnel could harm our business.
Our Company depends greatly on our Chief Executive Officer, Drew Hall and our President, Garrett Hall. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to attract and retain additional skilled personnel, which will require substantial additional funds. We cannot assure you that our Company will be able to find, attract and retain additional qualified employees, directors, and advisors having the skills necessary to operate, develop and grow our business. Our inability to hire qualified personnel, the loss of services of Mr. Drew Hall or Mr. Garrett Hall, or the loss of services of other executive officers, key employees, or advisors that may be hired in the future, may have a material and adverse effect on our Company’s business. We currently do not maintain “key man” insurance policies on the lives of these individuals or the lives of any of our other officers or employees.
In the future, the Company could experience difficulties attracting and retaining qualified employees. Competition for qualified personnel in our industry is intense. We may need to hire additional personnel as we expand our development and commercial activities. We may not be able to attract and retain quality personnel on acceptable terms or at all.
Furthermore, we have limited resources and as such we may not be able to provide an employee with the same amount of compensation that he or she would likely receive at a larger company and as a result we may face difficulty in finding qualified employees. Additionally, we can only afford a limited amount of director and officers’ insurance coverage, making it more likely that we would be unable to attract or retain experienced business executives. The inability to attract, retain and motivate any additional highly skilled employees required for the expansion of our planned activities could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business and as such can impair our operations.
Because our executive officers engage in other business activities, they may not be able or willing to devote a sufficient amount of time to our business operations, causing our business to fail.
Our Chief Executive Officer, Drew Hall, currently devotes approximately 95% of his working time providing management services to our Company. Our other executive officers expect to devote approximately 40 hours per week providing management services to our Company. Since none of our executive officers are required to commit their full time to the affairs of the Company, such persons may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among their various business activities. It is possible that their demands from their various other business obligations could increase, with the result that they would no longer be able to devote sufficient time to the management of our business. The loss of any of our officers or directors could negatively impact our business development.
We do not currently have any general liability insurance to protect us in case of customer or other claims.
We do not have any general liability insurance to cover any potential claims to which we are exposed. Any imposition of liability would increase our operating losses and reduce our net worth and working capital.
Currency exchange rate fluctuations may disrupt our business and make our products less competitive, having a material adverse impact on our business.
We expect a substantial amount of our future revenue to arise from foreign net sales. Products and services sold by our Company and the cost of these products may be affected by relative changes in the value of the local currencies of the markets we operate in. Price increases caused by currency exchange rate fluctuations may make our products and services less competitive or have an adverse effect on our net revenues, margins and operating results. As a result, currency fluctuations may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Our management team has limited experience managing a reporting company, and regulatory compliance may divert its attention from the day-to-day management of our business.
Our management team has limited experience managing a publicly-traded company and limited experience complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to reporting companies. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage a reporting company that is subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the federal securities laws. In particular, these new obligations will require substantial attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business.
Because our Company does not have nomination and corporate governance, audit or compensation committees, you will have to rely on the board of directors to perform these functions.
Our Company does not have a nomination and corporate governance, audit or compensation committee and these functions are performed by the board of directors as a whole, which is currently comprised of one director, our Chief Executive Officer, Drew Hall. Thus, there is a potential conflict in that the board member who is also part of management participates in discussions concerning management compensation and audit issues that may affect management decisions. These decisions may not be in your best interests.
Our Company has limited the liability of its board of directors and management.
Our Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, limits the liability of our directors generally provides that directors shall have no personal liability to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except pursuant to applicable Delaware law. Our bylaws provide for indemnification by the Company of our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware corporate law. Such provisions substantially limit stockholders’ ability to hold directors liable for breaches of fiduciary duty.
Our GenFlat business will continue to incur costs as a result of operating as a reporting company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.
We will continue to incur certain costs of compliance with applicable SEC reporting rules and regulations including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees, accounting and auditing fees, other professional fees and Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“ SOX ”) compliance costs. However, for as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, our Company intends to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other reporting companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of SOX, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our Company’s periodic reports and other SEC filings, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We intend to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” After, and if ever, the Company is no longer an “emerging growth company,” it expects to incur significant additional expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with those requirements applicable to companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including Section 404 of SOX.
The Company’s internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and its independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on the Company’s business and reputation.
Pursuant to Section 404 of SOX, the Company is required to furnish a report by its management on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. However, while the Company remains an emerging growth company, it will not be required to include an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by its independent registered public accounting firm. To achieve compliance with Section 404 of SOX within the prescribed period, the Company will be engaged in a process to document and evaluate its internal control over financial reporting, which is both costly and challenging. In this regard, the Company will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, potentially engage outside consultants and counsel and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. Despite the Company’s efforts, to date, our Company has not been able to conclude that its internal control over financial reporting is effective as required by Section 404 of SOX. As a result, our securities could decline in value due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company will be required to incur costs in improving its internal control system and the hiring of additional personnel. Any such action could negatively affect the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.
RISKS RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PRIVACY LAWS
We are reliant upon information technology to operate our business and maintain our competitiveness.
Our ability to leverage our technology and data scale is critical to our long-term strategy. Our business increasingly depends upon the use of sophisticated information technologies and systems, including technology and systems (cloud solutions, mobile and otherwise) utilized for communications, marketing, productivity tools, training, lead generation, records of transactions, business records (employment, accounting, tax, etc.), procurement and administrative systems. The operation of these technologies and systems is dependent upon third-party technologies, systems and services, for which there are no assurances of continued or uninterrupted availability and support by the applicable third-party vendors on commercially reasonable terms. We also cannot assure that we will be able to continue to effectively operate and maintain our information technologies and systems. In addition, our information technologies and systems are expected to require refinements and enhancements on an ongoing basis, and we expect that advanced new technologies and systems will continue to be introduced. We may not be able to obtain such new technologies and systems, or to replace or introduce new technologies and systems as quickly as our competitors or in a cost-effective manner. Also, we may not achieve the benefits anticipated or required from any new technology or system, and we may not be able to devote financial resources to new technologies and systems in the future.
Cybersecurity incidents could disrupt business operations, result in the loss of critical and confidential information, and adversely impact our reputation and results of operations.
We face growing risks and costs related to cybersecurity threats to our data and customer, franchisee, employee and independent sales agent data, including but not limited to:
the failure or significant disruption of our operations from various causes, including human error, computer malware, ransomware, insecure software, zero-day threats, or other events related to our critical information technologies and systems;
the increasing level and sophistication of cybersecurity attacks, including distributed denial of service attacks, data theft, fraud or malicious acts on the part of trusted insiders, social engineering, or other unlawful tactics aimed at compromising the systems and data of our officers and employees (including via systems not directly controlled by us, such as those maintained by joint venture partners and third-party service providers);
the reputational and financial risks associated with a loss of data or material data breach (including unauthorized access to our proprietary business information or personal information of our customers, employees and independent sales agents), the transmission of computer malware, or the diversion of home sale transaction closing funds.
Global cybersecurity threats can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to information technology systems via viruses, worms, and other malicious software, to phishing to advanced and targeted hacking launched by individuals or organizations. These attacks may be directed at the Company, its employees, third-party service providers and joint venture partners.
In the ordinary course of our business, we and our third-party service providers collect and store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and intellectual property and that of our clients as well as personally identifiable information, sensitive financial information and other confidential information of our employees and customers. Additionally, we increasingly rely on third-party data processing, storage providers, and critical infrastructure services, including cloud solution providers. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information are critical to our operations and with respect to information collected and stored by our third-party service providers, we are reliant upon their security procedures. A breach or attack affecting one of our third-party service providers or partners could harm our business even if we do not control the service that is attacked.
In addition, the increasing prevalence and the evolution of cyber-attacks and other efforts to breach or disrupt our systems or those of our employees, customers, third-party service providers and joint venture partners, have and will likely lead to increased costs to us with respect to preventing, investigating, mitigating and remediating these risks.
Moreover, we are required to comply with regulations both in the United States and in other countries where we do business that regulate cybersecurity, privacy and related matters.
While we, our third-party service providers and our joint venture partners have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, these types of threats and incidents, none of them to date has been material to the Company. Although we employ measures to prevent, detect, address and mitigate these threats (including access controls, data encryption, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and maintenance of backup and protective systems), and conduct diligence on the security measures employed by key third- party service providers, cybersecurity incidents, depending on their nature and scope, could potentially result in the misappropriation, destruction, corruption or unavailability of critical data and confidential or proprietary information (our own or that of third parties, including personally identifiable information and financial information) and the disruption of business operations.
Our facilities and systems are vulnerable to natural disasters and other unexpected events and any of these events could result in an interruption of our ability to execute clients’ email campaigns.
We will depend on the efficient and uninterrupted operations of our third-party data centers and hardware systems. The data centers and hardware systems are vulnerable to damage from earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures and similar events. If any of these events results in damage to third-party data centers or systems, we may be unable to provide our clients with our service until the damage is repaired and may accordingly lose clients and revenues. In addition, subject to applicable insurance coverage, we may incur substantial costs in repairing any damage.
Any significant disruption in service on our website or in our computer systems, or in our customer support services, could reduce the attractiveness of our services and result in a loss of customers.
The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our services are critical to our operations, level of customer service, reputation and ability to attract new customers and retain customers. Most of our computing hardware is co-located in third-party hosting facilities. None of the companies who host our systems guarantee that our customers’ access to our products will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure. Our operations depend on their ability to protect their and our systems in their facilities against damage or interruption from natural disasters, power or telecommunications failures, air quality, temperature, humidity and other environmental concerns, computer viruses or other attempts to harm our systems, criminal acts and similar events. If our arrangements with third-party data centers are terminated, or there is a lapse of service or damage to their facilities, we could experience interruptions in our service as well as delays and additional expense in arranging new facilities. Any interruptions or delays in access to our services, whether as a result of a third-party error, our own error, natural disasters or security breaches, whether accidental or willful, could harm our relationships with customers and our reputation. These factors could damage our brand and reputation, divert our employees’ attention, reduce our revenue, subject us to liability and cause customers to cancel their accounts, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If the security of customers’ confidential information stored in our systems is breached or otherwise subjected to unauthorized access, our reputation may be severely harmed, we may be exposed to liability and we may lose the ability to offer our customers a credit payment option.
Our systems may store customers’ credit information and other critical data. Any accidental or willful security breaches or other unauthorized access could expose us to liability for the loss of such information, adverse regulatory action by federal and state governments, time-consuming and expensive litigation and other possible liabilities as well as negative publicity, which could severely damage our reputation. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, or if design flaws in our software are exposed and exploited, and, as a result, a third party obtains unauthorized access to any of our customers’ data, our relationships with our customers will be severely damaged, and we could incur significant liability. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until they are launched against a target, we and our third-party hosting facilities may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. In addition, many states have enacted laws requiring companies to notify customers of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach often lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures. Any security breach, whether actual or perceived, would harm our reputation, and we could lose customers and fail to acquire new customers.
If we fail to maintain our compliance with the data protection policy documentation standards adopted by the major credit companies, we could lose our ability to offer our customers a credit payment option. Any loss of our ability to offer our customers a credit payment option would make our products less attractive to many small organizations by negatively impacting our customer experience and significantly increasing our administrative costs related to customer payment processing.
We do not have a disaster recovery system, which could lead to service interruptions and result in a loss of customers.
We do not have any disaster recovery systems. In the event of a disaster in which our software or hardware are irreparably damaged or destroyed, we would experience interruptions in access to our services. Any or all these events could cause our customers to lose access to our services.
We may be unable to obtain effective intellectual property protection for our potential products and technology.
Our intellectual property, or any intellectual property that we have or may acquire, license or develop in the future, may not provide meaningful competitive advantages. Our patents and patent applications, including those we license, may be challenged by competitors, and the rights granted under such patents or patent applications may not provide meaningful proprietary protection. For example, numerous patents held by third parties could be used as a basis to challenge the validity or limit the scope of our patents or patent applications. A successful challenge to the validity or limitation of the scope of our patents or patent applications could limit our ability to commercialize our GenFlat Container and, consequently, reduce our revenues.
Moreover, competitors may infringe our patents or those that we license, or successfully avoid these patents through design innovation. To combat infringement or unauthorized use, we may need to resort to litigation, which can be expensive and time-consuming and may not succeed in protecting our proprietary rights. In addition, in an infringement proceeding a court may decide that our patents or other intellectual property rights are not valid or are unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the intellectual property at issue on the ground that it is non-infringing. Policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and expensive, and we may not be able to, or have the resources to, prevent misappropriation of our proprietary rights, particularly in countries where the laws may not protect these rights as fully as the laws of the United States.
We also rely on the law of trade secrets to protect unpatented technology and know-how. We try to protect this technology and know-how by limiting access to those employees, contractors and strategic partners with a need to know this information and by entering into confidentiality agreements with these parties. Any of these parties could breach the agreements and disclose our trade secrets or confidential information to our competitors, or these competitors might learn of the information in other ways. Disclosure of any trade secret not protected by a patent could materially harm our business.
We may be subject to patent infringement claims, which could result in substantial costs and liability and prevent us from commercializing our potential products.
Third parties may assert patent and other intellectual property infringement claims against us in the form of lawsuits, letters or other forms of communication. These claims, whether or not successful, could, among other things, divert management’s attention, result in costly and time-consuming litigation, require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, require us to redesign our GenFlat Container to avoid infringement.
As a result, any third-party intellectual property claims against us could increase our expenses and adversely affect our business. Even if we have not infringed any third parties’ intellectual property rights, we cannot be sure our legal defenses will be successful, and even if we are successful in defending against such claims, our legal defense could require significant financial resources and management time. Finally, if a third party successfully asserts a claim that our products infringe its proprietary rights, royalty or licensing agreements might not be available on terms we find acceptable or at all and we may be required to pay significant monetary damages to such third party.
Ultimately, we may be unable to successfully commercialize our GenFlat Container or may have to cease our business operations as a result of patent infringement claims.
Our technology may be subject to foreign or domestic government rights.
We may have obligations to foreign or domestic government agencies in connection with the technology that we have developed, including the right to require that a compulsory license be granted to one or more third parties selected by certain government agencies. It may be difficult to monitor whether these third parties will limit their use of our technology to these licensed uses, and we could incur substantial expenses to enforce our rights to our licensed technology in the event of misuse.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR SECURITIES
There is no active market for our common stock, which may make it more difficult for you to sell your stock; purchasers of our stock may have difficulty selling their shares.
There is currently no active public trading market for our common stock and an active trading market in our common may not develop or, if developed, may not be sustained. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets (OTC Pink) under the symbol “GFLT.” To date, however, minimal public trading market has developed, so purchasers and/or holders of our securities may have difficulty selling their shares should they desire to do so. In the event an active market develops in our securities, it may not be sustained. As a result, you should purchase shares only as a long-term investment, and you must be prepared to hold your shares for an indefinite period.
In the event an active trading market for our common stock develops, the price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.
You should consider an investment in our common stock to be risky, and you should invest in our common stock only if you can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of your investment. Some factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are:
sale of our common stock by our stockholders, executives, and directors;
volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our shares of common stock;
our ability to obtain financing;
the timing and success of introductions of new products by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive dynamics of our business’ industries;
our ability to attract new customers;
changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future issuances of securities, sales of large blocks of common stock by our stockholders;
our cash position;
announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities;
our inability to enter into our target markets;
reputational issues;
announcements of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, new products, capital commitments, or other events by us or our competitors;
changes in general economic, political and market conditions in or any of the regions in which we conduct our business;
changes in industry conditions or perceptions;
analyst research reports, recommendation and changes in recommendations, price targets, and withdrawals of coverage;
departures and additions of key personnel;
disputes and litigations related to intellectual properties, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics; and
other events or factors, many of which may be out of our control.
In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries related to our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management.
Our securities are subject to the penny stock rules, which make it more difficult to trade our shares.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. If we do not retain a listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange and if the price of our securities is less than $5.00, our securities could be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our securities, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their securities.
FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative, low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. The FINRA requirements may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in our common stock. As a result, fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in our common stock, reducing a stockholder’s ability to resell shares, as well as overall liquidity, of our common stock.
State securities laws may limit secondary trading, which may restrict the states in which, and conditions under which, you can sell the securities sold in this offering.
Secondary trading in our securities will not be possible in any state in the U.S. unless and until the securities are qualified for sale under the applicable securities laws of the state or there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in such state. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in registering or qualifying our securities for secondary trading or identifying an available exemption for secondary trading in our securities in every state. If we fail to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary trading of, the securities in any state, the securities could not be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. If a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our securities, the market for our securities could be adversely affected.
We may issue additional equity securities, or engage in other transactions that could dilute our book value or relative rights of our common stock, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
We are authorized to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of common stock. As of September 17, 2025, we have 10,781,902 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Our Board may determine from time to time that it needs to raise additional capital by issuing additional shares of our common stock or other securities. Except as otherwise described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we will not be restricted from issuing additional common stock, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, shares of our common stock. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of any future offerings, or the prices at which such offerings may be affected. Additional equity offerings may dilute the holdings of existing stockholders or reduce the market price of our common stock. Holders of our securities are not entitled to pre-emptive rights or other protections against dilution. New investors also may have rights, preferences and privileges that are senior to, and that adversely affect, then current holders of our securities. Additionally, if we raise additional capital by making offerings of debt or preferred shares, upon our liquidation, holders of our debt securities, if any, and lenders with respect to other borrowings, if any, may receive distributions of our available assets before the holders of our common stock.
The ability of a stockholder to recover all or any portion of such stockholder’s investment in the event of a dissolution or termination may be limited.
In the event of a dissolution or termination of our Company, the proceeds realized from the liquidation of the assets of our Company, or our subsidiaries will be distributed among the common stockholders, but only after the satisfaction of the claims of third-party creditors of our Company. The ability of a common stockholder to recover all or any portion of such stockholder’s investment under such circumstances will, accordingly, depend on the amount of net proceeds realized from such liquidation and the amount of claims to be satisfied therefrom. There can be no assurance that our Company will recognize gains on such liquidation, nor is there any assurance that common stockholders will receive a distribution in such a case.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, as such, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Our Company has never declared any cash dividends on its common stock. We currently intend to use all available funds and any future earnings for use in financing the growth of our business. In addition, any future loan arrangements we enter into may contain terms prohibiting or limiting the amount of dividends that may be declared or paid on our common stock. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.
We are an “emerging growth company” and are able to avail ourselves of reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “ JOBS Act ”), and we have elected to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company” we have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.
We are considered a smaller reporting company and are able to avail ourselves of reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to investors.
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, defines a “smaller reporting company” as an issuer that is not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority- owned subsidiary of a parent that is not a smaller reporting company and that, among other criteria, (i) had a public float of less than $250 million as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, computed by multiplying the aggregate worldwide number of shares of its voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates by the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average of the bid and asked prices of common equity, in the principal market for the common equity; or (ii) had annual revenues of less than $100 million and either no public float or a public float of less than $700 million.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required and may not include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis section in our proxy statements; we provide only two years of financial statements; and we do not need to provide the table of selected financial data. We also have other “scaled” disclosure requirements that are less comprehensive than issuers that are not smaller reporting companies which could make our common stock less attractive to potential investors, and also could make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell their shares.
Financial reporting obligations of being a public company in the United States are expensive and time-consuming, and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance matters.
As a publicly traded company, we incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses. The obligations of being a public company in the United States require significant expenditures and place significant demands on our management and other personnel, including costs resulting from public company reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations regarding corporate governance practices, including those under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These rules require the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting and changes in corporate governance practices, among many other complex rules that are often difficult to implement, monitor and maintain compliance with. Moreover, despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, the reporting requirements, rules, and regulations will make some activities more time-consuming and costly, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” In addition, these rules and regulations make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to ensure that we comply with all of these requirements and keep pace with new regulations so that we do not fall out of compliance and risk becoming subject to litigation or being delisted, among other potential problems.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting. We have identified weaknesses in our internal controls, and we cannot provide assurances that these weaknesses will be effectively remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not occur in the future.
We do not yet have effective disclosure controls and procedures, or internal controls over all aspects of our financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Our management has deemed certain conditions to be material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in our internal controls. For example, we do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures and due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. We will be required to expend time and resources to further improve our internal controls over financial reporting, including by expanding our staff. However, we cannot assure you that our internal control over financial reporting, as modified, will enable us to identify or avoid material weaknesses in the future.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business, including increased complexity resulting from our international expansion. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could also adversely affect the results of management reports and independent registered public accounting firm audits of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports that we file with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which could have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
Changes in accounting principles and guidance, or their interpretation, could result in unfavorable accounting charges or effects, including changes to our previously filed financial statements, which could cause our stock price to decline.
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These principles are subject to interpretation by the SEC and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting principles and guidance. A change in these principles or guidance, or in their interpretations, may have a significant effect on our reported results and retroactively affect previously reported results.
Our principal stockholders and management own a significant percentage of our stock and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval.
Our directors, executive officers and affiliates own approximately [26%] of our outstanding common stock. Accordingly, these stockholders may exert significant influence over the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, a merger, the consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or any other significant corporate transaction. The interests of these stockholders may not be the same as or may even conflict with our other investors’ interests. For example, these stockholders could delay or prevent a change in control of us, even if such a change in control would benefit our other stockholders, which could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as part of a sale of our Company or our assets. The significant concentration of stock ownership may negatively impact the value of our common stock due to potential investors’ perception that conflicts of interest may exist or arise.
Liability of directors for breach of duty is limited under Delaware law.
Our certificate of incorporation, as amended, limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for any:
breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
transaction from which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.
These limitations of liability do not apply to liabilities arising under the federal or state securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.
Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may indemnify employees and other agents. Our bylaws also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding.
We expect to enter into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers or provide additional indemnification to our directors and officers through indemnification provisions in their employment agreements. These agreements or provisions, among other things, will require us to indemnify our directors and officers for any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such directors or officers or on his or her behalf in connection with any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request provided that such person follows the procedures for determining entitlement to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in the indemnification agreement or employment agreement. We believe that these certificate of incorporation provisions, bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements/provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might provide a benefit to us and our stockholders. Our results of operations and financial condition may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
Our bylaws designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents.
Our bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for:
any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our Company;
any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company to the Company or the Company's stockholders;
any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these by-laws; or
any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine;
This provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’ bylaws and certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with any action, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in such action. Additionally, these provisions would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to these provisions. Our exclusive forum provision will not relieve us of our duties to comply with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, and our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with these laws, rules and regulations.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements.” Actual results and experience could differ materially from the anticipated results and other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to those discussed in this Item and in Item 1A - “Risk Factors.” Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are an early-stage company that developed a more sustainable collapsible marine container (the “ GenFlat Container ”), that can be collapsed when emptied and stacked in bundles of four collapsed containers that take the same space as a standard marine container. When GenFlat Containers are stacked 4-to-1, they can save up to 75% on: 1) freight costs, terminal handling fees, transloading fees, and other fees; 2) carbon emitted by ocean vessels, trucks, and trains by reducing the number of trips necessary; and 3) space required at ports, container yards, and distribution centers. We operate as a container sales and leasing company and supply GenFlat’s patented marine container primarily to shipping line customers under a variety of short and long-term lease structures.
The GenFlat Containers are manufactured by China International Mariner Containers (“CIMC”) in Dalian, China. Manufacturing and marketing of the containers commenced in September 2023.
Commencement of Commercial Operations
We commenced commercial operations in May 2024. Presently, our commercial operations consist of one rental agreement and two equipment lease agreements to provide GenFlat Containers to a total of three customers, including one agreement entered into in August 2025 and one agreement entered into in September 2025. The lease agreements demonstrate commercial acceptance of our GenFlat Container. Our Company is also in various stages of evaluation with potential customers to lease GenFlat Containers, including shipping lines, retailers, logistics companies, and the United States military.
For the years ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, we generated revenue from our operations of $7,894 and $5,234, and our net losses from operations were $4,709,006 and $1,232,730, respectively.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Revenue is from fees charged for rental and lease of collapsible marine shipping containers.
Costs of Revenue
Costs of revenue include depreciation expense on rental inventory, freight and transportation costs to move collapsible marine shipping containers.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include all corporate and administrative functions that support our Company, including personnel-related expense; costs related to investor relations activities; professional fees; consulting and marketing and advertising-related expenses.
Research and Development Costs
These expenses are substantially related to our engineering, consulting and research and development activity.
Other Income/Expenses, Net
Other income/expenses include non-operating income and expenses, including interest income and expense.
Results of Operations
For the Year ended June 30, 2025, compared to the Year ended June 30, 2024
The following discussion compares operating data for the year ended June 30, 2025, to the data for the year ended June 30, 2024:
Year Ended June 30,
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Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Profit
Research and Development
General and administrative
Impairment loss
Total operating expenses
Loss from operations
Revenue
Revenue was $7,894 for the year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $5,234 for 2024, an increase of $2,660, which was the result of the Company’s first contract for the leasing of GenFlat Containers.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold was $177,279 for the year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $168,540 for 2024, an increase of $8,739. The cost of goods sold for the year ended June 30, 2025 primarily related to $124,920 of depreciation expense of rental inventory, and $52,359 transportation expenses of the Company’s collapsible marine container. The cost of goods sold for the year ended June 30, 2024 related to $79,500 of depreciation expense of rental inventory and $89,040 transportation expenses of the Company’s collapsible marine container.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $103,322 for the year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $0 for 2024, an increase of $103,322, which was the result of increased engineering, consulting and research and development activity of the Company’s collapsible marine container.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the year ended June 30, 2025, were $3,306,299, compared to $1,069,424 for 2024, an increase of $2,236,875, which was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $2,365,648 associated with new advisor agreements, an increase of approximately $46,000 in payroll costs, partially offset by a decline of $67,000 in professional fees and $229,000 in advertising costs.
Impairment Loss
Impairment loss was $1,130,000 for the year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to $0 for 2024, an increase of $1,130,000. The impairment loss for the year ended June 30, 2025 primarily related to $1,130,000 of impairment expense of rental inventory.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the years ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:
Year ended June 30,
Cash flows used in operating activities
Cash flows used in investing activities
Cash flows provided by financing activities
Net change in cash
Operating Activities
Cash used in operating activities is primarily the result of our operating losses, reduced by the impact of non-cash expenses, including non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses, and changes in the asset and liability accounts.
Net used in operating activities for the year ended June 30, 2025, was $1,177,670 versus net cash used in operating activities of $2,438,593 for the year ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of $1,260,923. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to limited spending on the Company’s inventory compared to the prior year.
We expect cash used in operating activities to fluctuate significantly in future periods because of a number of factors, some of which are outside of our control, including, among others: obtaining additional lease contracts and the success we achieve in generating revenue.
Investing Activities
There was no cashflow from investing activities during the years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended June 30, 2025 was $1,188,529, a decrease of $1,010,279 from cash provided by financing activities in 2024 of $2,198,808. Proceeds from notes payable were $199,996 and proceeds from related party notes were $94,750 during the year ended June 30, 2025, and the Company repaid related party notes payable and advances of $199,750 and $8,731, respectively during the same year. During the year ended June 30, 2024 the Company received related party loan proceeds of $205,000, repaid $100,000 to related parties, $67,026 on other notes payable, and $128,466 on a line of credit. Proceeds from sale of common stock were $1,102,264 and $2,289,300 in 2025 and 2024, respectively, a decrease of $1,187,036.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our future expenditures and capital requirements will depend on numerous factors, including: the rate at which we can lease additional GenFlat containers to new and existing customers, the costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights; market acceptance of our products and competing products, and the rate at which we hire employees to support operations. We expect that we will incur approximately $131,000 of expenditures per month over the next 12 months.
As of June 30, 2025, we had cash of $49,830, and working capital deficit of $123,645. We believe that our existing cash will not be sufficient to fund our present operations during the next 12 months and beyond. The Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for its next fiscal year. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. At June 30, 2025 the Company had not yet achieved consistent profitable operations and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has initiated a formal sales and marketing plan including direct email campaigns, industry events, and business to business digital advertising to generate sales. The Company also intends to raise funds through an equity offering to meet the capital requirements to manufacture its products. However, there is no assurance of additional funding being available through these plans or other sources.
During the year ended June 30, 2025, the Company sold a total of 183,711 shares of common stock in exchange for gross cash proceeds of $1,102,264. Of these shares, 43,667 shares sold for $262,000 were not issued as of June 30, 2025 and are recorded as subscription payable on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025. The Company also issued 33,333 shares related to subscriptions received during the year ended June 30, 2024. In aggregate the Company issued 173,377 shares of common stock during the year ended June 30, 2025.
During the year ended June 30, 2024, prior to closing of the Share Exchange, GenFlat sold a total of 564,628 shares of its common stock in exchange for net cash proceeds of $2,289,300. Of these shares, 33,333 were issued after June 30, 2024.
Capital Expenditures
We do not have any contractual obligations for ongoing capital expenditures at this time. We do, however, purchase equipment necessary to conduct our operations on an as needed basis.
Contractual Obligations
On March 26, 2021, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement with a third party for a total principal of $125,000. The Company will pay 2.5% per annum, compounded annually until the total principal is paid in full. The note has no maturity date and no default interest rate. As of June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, the balance owed on the note was $57,974 and $50,500, respectively.
During the year ended June 30, 2024, the Company entered into three promissory note agreements with the Company’s CEO, Drew Hall, for a total principal of $205,000. The Company will pay 2.5% per annum, until the total principal is paid in full. The note has no maturity date and no default interest rate. During the years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, the Company repaid $105,000 and $100,000, respectively. The promissory notes and accrued interest were fully paid off as of June 30, 2025.
During the year ended June 30, 2025, the Company received additional proceeds of $44,750 in aggregate from Mr. Hall and repaid a total of $44,750 on the promissory note agreements. As of June 30, 2025, the balance owed on the note was $0. Accrued interest on the notes was $0 and $260 as of June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The promissory notes and accrued interest were fully paid off as of June 30, 2025.
On July 1, 2024, the Company entered into six separate Advisory Committee Member Agreements and agreed to the following compensation in each agreement.
Cash Compensation . $5,000 annually, payable on June 30th of each year of service.
Equity Compensation . Subject to Board approval, in respect of calendar year 2024, stock options for 100,000 shares of Company stock. The stock options vest as follows: 1) Fifty thousand (50,000) options upon execution of the Advisory Committee Member Agreements; 2) Twenty-five thousand (25,000) options on the first anniversary, and 3) Twenty-five thousand (25,000) options on the second anniversary, in all cases subject to continued service as of such vesting dates. Vested stock options must be exercised within ten (10) years of the vesting date.
The exercise price of the options will be the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant.
The Company maintains an operating lease for its office space with the Company’s CEO, Drew Hall. On January 3, 2025, the Company extended the operating lease for its office space to expire on January 1, 2027, and agreed to pay $1,320 on a monthly basis.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company considers its critical accounting policies and estimates to be as follows:
Revenue Recognition
The Company is principally engaged in the business of renting collapsible marine shipping containers. The Company’s rental transactions are accounted for under ASC Topic 842, Leases, ("Topic 842"). Our revenue includes revenue generated from renting equipment to customers and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract. As part of this straight-line methodology, when the equipment is returned, the Company recognizes as incremental revenue the excess, if any, between the amount the customer is contractually required to pay, which is based on the rental contract period applicable to the actual number of days the equipment was out on rent, over the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date. In any given accounting period, the Company will have customers return equipment and be contractually required to pay more than the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date under the straight-line methodology. Provisions for discounts, rebates to customers and other adjustments are provided for in the period the related revenue is recorded.
The Company’s sale of rental and new equipment, parts and supplies to customers are recognized under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, ("Topic 606"). The Company recognizes revenue in these transactions when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. These transactions typically contain a single performance obligation, and a recognized at a point in time. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services.
Rental Inventory
Rental inventory consists of collapsible marine shipping containers. Rental inventory is stated at cost, with an estimated useful life of 10 years. Generally, when rental equipment is acquired, the Company estimates the period that it will hold the asset, primarily based on historical measures of the amount of rental activity (e.g. equipment usage) and the targeted age of equipment at the time of disposal. The Company also estimates the residual value of the applicable rental equipment at the expected time of disposal. The residual value for rental equipment is affected by factors which include equipment age and amount of usage. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated holding period. Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management's ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods. Market conditions for used equipment sales can also be affected by external factors such as the economy, natural disasters, fuel prices, supply of similar used equipment, the market price for similar new equipment and incentives offered by manufacturers of new equipment. These key factors are considered when estimating future residual values and assessing depreciation rates. As a result of this ongoing assessment, the Company makes periodic adjustments to depreciation rates of rental equipment in response to changed market conditions. We had an inventory impairment loss of $1,130,000 and $0 at June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, related to a decline in the expected net realizable value of the 40 foot containers.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable is carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Accounts receivable is periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with customers and their current financial condition. We had an allowance of $13,127 at June 30, 2025, and 2024 and recognized credit losses of $13,127 during the year ended June 30, 2025.
Long-lived Assets
The Company amortizes acquired definite-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. Other indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but subject to annual impairment tests. In accordance with ASC 360 “Property Plant and Equipment,” the Company reviews the carrying value of intangibles subject to amortization and long-lived assets for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to the undiscounted cash flows that the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the property, if any, exceeds its fair market value.
Leases
We account for our leases under ASC 842 - Leases . We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current portion of obligations under operating leases, and obligations under operating leases, non-current on our balance sheets.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date, adjusted by the deferred rent liabilities at the adoption date. Short-term leases of one year or less are not recognized as ROU assets and liabilities. If our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Our terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date.
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“ FASB ”) issued ASU 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures , which amends the existing segment reporting guidance (ASC Topic 280) to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition, the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The Company adopted this standard effective July 1, 2024.
There are no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that we have yet to adopt that are expected to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We have chosen to take advantage of the extended transition periods available to emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies provided under the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
We are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions, including without limitation, (i) providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis. We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of this offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.
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- Sep 19, 2025
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- Jun 30, 2025 (Q2 25)
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