UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
DC 20549
FORM
10 KSB
(Mark
One)
XX
ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the
fiscal year ended December
31, 2004
___TRANSITIONAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the
transitional period from to_____
Commission
File Number 333-33134
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in its charter)
Georgia |
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58-2267238 |
State of or other jurisdiction
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I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
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incorporation or organization |
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12409
Telecom Drive, Tampa, Florida 33637
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Issuer
Telephone Number: 813-979-9222
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
Check whether the Issuer (i) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15d of the Exchange Act during the past twelve months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and; (ii)
and has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. [X] Yes [ ] No
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and if no disclosure will be contained,
to the best of the Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
Revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 totaled $138,724 and for
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 totaled $231,269
As of March 24, 2005, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the average of the closing bid and
asked prices on such date) was approximately $18,812,367.
At March 24, 2005, the registrant had outstanding 42,215 Series A Preferred
Shares and 195,209 Series B Preferred Shares. At March 24, 2005, the
Company had 80,921,230 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock
outstanding.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure format (check one) Yes { } No
{X}.
Hybrid
Fuel Systems, Inc.
Form
10KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003
Table
of Contents
Part
I |
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Item
1 |
Description
of Business |
Item
2 |
Description
of Property |
Item
3 |
Legal
Proceedings |
Item
4 |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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Part
II |
Item
5 |
Market
for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities |
Item
6 |
Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations Risk
Factors |
Item
7 |
Financial
Statements |
Item
8 |
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure |
Item
8A |
Controls
and Procedures |
Item
8B |
Other
Information |
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Part
III |
Item
9 |
Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance With Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act |
Item
10 |
Executive
Compensation |
Item
11 |
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters |
Item
12 |
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions |
Item
13 |
Exhibits |
Item
14 |
Principal
Accountant Fees and Services |
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Signatures |
PART
I
The
information set forth in this Report on Form 10-KSB contains "forward looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("the Act"). The words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends,"
"estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance,
ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future Company actions,
which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as
defined by the Act. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause actual results,
performance, or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future
results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements and to vary significantly from reporting period to
reporting period. Actual results may materially differ from those projected in
the forward looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties
set forth in this report. Although management believes that the
assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward looking statements
are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in
fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be different
from the expectations expressed in this report. The Company has no specific
intention to update these statements.
Item
one - Description
of Our Business
Throughout
this report, terms such as "we", "our", the "Company" or "Hybrid" mean Hybrid
Fuel Systems, Inc., a Georgia company.
General
We were
incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1996 and since that date have been
in the
business of manufacturing
and marketing retrofit systems for the conversion of gasoline and diesel
engines, stationary or vehicular, to non-petroleum based fuels such as
compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. We hold a world-wide exclusive
license to commercialize the technology embodied in five issued and one pending
US patent. Since 1998, we have dedicated our research and
development exclusively to conversion systems for diesel-powered engines.
We currently offer the Fuel 2(TM) dual-fuel conversion system designed to
convert medium and heavy duty mobile diesel engines to operate in a natural
gas/diesel dual-fuel mode.
During
the first quarter 2005 we completed the acquisition of various Horiba emission
testing equipment so that we could accelerate our internal research and
development and offer emission testing services for other companies. During the
first quarter 2005 we expanded the number of parts and components we offer for
resale.
We
introduced our technology into the marketplace in the 1990’s through the
conversion of gasoline and diesel engines to operate in a dual fuel mode. During
this period, we developed commercial versions of the fuel delivery system to fit
many older, naturally aspirated, diesel engine types and placed conversion units
into engines all around the world. The experiences gained during this period
including conversions on a wide array of engines operating under different
conditions with varying fuel requirements contributed significantly to the
subsequent four patents and the Company's first market application referred to
as the Fuel2™
conversion system.
During
the first six months of 2004, we rededicated our development efforts and
re-engineered our primary system designed to convert medium and heavy duty
diesel engines to operate in a dual-fuel, natural gas and diesel mode for the
electronic version of our Fuel2 system. We refer to the commercial version of
our dual-fuel system as the Fuel2™ system.
Our
Product
We are
currently engaged in commercializing the Fuel 2(TM) system that allows a medium
or heavy duty diesel engine to operate in a dual-fuel, diesel/natural gas
mode. There are three main components to our Fuel 2(TM) system:
(i) the
Electronic Control Unit or ECU,
(ii) the
gas air mixing device and
(iii) the
measuring, monitoring and reporting devices.
Our
system can typically be installed in a day with two qualified technicians.
In addition to the installation of our system, our customers must also mount
fuel storage tanks and linkage. Typically, it takes approximately one-half
day to install fuel storage tanks and linkage.
The
conversion of a vehicle to a dual fuel mode requires our Fuel 2(TM) system
together with a catalytic converter, fuel storage tanks and linkage. The
catalytic converter must be purchased from an approved vendor. The fuel
storage tanks and linkage can be purchased by our customers on the open
market. We do not provide the catalytic converter or fuel storage
tanks.
Engine
Families That Hybrid's Dual Fuel System can be Installed On as of January 1,
2005
Both
mechanical and electronic diesel engines are used in many applications with
various duty cycles not commonly seen in the average trucks and buses.
Therefore, when the opportunity to convert these engines arises, additional
programming may be required to assure the operation of the dual fuel matches the
performance of 100% diesel. These application can be varied and should be dealt
with on a case by case basis.
The
following discussion specifies the electronic and mechanical engine families our
system has successfully converted to a dual fuel mode. However, until we receive
an Environmental Protection Agency/California Air Resource Board (EPA/CARB)
verification, we cannot engage in meaningful sales within the United States. The
following engines cited in both electronic and mechanical discussions have been
converted on an developmental basis.
Electronic
Engines
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Mack
E7 through 2003 year models; |
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Cummins
Celect System M11 and M14 through 2003 year models |
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International
DT466 through 2003 year models |
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International
T44E model |
A survey
form is required to determine changes in the electronic system introduced by the
OEM's in 2004.
Mechanical
Engines
Our Fuel2
system can be installed on all 4-stroke diesel engines, excluding pre-chambered
engines and 2-stage combustion, typically a GM 5.2 liter to 5.6 liter engine.
The International 1996 and older model 7.3 engines used in earlier applications
by Ford and International light-duty vehicles cannot be converted to dual
fuel.
Technology
Verification
In order
to market our Fuel 2(TM) system within the United States, we must first receive
verification of our technology. Vehicle emissions are regulated by federal and
state agencies with respect to the output of certain atmospheric
pollutants. A technology which impacts vehicle emissions such as our Fuel
2(TM) system must first be independently evaluated and then formally recognized
as not likely to cause a vehicle to operate in violation of emission
limitations. Federal and State agencies have developed a series of
programs designed to verify the emission output of a particular
technology.
The EPA
and California Air Resource Board (CARB) have both signed a "memorandum of
agreement" to establish reciprocity and coordination in their efforts to
evaluate and verify emission reduction technologies and products. Under the
agreement, CARB conducts the verification of technologies such as our
Fuel2’ system
under a program titled "Diesel Emission Control Strategies Verification" which
involves different paths depending on the type of emission reduction technology.
Our
Fuel2 System Verification Update
We are
pursuing sales of our Fuel2™ system
in the United States as well as certain foreign markets. During June 2004, we
began the first portion of the protocol required to achieve verification. We
previously provided detailed information concerning the EPA/CARB verification
program. The following is a further update of the official emission measurements
of our Fuel2’ system.
During
October 2004 , we received our first independent emission measurements. We
repeated this test again in January and February in an effort to achieve a 25%
reduction in NOx. A 25% reduction in NOx would make us eligible for various
federal and state grants. We have not yet been successful in achieving a 25%
reduction in NOx.
If we do
not receive a verification for our Fuel2™
technology, we will have difficulty in marketing our system in the United States
and our ability to market the technology outside of the United Stats may also be
adversely affected. The following table details the independent emission
measurements of our Fuel2™ system.
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NOx |
PM |
Required
minimum emission reductions for verification |
15% |
50% |
Hybrid’s
Fuel2™
October 2004 results |
19.3% |
73% |
Hybrid’s
Fuel2™
January 2005 results |
22.9% |
78.9% |
Hybrid’s
Fuel2™
February 2005 results |
17.9% |
56.5% |
Our
Emissions Lab
We intend
to operate an emissions lab in our Atlanta, Georgia facility which includes at a
minimum the following equipment:
7
Rack Horiba Gas Analyzers |
2
Horiba Rack NOx Analyzers |
2
Rack Horiba Constant Volume Samplers |
1
Horiba Exhaust Analyzer |
1
Horiba Air Sampler |
1
Varian Star Gas Analyzer |
2
Horiba Air Sampler Hang Racks |
1
Zeo Air Supply |
1
Horiba 48" Chassis Dyno w/controller & Power Rack |
1
Zeo Air Generator |
1
Horiba CDC 900 Dyno Controller |
1
Horiba Infrared Gas Analyzer |
1
Horiba Power Converter |
2
Clayton Dynamometers |
In
addition, we have also purchased a Taylor 535 horsepower dynometer to address
heavy-duty vehicles. Once the above listed equipment is installed, upgraded and
calibrated, we can offer services as an independent emissions lab.
We
estimate our emission lab will be ready to offer services as an emission testing
facility after August 1, 2005.
The
Fuel 2(TM) Marketplace
The universe for our Fuel 2(TM) conversion system encompasses all medium and
heavy duty diesel powered trucks and buses. The number of vehicles which are
eligible for our technology represent an estimated 3% or 3,660,000 units of the
total population of medium and heavy duty trucks and buses operating within the
United States.
According to the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration (FHA) and the 2000 US Census there are a total of 83,800,000
trucks and buses in the United States. The FHA further defines this segment to
consist of 92% "light trucks" (74,000,000); 8% "medium trucks and buses"
(4,400,000), and; 2% "heavy trucks and buses" (1,700,.000). The vehicle
manufacturers truck classifications defines light trucks" as those with a weight
of 0 - 14,000 lbs; "medium trucks and buses" as those with a weight of 14,001 -
33,000, and; "heavy trucks and buses" as those with a weight of 33,001 and
higher.
The population of vehicles available for our Fuel 2(TM) technology based on size
consists of approximately 6,100,000 units or 8% of the total population of
trucks and buses. We have no reliable data which provides an estimate about
what percent of the 6,100,000 units are diesel or which operate on a host of
other fuels such as gasoline, dedicated natural gas and hybrid vehicles.
However, our experiences indicate that more than 60% or 6 out of ten medium and
heavy duty trucks and buses are dedicated diesel vehicles and therefore,
immediately eligible for our technology.
As a result of the foregoing factors, we estimate the number of trucks and buses
operating within the United State which are immediately eligible to benefit from
our Fuel 2(TM) technology are approximately 3,660,000 or 3% of the total US
truck and bus population.
Our
Marketing Strategy
We offer our Fuel 2(TM) system to parties interested in lowering their
transportation costs through the use of fuels that are less costly than diesel
or to achieve a certain reduction in emission pollutants or both. We
believe our Fuel 2(TM) system differentiates from competitive technologies in
respect to price, universal applications, ease of installation and fuel
displacement. Successful verification of our Fuel 2(TM) system as an
Emission Control Device would enhance our competitive
position.
We are currently engaged in introducing our Fuel 2(TM) to the marketplace
through a strategy that:
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Positions
our Fuel 2(TM) system as means to take advantage of lower priced natural
gas verse diesel as a fuel source.
The US Department of Energy publishes a report approximately every six
months titled Alternative
Fuel Price Report.
According to the report, the average price of a gallon of diesel over a
five year period was $1.52. The average cost of an equivalent gallon
of Compressed Natural Gas or CNG during the same five year period is
$1.18. Consumers utilizing CNG during this five year period could
reduce their fuel costs by an annual average of 22%. We believe this
annualized savings can offset the purchase price of conversion. The
ability to recoup investment through fuel savings would be primarily a
function of mileage. |
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Market
our Fuel 2(TM) system as an Emission Control Device.
As discussed elsewhere in this report under the heading Our
Verification Progress,
the use of our Fuel 2(TM) system together with a specialized catalytic
converter has been demonstrated to lower the emissions an average of NOx
by 20.03% and PM by 69.46%. |
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Our
Fuel 2(TM) system at a price point substantially less than the cost of
alternative dedicated-engine dual-fuel technologies.
The added cost to acquire a new natural gas powered medium and heavy duty
engine instead of a conventional diesel engine is approximately $20,000 to
$30,000. The cost to convert an existing diesel engine to operate in
a dual-fuel mode is approximately $40,000. The retail cost of our
Fuel 2(TM) system is $4,500. In the case of all three approaches,
the user would also have to purchase fuel storage tanks and a catalytic
converter at a cost of approximately $5,000 per vehicle. We believe
this system price differential is a significant competitive
factor. |
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Position
our Fuel 2(TM) system is an economic and efficient improvement over diesel
catalysts and emission traps.
As discussed elsewhere in this report under the head Competition, as an
Emission Control Device, our Fuel 2(TM) system is a superior means of
reducing harmful atmospheric pollutants over Diesel Oxidation Catalysts
and Diesel Particulate Filters. |
To aid in the market introduction of our Fuel 2(TM) system, we have adopted a
marketing program including:
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Our
Vice President, Sales and Marketing makes direct contact with prospective
customers in the private sector worldwide; |
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We
have a license agreement with BAF Technologies to facilitate the sale of
our Fuel 2(TM) system to various municipalities and governmental entities
in the States of New York and Texas; |
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We
have a license agreement with DRV Energy to facilitate the sale of our
Fuel 2(TM) system throughout the mid-United States
marketplace; |
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We
have a license agreement with Civic Group based in Brazil to facilitate
the sale of our Fuel 2(TM) system throughout South
America. |
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We
have entered a Memorandum of Understanding with WITCO, Inc. to
commercialize our technology in China and India;
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We
have created a program trademarked No School Bus Left Behind
Initiative(TM) which seeks the direct sale of our system to school systems
throughout the continental United
States. |
Competition
Our
competition comes from two areas: technology competitors such as catalysts
and traps and conversion competitors such as dedicated natural gas engines and
technologies to convert existing diesel engines.
Technology
Competitors
Within
the United States, we must qualify as an Emission Control Device. As an
Emission Control Device, our principal competitors will be certain catalytic
converters, emission traps and filters. We believe our Fuel 2(TM) system
is superior to our primary competitors: Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC)
and Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF).
Diesel
Oxidation Catalysts
Diesel
Oxidation Catalysts or DOC’s look like an automotive catalytic converter and
they act in a similar manner. A typical DOC has a ceramic honeycomb cylinder
that fits inside a standard-sized truck muffler. The exhaust passes over the
layers of the catalyst bed and comes into contact with a coating of
platinum-based or other catalysts.
DOC’s are a proven technology for controlling emissions of carbon monoxide,
volatile hydrocarbons, and other pollutants that are in gaseous or liquid phases
in diesel exhaust. A wide variety of catalytic coatings, sizes and
configurations are available from many manufacturers, each one tailored to
exhaust flows from particular engines and designed to optimize removal of
specific substances. The Fuel2’ system
uses a DOC to control hydrocarbons and CO.
DOC’s can only remove about 20% of a typical engine’s PM emissions. What is
called “Particulate Matter” is actually a complex and changeable mix of solid
carbon particles, sulfate particles and liquids and heavy gases. DOC’s can only
act upon the liquids and gases of PM, solids and adsorbed liquids pass over the
catalytic bed unchanged.
Diesel
Particulate Filters
Outwardly, DPF’s resemble DOC’s. A typical trap is a ceramic catalyst coated
matrix that fits inside of a standard sized muffler. The exhaust passes through
a bed of ceramic material, or several of these layers.
The path of the exhaust in a DPF, however, is very different than in a DOC. The
DPF forces the smoke through channels of porous ceramic that are deliberately
dead-ended; the solid soot particles remain behind in the dead end while the gas
is forced through the pores.
If carbon
particles continue to accumulate in the traps, the engine exhaust back pressure
becomes excessive causing the engine shut down. To prevent such clogging, traps
are designed to burn away the accumulated carbon and renew the air flow and
cleaning action. This burning away of accumulated carbon is referred to as a
regeneration cycle, which may be either continuous or
periodic.
The key to successful trap regeneration is temperature: the hotter, the better.
Traps have a successful history of operation, particularly in Europe, in engines
that operate under high loads and thus have exhaust temperatures exceeding 300
degrees Celsius, a temperature at which regeneration is continual and
reliable.
School buses, or any engine that operates in stop-start mode, are more difficult
for traps. There have been a series of failed installations of traps on fleets
of school buses, particularly in urban areas where frequent stops and low speeds
prevent the engines from attaining the temperatures required for successful
regeneration. Drivers are alerted to the clogging of the trap by a backpressure
sensor, which eventually shuts the engine down or does not allow it to start.
(DPF systems are typically sold with a backpressure metering
device).
Conversion
competitors
There are
relatively few alternative systems for converting medium and heavy-duty diesel
engines to natural gas. The competing systems offered by competitors described
below are more expensive than our technology or are limited in their application
to specific engine lines. Competitors include:
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IMPCO
Technologies, Inc. |
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Clean
Air Power
formerly " Clean Air Partners |
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Westport
Innovations Inc. |
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The
Innovative Technology Group, Corp. |
Manufacturing
& Inventory
We
currently utilize contract manufacturers for key components of Fuel 2(TM) system
and assemble the components in-house. In order to operate converted
vehicles on natural gas, natural gas storage tanks must be installed on the
converted vehicle. We do not include gas storage tanks in our conversion system.
The customer purchases these separately from a number of companies who
manufacture them, or from us at the customer's request.
During
December 2004 we leased a 12,000 square foot facility in Atlanta, Georgia to
house our engine room, emission lab, stock room, assembly, quality
inspection/testing, service and installation management. We intend to
outsource the manufacturing of our components and to conduct final assembly and
shipping at our new facility.
Regulatory
Environment
Environmental
Legislation Effecting the Demand for Natural Gas Vehicles
In
addition to the fact that diesel gas is generally more expensive than natural
gas, one of the primary disadvantage of a diesel engine is that it emits far
more pollutants than its gasoline-fueled counterpart. Diesel exhaust contains
particulate matter, visible as soot that contains unburned and partially burned
fuel. These hydrocarbon emissions are a significant contributor to air pollution
and to human respiratory difficulties. Also of significance is the fact that
diesel fuel combustion produces Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), a toxin that is harmful
to humans and the environment. NOx is a major known contributor to greenhouse
gas formation resulting in global warming.
Increasingly,
federal, state and local environmental legislation is being enacted which either
require, or provide incentives, for the reduction of vehicle pollutants. For
example, the Federal Clean Air Act was amended in 1990 (the "1990 Amendments")
to, among other things, set emissions standards for stationary and mobile
pollutant sources and establish targets, standards and procedures for reducing
human and environmental exposure to a range of pollutants generated by industry
in general and transportation in particular. Among other mandates, the 1990
Amendments require businesses that maintain centrally fueled fleets of 10 or
more vehicles in certain heavy smog locations to convert, either through new
vehicle purchases or by converting existing vehicles, a portion of their fleet
to clean burning alternative fuels. These laws specifically include the diesel
and natural gas dual fuel system as an alternative fuel and specify actions that
fleet operators must take in order to comply and timetables for doing
so.
Similarly,
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (the "Energy Act") was created to accelerate the
use of alternative fuels in the transportation sector. The Energy Act mandates
the schedule by which Federal, state and municipal vehicle fleets must
incorporate alternative fueled vehicles into their overall vehicle mix. This has
significant ramifications for the military, which operates thousands of diesel
vehicles, and for the state departments of transportation, which operate tens of
thousands of diesel powered dump trucks and related highway service and repair
vehicles, plus the tens of thousands of vehicles operated by the private
contractors who support these agencies.
In
addition to the foregoing, a variety of legislative and related incentive
programs relating to alternative fuel vehicle programs have been created,
including:
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Clean
Cities Program.
Created by the Department of Energy, the Clean Cities Program coordinates
voluntary efforts between locally based government and industry to
accelerate the use of alternative fuels and expand the alternative fuel
vehicle refueling infrastructure. Grants are available for natural gas
fueling stations and vehicle conversions to natural gas. Typical grants
offset the cost of conversion by as much as
80%. |
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Alternative
Fuel Vehicle Credits Program.
Congress created this credits program to encourage fleets to increase the
number of alternative fuel vehicles in their fleets early and
aggressively. Credits are allocated to state fleet operators and cover
alternative fuel provider fleet operators when alternative fuel vehicles
are acquired over and above the amount required, or earlier than expected.
Since credits can be traded and sold, fleets have the flexibility to
acquire alternative fuel vehicles on the most cost-effective
schedule. |
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State
Energy Program.
States will promote the conservation of energy,reduce the rate of growth
of energy consumption, and reduce dependence on imported oil through the
development and implementation of a comprehensive State Energy Program.
The State Energy Program is the result of the consolidation of two Federal
formula-based grant programs - the State Energy Conservation Program and
the Institutional Conservation Program. The State Energy Program includes
provisions for financial assistance for a number of state-oriented special
project activities. These activities specifically include programs to
accelerate the use of alternative transportation fuels for government
vehicles, fleet vehicles, taxis, mass transit, and individuals' privately
owned vehicles. |
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EPA's
Clean School Bus USA, a
program designed to reduce both children's exposure to diesel exhaust and
the amount of air pollution created by diesel school
buses. |
Employees
As of
December 31, 2004, the Company had 9 employees and one technical consultant on a
full-time basis, of which 4 were engaged in research and development and 4 were
engaged in administrative, clerical and accounting functions and 2 were engaged
in sales and marketing. We believe that our relationship with our
employees is good and we are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
Intellectual
Property
Our
success depends to a great extent on our ability to protect our intellectual
property. We license our core intellectual property pursuant to a license
agreement. We rely primarily on a combination of copyright and trade secret
protection together with the protections under the Licensing Agreement and
nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements to establish and protect our
proprietary rights. The patent protection afforded to our licensed intellectual
property is uncertain and may involve complex legal and factual issues.
We
license patents that relate to a universal aftermarket fuel delivery system. The
delivery system is compatible with any existing mobile or stationary combustion
engine. The delivery system can regulate any type of alternative fuel with
any conventional fuel. The patents that we license contain ninety-nine claims
unique to our commercial product.
We have
filed a U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 10/668,589, titled
Methods
and Apparatus for Operation of Multiple Fuel Engines, which
was filed September 23, 2003. This patent embodies the electronic version of our
fuel delivery system.
Item
two - Description
of Property
We lease
1,500 square feet of manufacturing/office space from our Senior Technical
Consultant at a rate of $1,500 per month on a month-to-month basis. We
intend to continue this facility through May 2005 afterwhich we will operate our
of our new leased facility in PeachTree City, Georgia.
During
December 2004 we subleased a 12,000 square foot stand alone facility in
PeachTree City, Georgia at the rate of $5,600 per month. We are obligated
under the terms of the sublease to a two-year period commencing March 1, 2005.
We currently maintain our executive offices in Tampa, Florida. Our executive
office space in Tampa, Florida is provided at no charge by our management
company White Knight SST.
Item
three - Legal
Proceedings
On
November 14, 2003, Ambac International Corporation (" Ambac.") filed a lawsuit
seeking $109,915 together with interest at the rate of 15% per annum. The suits
stems from a contract for delivery of certain parts for use in the manufacturing
of our systems from 2002. We maintain the parts were delivered substantially
past the date of anticipated delivery and that the parts when received were
defective. We are now scheduled to enter mediation with Ambac during January
2005. As of March 22, 2005, AMBAC has not responded to requests to
schedule the mediation.
There is
no other pending litigation or other proceedings against the Company.
Item
four - Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Since
January 2001, there have been no matters submitted to a vote of security
holders.
PART
II
Item
five - Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Our
securities are traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board maintained by the
National Association for Securities Dealers, Inc. (OTCBB) under the trading
symbol " HYFS". Prior to November 23, 2004, our shares traded on the
"pink sheets." Between April 2001 and May 2002 our common
stock was quoted on the OTCBB. Our securities were delisted from the OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board on May 23, 2002 due to the Company's failure to file
periodic reports in a timely fashion.
The
following table sets forth representative high and low bid prices by calendar
quarters as reported in either the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets during
the last two fiscal years. The level of trading in the Company's common stock
has been limited and the bid prices reported may not be indicative of the value
of the common stock or the existence of an active market. The OTC market
quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, mark-down, or
other fees or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions.
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0.09 |
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At
December 31, 2004, we have an aggregate of 65,509,843 of our $.001 par value
common shares issued and outstanding. As of March 22, 2005, 80,921,230 shares of
our $.001 par value common shares issued and outstanding. At December 31, 2004
we have 42,216 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (which are convertible into an
aggregate of 526,304 shares of common stock), and 195,209 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock (which are convertible into 2,272,238 shares of common stock)
issued and outstanding.
Shareholders
As of
March 22, 2005, the number of holders of record of our common stock was 246 with
any shares held by persons or companies in street or nominee name counted only
under such street or nominee name.
Dividends
We have
not paid any cash dividends in the past and have no present intention of doing
so. Payment of future cash dividends will be determined from time to time by our
Board of Directors, based upon our future earnings (if any), financial
condition, capital requirements and other factors, the company is not presently
subject to any contractual or similar restriction on its present or future
ability to pay such dividends, except that the Company cannot pay dividends on
its common stock unless a dividend is paid on the outstanding Series A and
Series B preferred shares on an as-converted basis.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
On
September 12, 2004, we issued 7,083,331 restricted common shares comprised of:
(i) 5,799,980 to certain employees as compensation; (ii) 683,351 to settle prior
indebtedness; (iii) 100,000 shares for legal fees and (iv) 500,000 shares for
consulting services.
On
October 13, 2004 we issued 28,633,333 restricted common shares comprised of: (i)
250,000 to our VP Operations; (ii) 11,900,000 shares to secure our Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer for a period of two years; (iii) 16,433,333 for
conversion of debt owed to our management company for cash investments and; (iv)
50,000 shares for legal services.
On
November 1, 2004 we issued 1,750,000 restricted common shares comprised of (i)
200,000 to certain employees as compensation; (ii) 1,550,000 shares through the
exercise of warrants which were issued in 2001.
During
December 2004, we agreed to issue 300,000 to two individuals for the sale of our
restricted securities. Further during December 2004, we agreed to
issue 10,005,175 restricted common shares to White Knight for partial conversion
of their debt. We subsequently issued these shares on January 10,
2005.
During
January 2005, we issued 3,150,000 restricted common shares comprised of (i)
100,000 shares to certain employees as compensation; (ii) 2,000,000 shares for
partial conversion of White Knight's debt; (iii) 1,000,000 shares for consulting
services, and; (iv) 50,000 shares for legal fees.
During
February 2005, we issued 13,850,000 restricted common shares comprised of (i)
100,000 as a hiring incentive for our VP Sales and Marketing; (ii) 11,750,000
shares for partial conversion of White Knight's debt.
During
December 2004, we issued 3,004,338 shares which comprise the fees owed to White
Knight pursuant to their management agreement.
Item
six - Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
The
following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes
is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the results of our operations
and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
2003
and 2004
Since
1996, we have sought to commercialize our dual-fuel technology with limited
success. Between 2001 and the year ended December 31 2003, we experienced a
substantial slow-down in our operational state due principally to under
capitalization. We engaged White Knight on December 23, 2003 as a crisis finance
and management company. Since that date, the principals of White Knight have
arranged for all our financing and our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of our
Board of Directors and a Director serve similar capacities with White Knight.
White Knight's executives also served as our interim Chief Financial Officer and
financial administrator.
The
following compares our financial statements for the years ended 2003 and 2004.
However, 2004 was a period of reengineering our principal product as well as
addressing a number of legal and financial matters which had been created over a
period from our inception in 1996 through December 2003. We therefore believe
the following is not indicative of our future operating results.
Balance
Sheet
Assets
For the
year ended December 31, 2003, the Company had current assets of $28,938 and
total assets of $44,515. For the year ended December 31, 2004, current assets
increased 153.9% to $73,498 and total assets increased 1,207.4% to $582.005.
In
addition, during the first quarter 2005, we arranged for the purchase of various
Horiba emission testing equipment for $40,000. In addition, we acquired a new
Taylor dynometer at a cost of approximately $232,000. We intend to locate the
equipment in our new 12,000 square-foot facility in PeachTree City, Georgia. Our
research indicates a replacement value for the Horiba equipment would be in
excess of $2,000,000.
Liabilities
For the
year ended December 31, 2003, the Company had current liabilities of $1,456,198
and total liabilities of $1,986,198 including $530,000 of redeemable securities.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, current liabilities had been reduced by
$702,941 or 48.3% to $753,257 and total liabilities had been reduced by
$1,232,941 to $753,257 or 61.9%.
During
this period, convertible debt in default was reduced by 72.4% from $283,200 at
year ended December 31, 2003 to $78,200 at year ended December 31, 2004. During
the 2004, the Company repaid amounts owed to the Internal Revenue Service since
1999. In addition, the Company reduced the sales and payroll taxes payable by
$115,151 or 47% from $245,245 at year ended December 31, 2003 to $130,094 at the
year ended December 31, 2004.
Since the
year ended December 31, 2004, we have reached a settlement with the item listed
as accounts payable in settlement which relates to debts incurred during 2001
and 2002 and we have negotiated a settlement with PeachTree National Bank which
is listed as debt in default. We anticipate both these items will be liquidated
by the year ended December 31, 2005.
Stockholders'
Deficit
For the
period ended December 31, 2003, the Company reflected $3,852,712 in paid-in
capital and the Company had $12,164 of common stock and a shareholder deficit
totaling $(1,941,683). For the period ended December 31, 2004, paid-in capital
increased by approximately 96.8% to $7,582,270 and the common stock had
increased by 438.5% to $65,510. During the 2004 fiscal year, total shareholders'
deficit was reduced 91.2% from $(1,941,683) at the year end December 31, 2003 to
$(171,252) at year ended 2004.
In
summary, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, we increased current
assets by 153.9% and total assets by 1,207.4% while reducing current liabilities
by 48.3% and total liabilities by 62.1%. During this period, we increased
paid-in capital by 96.8% and common stock by 438.5% while reducing shareholders'
deficit by 91.2% and increasing shareholders' equity by 1,207.4%.
Statement
of Operations
For the
year ended December 31, 2003, the Company posted revenues of $231,269 and gross
profit of $155,354. During 2004, we dedicated our resources to reengineering the
technology and to pursuing the EPA/CARB technology verification described
elsewhere in this report. As a result, revenues during 2004 decreased by
approximately 40.1% to $138,724 and gross profit decreased by 49% to $79,336.
During
the 12 month period ended December 31, 2004, our consulting fees increased by
approximately 101% from $203,859 to $410,183 and our research and development
costs increased from $0 at year ended 2003 to $130,814 at year ended December
31, 2004. The majority of the research and development costs were incurred in
connection with EPA/CARB verification application. Compensation during this
period increased from $110,013 at year ended December 31, 2003 to $1,415,576 at
year ended December 31, 2004. However, approximately $1,200,000 or 84.7% of the
compensation expenses were one-time issuances of stock to our employees and
consultants. The cash compensation was approximately $216,000.
Total
expenses during the 12 months ended December 31, 2004 increased from $(515,689)
to ($2,113,045). Total expenses minus the one-time charge for the issuance of
stock was $(913,045). The Company's net loss increased from $(413,820) at year
ended December 31, 2003 to $(2,012,473) at year ended December 31, 2004.
However, taking into account the one-time charge for the issuance of stock,
during this 12 month period, the Company's net loss increased to $(812,473).
Basic and
diluted loss per share increased from $(0.03) at the year ended December 31,
2003 to $(0.08). Taking into account the one-time charge for the issuance of
stock, during the 12 month period ended December 31, 2004, the basic and diluted
loss per share would have been approximately $(0.03) which is the same basic and
diluted loss per share posted at the year ended December 31, 2003.
In
summary, during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2004, the Company's
revenues and gross profit decreased by 40% and 49% respectively and expenses
including the one-time charge for the issuance of stock increased 309.8%,
research and development increased by 100% and compensation increased by
1,186.7% and the basic and diluted loss per share increased by 166.5%. Excluding
the one time charge for the issuance of common stock, total expenses increased
by 77%, compensation increased by 96.3% and there was approximately no change to
the Company's loss per common share for the periods ended December 31, 2003
compared to the same period ended December 31, 2004.
Controls
and Procedures
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures.
As of
December 23, 2003, the Company had not filed required Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) reports since December 31, 2001. During the 12 months ended
December 31, 2004, we filed annual reports for the years ended 2002 and 2003 as
well as our required quarterly reports for 2004. Prior to January 2004, we had
minimal accounting resources available due to lack of capital. During the first
quarter 2004, we relocated our executive offices and financial administration to
our offices in Tampa, Florida and instituted professional accounting controls
and systems.
An
evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including the Chief Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure procedures. Based on management’s
evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our
principal executive and financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) were
sufficiently effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed
by us in the reports that the we file under the Exchange Act is gathered,
analyzed and disclosed with adequate timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
Changes
in internal controls.
There
have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the
evaluation referred to above, nor were there any significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in our internal controls. Accordingly, no corrective actions
were required or undertaken.
During
November, 2004 we made application to the National Association of Securities
Dealers (NASD) to resume trading on the over-the-counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
On December 10, 2004, the Company's securities were cleared for trading on the
OTCBB.
Product/technology
development
Prior to
December 2003, the Company had been unable to conduct any meaningful product
development due to lack of capital. As a result, since inception in 1996, the
Company has been unsuccessful in any meaningful sales of its technology. Between
January and June 2004, we spent six months re-engineering the electronic version
of our Fuel2 system. As discussed elsewhere in this report, during June 2004, we
commenced the independent testing required in order for our Fuel2 system to
receive EPA/CARB verification.
Sales
and Marketing
As
discussed previously, we have been unable to engage in meaningful sales lacking
an EPA/CARB verification of our Fuel2 system. However, we took certain steps and
negotiated agreements which provide an entry point for the sale of Fuel2 system
in the continental US, South America, China and India. Since December 2003 we
have:
· |
We
renegotiated a license agreement with BAF Technologies to facilitate the
sale of our Fuel 2(TM) system to various municipalities and governmental
entities in the States of New York and
Texas; |
· |
We
renegotiated a license agreement with DRV Energy to facilitate the sale of
our Fuel 2(TM) system throughout the mid-United States
marketplace; |
· |
We
negotiated a license agreement with Civic Group based in Brazil to
facilitate the sale of our Fuel 2(TM) system throughout South
America. |
· |
We
have entered a Memorandum of Understanding with WITCO, Inc. to
commercialize our technology in China and India;
|
During
2005, we
· |
We
hired an industry-experienced Vice President, Sales and Marketing to make
direct contact with prospective customers in the private sector
worldwide; |
· |
We
have launched a program trademarked No School Bus Left Behind
Initiative(TM) which seeks the direct sale of our system to school systems
throughout the continental United States. |
Facilities
Prior to
December 2003, we shared our office and work space with the technology inventor.
This facility had no meaningful testing or research and development equipment.
The research and development we conducted during the first six months of 2004
required us to make use of our licensee’s facility in Texas.
During
December 2004, we negotiated a lease for a 12,000 square foot facility in
PeachTree City, Georgia. During the first quarter 2005, we acquired a variety of
Horiba emission testing equipment. Further
during 2005, we acquired a Taylor dynamemter designed to handle heavier
vehicles. Our new facility, when fully installed and calibrated, will have two
engines rooms and a state-of-the-art emission testing lab. We believe this asset
will allow us to substantially accelerate the development of future products as
well as permit us to offer the greatest degree of efficiency for our customers.
We have
no off-balance sheet items connected with our Company or our operations.
Certain
expectations for 2005
We
believe our dual-fuel technology has immediate market potential outside of the
United States with particular emphasis on areas with a significant differential
between the cost of diesel and natural gas. We will continue our primary
objective to complete the EPA/CARB verification.
The
Company is also pursuing the use of its technology with stationary diesel
engines and on new vehicles manufactured after 2004. We are also exploring the
use of our technology in bio-diesel and synthetic field applications.
Risk
Factors
The
Company's liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations indicate that
an investment in the Company remains speculative, involves a high degree of
risk, and should not be made by persons who cannot afford the loss of their
entire investment. Prospective investors in the Company should carefully
consider all of the information contained in this Report before deciding whether
to purchase securities of the Company, and, in particular, the factors set forth
below.
Risks
associated with our Company
We
Have A History Of Losses And May Never Achieve Profitability.
We have
incurred net losses since our inception. At December 31, 2004, our accumulated
deficit was $(7,821,406) We anticipate that we will continue to
incur additional operating losses in the near term. Our losses to date have
resulted principally from expenses incurred in our research and development
programs, including beta testing, and from general and administrative and sales
and marketing expenses. We cannot assure you that we will attain profitability
or, if we do, that we will remain profitable on a quarterly or annual basis in
the future.
Our
Limited Success Makes It Difficult To Analyze Our Prospects For Future
Success.
We were
organized on April 1, 1996 and have conducted only limited operations to date,
consisting of negotiating the license to use the patents, further research and
development, including beta testing, and limited sales efforts. No assurances
can be given that we will develop a marketing and sales program which will
generate significant revenues from the sales of our dual fuel conversion
systems. The likelihood of our success must be viewed in light of the delays,
expenses, problems and difficulties frequently encountered by an enterprise in
its development stage, many of which are beyond our control. We are subject to
all the risks inherent in the development and marketing of new
products.
Technological
Change May Make Our Products Obsolete Or Difficult To Sell At A
Profit.
To date,
the market for alternative fuel technology systems and equipment has not, to our
knowledge, been characterized by rapid changes in technology. However, there can
be no assurance that new products or technologies, presently unknown to
management, will not, at any time in the future and without warning, render our
dual fuel technology less competitive or even obsolete. Major automobile and
truck companies, academic and research institutions, or others, for example,
could develop new fuels or new devices which could be installed at the original
equipment manufacturer level and which could potentially render our systems
obsolete. Moreover, the technology upon which our dual fuel systems are based
could be susceptible to being analyzed and reconstructed by an existing or
potential competitor. Although the Company is the license holder of certain
United States patents respecting its proprietary dual fuel system, we may not
have the financial resources to successfully defend such patent, were it to
become necessary, by bringing patent infringement suits against parties that
have substantially greater resources than those available to us.
In
addition, competitors may develop technology and systems that can be sold and
installed at a lower per unit cost. There can be no assurance that we will have
the capital resources available to undertake the research which may be necessary
to upgrade our equipment or develop new devices to meet the efficiencies of
changing technologies. Our inability to adapt to technological change could have
a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
We
license our proprietary technology from a related third party and such
technology may not be adequately protected from unauthorized use by others,
which could increase our litigation costs.
Our
success depends to a great extent on our ability to protect our intellectual
property. We license our core intellectual property pursuant to a license
agreement between the Company and Electronic Controls Technology LLC
("ECT"). Our ability to compete effectively will depend in part on our
ability to develop and maintain proprietary aspects of our technology and either
to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others or to obtain
rights to technology owned by third parties. Pursuant to the License Agreement,
we have licensed certain patents from ECT. We cannot assure you that any of our
licensed technology rights will offer protection against competitors with
similar technology. We cannot assure you that the patents covered by the License
Agreement will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented in the future or
that the rights created by those patents will provide a competitive advantage.
We also rely on trade secrets, technical know-how and continuing invention to
develop and maintain our competitive position. We cannot assure you that others
will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information
and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets.
We
license our proprietary technology from a related third party and such
technology may not be adequately protected from unauthorized use by others,
which could increase our litigation costs. (continued)
We cannot
assure you that we will not become subject to patent infringement claims and
litigation in the United States or other countries or interference proceedings
conducted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to determine the
priority of inventions. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property
suits, interference proceedings, and related legal and administrative
proceedings are costly, time-consuming and distracting. We may also need to
pursue litigation to enforce any patents issued to us or our collaborative
partners, to protect trade secrets or know-how owned by us or our collaborative
partners, or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the
proprietary rights of others. Any litigation or interference proceeding will
result in substantial expense to us and significant diversion of the efforts of
our technical and management personnel. Any adverse determination in litigation
or interference proceedings could subject us to significant liabilities to third
parties. Further, as a result of litigation or other proceedings, we may be
required to seek licenses from third parties which may not be available on
commercially reasonable terms, if at all.
We
Have Limited Manufacturing Experience and Will Rely Upon Third Party Contract
Manufacturers Who Have Not Yet Been Contractually Secured
To be
successful, we must manufacture, or contract with a third party for the
manufacture of, our current and future products in sufficient quantities and on
a timely basis, while maintaining product quality and acceptable manufacturing
costs. Should we not timely secure a contract manufacturer, or for some reason
we are no longer able to obtain key elements from a supplier, we will not be
able to produce or will be delayed in producing conversion systems for sale or
distribution, which could cause delays in our operation or sales or make
continued operation or sales unprofitable.
The
sale of our Fuel 2(TM) system must be conjunction with components we do not
offer
The
conversion of a medium or heavy duty mobile diesel engine requires three primary
components: (i) our Fuel 2(TM) conversion system; (ii) fuel storage tanks,
and; (iii) a specialized catalytic converter (for sales as an Emission Control
Device). While we can control the pricing and delivery of our Fuel 2(TM)
systems, we have no control over pricing, availability or delivery of fuel
storage tanks or specialized catalytic converters. The costs of these
items can potentially prevent us from selling our Fuel 2(TM) system either
because the costs of these additional components make the conversion of a
vehicle uneconomical or the due to lack of availability of either additional
component. We believe fuel storage tanks are readily available on the open
market at prices that will allow us to commercialize our Fuel 2(TM) system and
we believe the specialized catalytic converters can be likewise acquired on the
open market at prices that will allow us to commercialize our Fuel 2(TM)
system. However, there can be no assurance given that our customers will
be able to acquire these components at prices that permit us to sell our Fuel
2(TM) system as a fuel savings device because the upfront costs to acquire and
install these components.
The
Limited Availability of Alternative Fuels Can Hinder Our Ability to Market Our
Products.
Alternative
fuel engines have been commercially available in the past; however, the most
significant impediment to the growth in the market for alternative fuel vehicles
traditionally has been the limited availability of alternative fuel sources,
such as natural gas and propane. The success of engines based on alternative
fuels will probably be directly effected by the development of the
infrastructure of the natural gas industry and the widespread availability of
such fuel sources. To some degree, this problem will remain at the forefront of,
and be an impediment to, the success of alternative fuel power sources. However,
we believe that with the development of the dual fuel conversion system,
vehicles will not be tied exclusively to alternative fuels, but will have the
option and ability to operate on standard diesel fuel alone. In all events, our
business and the market for alternative fuel vehicles would benefit
substantially from the growth of the infrastructure of the natural gas industry
and the more widespread availability of alternative fuels. Conversely, our
business and the market for alternative fuel vehicles would be substantially
hurt by a diminished or lack of growth of the infrastructure of the natural gas
industry and the less widespread availability of alternative fuels.
The
Nature of Our Products Subjects us to Product Liability Risks.
Our
product and services relate to fuel system components which handle or come into
contact with natural gas which is highly combustible. A malfunction of or design
defect in certain of our products or improper design, construction, installation
or servicing of facility and equipment infrastructure could result in liability,
tort or warranty claims. Although we attempt to reduce the risk of exposure from
such claims through warranty disclaimers and liability limitation clauses in our
sales agreements and by maintaining product liability insurance, we cannot
assure you that these measures will be effective in limiting our liability for
any damages. Any liability for damages resulting from product malfunctions or
services provided could be substantial and could have a material adverse effect
on our business and operating results. In addition, a well-publicized actual or
perceived malfunction or impropriety involving our products or service could
adversely affect the market's perception of our products in general, regardless
of whether any malfunction or impropriety is attributable to our products or
services. This could result in a decline in demand for our products and
services, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and
operating results.
Competition
From Companies With Already Established Marketing Links To Our Potential
Customers May Adversely Effect Our Ability To Market Our
Products.
Current
and potential competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer
bases, greater brand name recognition and significantly greater financial,
marketing and other resources than we have. Certain of our competitors may be
able to secure product from vendors on more favorable terms, devote greater
resources to marketing and promotional campaigns, and adopt more aggressive
pricing or inventory availability policies, than we will. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and
future competitors, and competitive pressures faced by us are likely to have a
materially adverse affect on our business, results of operations, financial
condition and prospects.
Risks
associated with our securities
Unless
An Active Public Trading Market Develops For Our Securities, You May Not Be Able
To Sell Your Shares
To date,
there has been a very limited public market for our Common Stock,. There can be
no assurance that an active trading market will ever develop or, if developed,
that it will be maintained. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading
market could negatively affect the price of our securities.
Our
Common Stock May be Subject to Penny Stock Regulation.
The
Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 requires special
disclosure relating to the market for penny stocks in connection with trades in
any stock defined as a "penny stock". Securities Exchange Commission
("Commission") regulations generally define a penny stock to be an equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. These regulations
subject all broker-dealer transactions involving such securities to the special
"Penny Stock Rules" set forth in Rule 15g-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "34 Act"). These Rules affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell
the Company's securities and also may affect the ability of purchasers of the
Company's common stock to sell their shares in the secondary market, if such a
market should ever develop.
We
May Issue Preferred Stock With Certain Preferences which May Depress Market
Price Of The Common Stock.
The Board
of Directors may designate additional series or classes of preferred shares
without shareholder consent and those designations may give the holders of the
preferred stock, if previously issued, voting control and other preferred rights
such as to liquidation and dividends. The authority of the Board of Directors to
issue such stock without shareholder consent may have a depressive effect on the
market price of our common stock even prior to any such designation or issuance
of preferred stock.
Members
of our Board of Directors either own or control 61% of our voting
shares
Primarily
as repayment of cash investments, our Chairman and our Chief Executive Officer
combined directly own approximately 37% of our voting common stock. Further,
White Knight SST, our management company which is owned by our Chairman and our
Chief Executive Officer owns approximately 24% of our voting common shares. As a
result, these two individuals may direct approximately 61% of our voting common
shares. As such, they may approve or disapprove items to which you may not
agree.
Item
seven - Financial
Statements
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of
Directors
Hybrid
Fuel Systems, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc. as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related statements of operations, changes in
shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc. and as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of operations and cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
BRIMMER, BUREK & KEELAN LLP
Brimmer,
Burek & Keelan LLP
Tampa,
Florida
March 24,
2005
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. |
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BALANCE
SHEETS |
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DECEMBER
31, 2004 AND 2003 |
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ASSETS |
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2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Current
assets |
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Cash |
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$ |
2,025 |
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$ |
6 |
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Accounts
receivable, net of $10,000 and $0 allowance
in
2004 and 2003, respectively. |
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27,005
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10,953
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Other
receivables |
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,395
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and deposits |
|
|
7,845
|
|
|
— |
|
Inventories |
|
|
36,623
|
|
|
12,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Current Assets |
|
|
73,498
|
|
|
28,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
plant & equipment, net |
|
|
8,507
|
|
|
15,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
compensation |
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
582,005 |
|
$ |
44,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. |
|
BALANCE
SHEETS |
|
DECEMBER
31, 2004 AND 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable |
|
$ |
120,980 |
|
$ |
166,734 |
|
Accounts
payable in settlement |
|
|
121,956
|
|
|
121,956
|
|
Debt
in litigation |
|
|
109,868
|
|
|
109,868
|
|
Due
to related parties |
|
|
7,197
|
|
|
157,528
|
|
Due
to related parties, convertible debt |
|
|
18,866
|
|
|
179,746
|
|
Debt
in default |
|
|
123,272
|
|
|
123,272
|
|
Convertible
debt in default |
|
|
78,200
|
|
|
283,200
|
|
Sales
and payroll taxes payable |
|
|
130,094
|
|
|
245,245
|
|
Other
current liabilities |
|
|
42,824
|
|
|
68,649
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
|
753,257
|
|
|
1,456,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable
securities |
|
|
—
|
|
|
530,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
DEFICIT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
deficit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
A stock ( .01 par value; 42,215 shares authorized; |
|
|
422
|
|
|
422
|
|
42,215
shares issued and outstanding) (liquidation preference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$8,021) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
B stock ( .01 par value; 954,563 shares authorized; |
|
|
1,952
|
|
|
1,952
|
|
195,209
shares issued and outstanding) (liquidation preference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1,002,291) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock ($.001 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; |
|
|
65,510
|
|
|
12,164
|
|
65,509,843
and 12,163,646 shares issued and outstanding, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
respectively) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital |
|
|
7,582,270
|
|
|
3,852,712
|
|
Accumulated
deficit |
|
|
(7,821,406 |
) |
|
(5,808,933 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders' deficit |
|
|
(171,252 |
) |
|
(1,941,683 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficit |
|
$ |
582,005 |
|
$ |
44,515 |
|
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. |
|
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS |
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
REVENUES |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
from product sales and related income |
|
$ |
138,724 |
|
$ |
231,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of product sales |
|
|
59,388
|
|
|
75,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit |
|
|
79,336
|
|
|
155,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting
fees |
|
|
410,183
|
|
|
203,859
|
|
Research
and development |
|
|
130,814
|
|
|
—
|
|
Compensation |
|
|
1,415,576
|
|
|
110,013
|
|
Other
operating expenses |
|
|
156,472
|
|
|
201,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses |
|
|
2,113,045
|
|
|
515,689
|
|
Loss
from operations |
|
|
(2,033,709 |
) |
|
(360,335 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
expenses (income) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory
obsolescence |
|
|
41
|
|
|
11,186
|
|
Settlements |
|
|
(17,911 |
) |
|
9,227
|
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
8,041
|
|
|
34,448
|
|
Other
income |
|
|
(11,407 |
) |
|
(1,376 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Income)
loss from other expenses |
|
|
(21,236 |
) |
|
53,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
|
(2,012,473 |
) |
|
(413,820 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per share |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted weighted average number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
shares outstanding |
|
|
23,857,093
|
|
|
12,054,742
|
|
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
|
|
Preferred
Stock |
|
Common
Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-In |
|
Accumulated |
|
Shareholders' |
|
|
|
Series
A |
|
Series
A |
|
Series
B |
|
Series
B |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Capital |
|
deficit |
|
deficit |
|
Balance
Dec 31, 2002 |
|
|
45,215 |
|
$ |
422 |
|
|
195,209 |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
11,963,646 |
|
$ |
11,964 |
|
$ |
3,832,912 |
|
$ |
(5,395,113 |
) |
$ |
(1,547,863) |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
issued for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
9,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
legal settlement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for conversion of note |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
9,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Net
loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(413,820 |
) |
|
(413,820 |
) |
Balance
Dec 31, 2003 |
|
|
45,215 |
|
$ |
422 |
|
|
195,209 |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
12,163,646 |
|
$ |
12,164 |
|
$ |
3,852,712 |
|
$ |
(5,808,933 |
) |
$ |
(1,941,683 |
) |
Redemption
termination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
530,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
530,000 |
|
Common
Stock Issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,450,000 |
|
|
3,450 |
|
|
148,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
152,131 |
|
Compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,983,351 |
|
|
3,983 |
|
|
515,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
519,836 |
|
Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
17,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
18,000 |
|
Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
1,550 |
|
|
213,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
215,450 |
|
Cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
49,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Convertible
debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,570,000 |
|
|
2,570 |
|
|
221,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
224,339 |
|
Deferred
compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,900,000 |
|
|
11,900 |
|
|
583,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
595,000 |
|
Management
fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,004,338 |
|
|
3,004 |
|
|
417,603 |
|
|
|
|
|
420,607 |
|
Related
party debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,438,508 |
|
|
26,439 |
|
|
1,031,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,057,541 |
|
Net
loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,012,473 |
) |
|
(2,012,473 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Dec 31, 2004 |
|
$ |
42,215 |
|
$ |
422 |
|
$ |
195,209 |
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
|
65,509,843 |
|
$ |
65,510 |
|
$ |
7,582,270 |
|
|
($7,821,406 |
) |
|
($171,252 |
) |
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. |
|
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS |
|
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
$ |
(2,012,473 |
) |
$ |
(413,820 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash
provided (used) by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
10,271
|
|
|
9,804
|
|
Warrants
for services and warrant modification |
|
|
213,900
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for settlement of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
10,000
|
|
Common
stock issued for legal services |
|
|
18,000
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for compensation |
|
|
519,836
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for management fees |
|
|
420,607
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable |
|
|
(16,052 |
) |
|
243
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(24,039 |
) |
|
6,951
|
|
Accounts
payable |
|
|
(45,753 |
) |
|
24,852
|
|
Accrued
tax settlement |
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expenses |
|
|
(4,848 |
) |
|
29,295
|
|
Related
party payable |
|
|
|
|
|
106,144
|
|
Deferred
compensation |
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
and deposits |
|
|
7,845
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided (used) by operating activities |
|
|
(807,706 |
) |
|
(226,531 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of leasehold improvements |
|
|
(3,200 |
) |
|
|
|
Net
cash provided (used) by investing activities |
|
|
(3,200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
to employees |
|
|
|
|
|
(3,756 |
) |
Loans
from related parties |
|
|
896,660
|
|
|
179,746
|
|
Payments
on notes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
(49,600 |
) |
Payments
on settlement |
|
|
(15,006 |
) |
|
|
|
Proceeds
from convertible debt |
|
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Payments
on tax settlement |
|
|
(120,279 |
) |
|
|
|
Proceeds
from the sale of common stock |
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from the exercise of warrants |
|
|
1,550
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities |
|
|
812,925
|
|
|
226,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
2,019
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
Beginning
cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
6
|
|
|
147
|
|
Ending
cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
2,025 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC. |
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS |
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 |
(continued) |
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the year for interest |
|
$
|
— |
|
$ |
9,517 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash
investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for settlement of debt |
|
$ |
152,131 |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for conversion of convertible note |
|
$ |
224,339 |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for compensation |
|
$ |
512,023 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for services |
|
$ |
18,000 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for warrants exercised and modification |
|
$ |
215,450 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for deferred compensation liability |
|
$ |
595,000 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for related party debt |
|
$ |
1,057,541 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for management fees |
|
$ |
420,607 |
|
$ |
|
|
Please
Read Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
HYBRID
FUEL SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2003 AND 2004
NOTE
1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Hybrid
Fuel Systems, Inc. (the " Company.") manufactures retrofit systems for the
conversion of gasoline and diesel engines to non-petroleum based fuels such as
compressed natural gas. The Company manufactures and sells its systems to
customers pursuant to a license agreement originally acquired on June 1, 1996
and again on August 31, 2004 with a related party. The Company has exclusive
world-wide rights to all things which result from five issued and one pending
U.S. Patent.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid
debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable, are stated at estimated net realizable value. Accounts receivable
are comprised of balances due from customers. In determining collectibility,
historical trends are evaluated and specific customer issues are reviewed to
arrive at appropriate allowances.
Inventories
Inventories,
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the
first-in, first-out method. Inventories consist of component parts used in the
manufacture and assembly of retrofit systems for the conversion of gasoline and
diesel engines to non-petroleum based fuels such as compressed natural
gas.
Property,
Plant and Equipment
Depreciation
is provided for using the straight-line method, in amounts sufficient to relate
the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives
(asset categories range from three to seven years). Leasehold improvements are
amortized using the straight-line method over the lives of the respective leases
or the service lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. Leased equipment
under capital leases is amortized using the straight-line method over the lives
of the respective leases or over the service lives of the assets for those
leases that substantially transfer ownership. Accelerated methods are used for
tax depreciation.
Impairment
of Assets
The
Company's policy is to evaluate whether there has been a permanent impairment in
the value of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and goodwill
when certain events have taken place that indicate that the remaining balance
may not be recoverable. When factors indicate that the intangible assets should
be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company uses an estimate of related
undiscounted cash flows. A deficiency in these cash flows relative to the
carrying amounts is an indication of the need for a write-down due to
impairment. The impairment write-down would be the difference between the
carrying amounts and the fair value of these assets. Losses on impairment are
recognized by a charge to earnings. Factors considered in the valuation include
current operating results, trends and anticipated undiscounted future cash
flows.
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes the guidance provided by Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, " Accounting for Income Taxes." (SFAS 109). Under the
liability method specified by SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases
of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in
effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense is the result of
changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are
provided if necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
Earnings
(Loss) Per Common Share
Earnings
(loss) per share are computed using the basic and diluted calculations on the
face of the statement of operations. Basic earnings (loss) per share are
calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per
share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, adjusted for the dilutive
effect of common stock equivalents, using the treasury stock method. The
warrants outstanding were determined to be antidilutive and therefore do not
affect earnings per share.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at December 31, 2004 and 2003, as well as the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the years then ended. The actual
outcome of the estimates could differ from the estimates made in the preparation
of the financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
are recognized when the merchandise is shipped to the customer, which is when
title and risk of loss has passed to the customer.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, " Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation.", but applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for options issued to
employees. Under Opinion No. 25, the intrinsic method is used to determine
compensation expense when the fair market value of the stock exceeds the
exercise price on the date of grant. As of December 31, 2003 and 2004, no
options had been granted under the plan and therefore no compensation expense
has been recognized.
During
October 2004, the Company modified certain outstanding warrant rights from $.01
per share to $.001 per share and increased those warrants from 1,550 to
1,550,000. Immediately thereafter the holders redeemed their warrants. As a
result the Company used the Black Scholes method of valuation of the modified
warrants and expensed the valuation as determined in the amount of $213,900. The
fair value per option (in dollars) was $0.139. The Black Scholes calculation was
based on an expected option term of less than one year, volatility was 241.28%,
risk free interest rate 2.88% and expected dividend yield of 0.00%
Research
and Development Costs
The
Company charges research and development costs to expense as
incurred.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company, in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments,
uses the following methods and assumptions:
Cash,
Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses: The
carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash, accounts receivable,
accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their
relatively short maturity.
Long-Term
Obligations: The
fair value of the Company's fixed-rate long-term obligations is estimated using
discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company's current incremental
borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. At December 31,
2004 and 2003, the Company did not have any long-term obligations.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will
continue as a going concern for a reasonable period, not to exceed one year. As
reflected in the financial statements, the Company has negative working capital
for the year ended December 31, 2004 and a loss from operations for the year
2004. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. The Company has adequate financing in place and
subsequent to December 31, 2004 has completed significant trials on its new
conversion kits and has received initial potential orders for sales so as to
provide funding for the continued operations of the Company.
NOTE
2 OPERATING LEASES
For the
year ended December 31, 2004 and the fourth quarter of the year ended December
31, 2003, the Company subleased its building from a related party on a moth to
month basis with the same terms and amounts as the primary lease. The monthly
rental payments were $1,500. Prior to September, 2003, the Company leased a
facility for monthly base rent of $2,351 plus cost of living increases, property
taxes and water fees. This lease was terminated when the Company moved in
September 2003.
In
addition, in the year ended December 31, 2003 the Company had a vehicle lease
which expired during the year then ended. The Company also has a lease for
office equipment which is currently on a month to month basis.
Rent
expense for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $20,124 and $33,507,
respectively.
During
December 2004, the Company executed a two year lease for a 12,000 square foot
facility. The monthly base rental expense is $5,230 and the lease expires on
December 31, 2006. The lease requires comprehensive coverage insurance with
minimum limits of $500,000 per person and $1,000,000 per incident and property
damage limits of $100,000 or the minimum amount of coverages required in the
master lease, whichever is greater. All applicable terms and conditions of the
master lease are incorporated into the sublease.
The
following is a schedule by years of the future minimum lease payments under this
operating lease:
December
31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
$ |
57,530 |
|
2006 |
|
|
62,760 |
|
2007 |
|
|
0 |
|
2008 |
|
|
0 |
|
2009 |
|
|
0 |
|
Total
minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
120,290 |
|
NOTE
3 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
License
Agreement
The
Company entered into a licensing agreement collectively with Frank Davis (a
significant stockholder and consultant) and Engine Control Technology LLC (ECT).
The license gives the Company the exclusive world-wide rights, to utilize and
exploit five issued and one pending patents including marketing and selling
products. The underlying patents were developed by Frank Davis and other family
members who are employees of the Company and have since been assigned to ECT,
the owner of which is Patricia Davis. Patricia Davis is the wife of Frank
Davis our Chief Technical Consultant.
In
addition, the Company has a consulting agreement with Frank Davis to probvide
various technical consulting services. the agreement expires in 2009 but is
automatically renewable annually thereafter, if not terminated by written
notice. During the term of the agreement, the consultant shall receive health
and dental insurance for himself and his immediate family which includes his
wife, the use of a vehicle and reimbursement of certain related expenses.
Leases
The
Company currently subleases a building from ECT on a month to month basis on the
same terms and amount as the primary lease. The monthly lease amount is
$1,500.
Equity
At the
beginning of 2004, the Company issued 3,450,000 shares of common stock as bonus
compensation to various members of the Davis family and to Frank Davis, all of
whom are employees of our Company. During December, 2004, the Company issued
3,004,338 shares of common stock as payment to White Knight for fees earned
pursuant to the Company's agreement.
The
Company issued 11,900,000 shares in advance payment for a consulting agreement
with John Stanton and Mark Clancy at a value of $595,000. A remaining $5,000 or
100,000 shares is still due on that agreement at December 31, 2004.
The
Company issued 26,438,508 shares of common stock in payment of approximately
$1,057,541 of loans made by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer through
White Knight SST.
NOTE
4 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
At
December 31, 2004 and 2003, property, plant and equipment, net consist of the
following:
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Machinery
and equipment |
|
$ |
63,652 |
|
$ |
63,651 |
|
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment |
|
$ |
7,461 |
|
$ |
7,461 |
|
Vehicles |
|
$ |
41,336 |
|
$ |
46,336 |
|
Leasehold
improvements |
|
$ |
3,200 |
|
$ |
5,775 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
(107,142 |
) |
$ |
(107,646 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
8,507 |
|
$ |
15,577 |
|
Depreciation
expense charged to operations was $10,471 and $9,804 for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
NOTE
5 - INCOME TAXES
Income
tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as
follows:
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Deferred
income tax expense (benefit) net operating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
loss carryforward |
|
|
(746,834 |
) |
|
(287,490 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in valuation allowance |
|
|
(746,834 |
) |
|
(287,490 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Income
taxes for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 differ from the amounts
computed by applying the effective income tax rate of 37% to income before
income taxes as a result of the change in the valuation allowance.
Temporary
differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred tax assets and
liabilities as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as follows:
As of
December 31, 2004, the Company has a net operating loss carryforward of
approximately $6,658,867 available to offset taxable income through
2025
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforwards |
|
$ |
2,463,780 |
|
$ |
1,716,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
allowance |
|
$ |
2,463,780 |
|
$ |
1,716,946 |
|
The
Company did not meet the payment terms on the note payable to Peachtree National
Bank during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The note is secured by
the common stock owned by Robby Davis and Ricky Davis, both employees of the
Company. The provisions of the note allow for the note to become immediately and
fully payable upon default of payments. While the bank had not initiated any
remedy actions for the default as of December 31, 2004 or 2003, the full balance
of the note has been reclassified as a current liability for both
years.
During
March, 2005, the Company negotiated a settlement with PeachTree National Bank
requiring the Company to remit $20,000 upon acceptance of the transaction,
followed by a $30,000 payment followed by a monthly payment plan of $10,000
until the PeachTree Note is paid in full. The payment of $20,000 was delivered
to PeachTree during March 2005.
NOTE
7 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating
Leases
Describe
new facility lease:
The
Company is delinquent in the payment of payroll and state sales taxes. The
Company is currently following payment schedules, developed after negotiations
with the taxing authorities. Amounts in arrears for delinquent taxes, along with
estimated penalties and interest assessed by the taxing authorities are as
follows, as of December 31, 2004 and 2003
|
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payroll and sales taxes |
|
$ |
85,588 |
|
$ |
162,739 |
|
Penalties and interest |
|
$ |
44,506 |
|
$ |
82,506 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
130,094 |
|
$ |
245,245 |
|
Litigation
The
Company is, from time to time, involved in litigation relating to claims arising
out of its operations in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes
that none of the claims that were outstanding as of December 31, 2004 and 2003
should have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of
operations.
NOTE
8 STOCK OPTIONS
The
Company's Stock Option Plan (" SOP.") was adopted in 2001 to provide for the
grant to employees up to 2,000,000 incentive stock options within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The SOP, which is administered by the
Company's Board of Directors, is intended to provide incentives to directors,
officers, and other key employees and enhance the Company's ability to attract
and retain qualified employees. Stock options are granted for the purchase of
common stock at a price not less than the 100% of fair market value of the
Company's common stock on the date of the grant (110% for holders of more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock then
outstanding). As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, no options had been granted
under the plan.
Warrants
The
Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock to consultants
and other non employees. The company uses the Black Scholes option pricing model
to value warrants issued to non employees.
The
following table summarizes the Company's warrant activity:
|
|
Number
of |
|
Weighted
Average |
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2002 |
|
|
1,935,000 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expirations |
|
|
-352,500 |
|
|
-0.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2003 |
|
|
1,582,500 |
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
Modifications |
|
|
1,395,000 |
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
|
|
Expired |
|
|
(565,000 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2004 |
|
|
862,500 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
Outstanding |
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
Exercisable |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contractual
Life |
|
|
|
|
|
Average
Exercise |
|
Prices |
|
12/31/2004 |
|
(years) |
|
12/31/2004 |
|
12/31/2004 |
|
Price |
|
$.50
- $1.00 |
|
|
862,500 |
|
|
0.90 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
862,500 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
NOTE
9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred
Stock
Effective
February 1, 2002, the Company designated 999,779 shares of previously
undesignated preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock, for which 45,215
shares are authorized and Series B Preferred Stock, for 954,563 shares are
authorized.
Series A
Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time, into
shares of the Company's common stock as determined by dividing $.19 by a
conversion price determined on the date the related certificate is surrendered.
The conversion price is subject to periodic adjustment and is initially
established at $.01632. Series A Preferred Stock is automatically convertible
into shares of the Company's common stock upon (i) the date specified by vote or
written consent or agreement of holders of at least three quarters of the shares
of Series A Preferred outstanding, or (ii) upon the closing of the sale of the
company's common stock in a firm commitment, underwritten public offering
registered under the Securities Act in which the Company receives gross proceeds
of no less than $20 million. Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation
preference of the greater of $.19 per share or the amount that such share would
be entitled to upon liquidation or distribution. The Series A Preferred Stock
has voting rights, except as to the election of debtors, equal to the number of
shares of common stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible.
The Series A preferred Stockholders have the right to elect one director of the
Company.
Series B
Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder at any time, into
shares of the Company's common stock as determined by dividing the lower of $.09
or the price per share paid by the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock by a
conversion price determined on the date the related certificate is surrendered.
The conversion price is subject to periodic adjustment and is initially
established at $.00773. Series B Preferred Stock is automatically convertible
into shares of the Company's common stock upon (i) the date specified by vote or
written consent or agreement of holders of at least three quarters of the shares
of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, or (ii) upon the closing of the sale of
Company's common stock in a firm commitment, underwritten public offering
registered under the Securities Act in which the Company receives gross proceeds
of no less than $20 Million. Series B Preferred Stock has a liquidation
preference of the greater of $.09 per share or the amount that such share would
be entitled to upon liquidation or distribution. The Series B Preferred Stock
has voting rights, except as to the election of directors, equal to the number
of shares of common stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock is
convertible. The Series B Preferred Stockholders have the right to elect one
director of the Company.
NOTE
10 - CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The
Company has reduced its sales of conversion units during 2004 and 2003 while it
conducted research on the new digital based units. It primarily has sold a
limited number of units through one sales representative. This represents a
concentration of credit risk since most sales are through that one source. If
that source were to be lost, it would have a significant detrimental affect on
the Company. The Company is currently cultivating other markets and
representatives for its old and new products which they anticipate being
successful to mitigate this concentration.
NOTE
11 SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In a
special transaction between the Company and Georgia Power and Light during March
2005, Hybrid acquired certain Horiba emission and vehicle testing equipment. The
Company paid $40,000 in cash for this equipment. The replacement value of this
equipment would be in excess of $2,000,000. The Company also acquired a Taylor
Dynamometer for approximately $213,000.
PART
III
Item
nine - Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance With Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act
Name |
Age |
Position/Office
Held |
John
Stanton |
56 |
Chairman
of the Board of Directors |
Mark
Clancy |
49 |
Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Director |
John
Stanton - Chairman of the Board of Directors. Since
December 23, 2003, John Stanton has served as our Chairman
of the Board of Directors. Mr.
Stanton is also the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of White Knight. From 1987 through the present, Mr. Stanton has served
as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Engineered Construction
Products Corporation. Mr. Stanton has served as Chairman and President of
several public and private companies. Since the early 1990's, Mr. Stanton has
been, and continues to be, involved in turn-around management for financially
distressed companies, providing both management guidance and financing. Mr.
Stanton worked with the international professional services firm that is now
known as Ernst & Young, LLP from 1973 through 1981. Mr. Stanton, a Vietnam
veteran of the United States Army, graduated from the University of South
Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Accounting in 1972, and with an
MBA in 1973. Mr. Stanton earned the designation of Certified Public Accountant
in 1974 and was a Sells Award winner in the CPA examination. Mr. Stanton is a
lifetime resident of Tampa, Florida.
Mark
Clancy - Chief Executive Officer and Director. Since
December 23, 2003, Mark Clancy has served as our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and as a
Director. Mr.
Clancy is also the President of White Knight SST, Inc., a publicly-traded
company and the Chief Executive Officer of White Knight Strategies, Inc. Mr.
Clancy founded White Knight Strategies during December 2001 and was acquired by
White Knight SST during December 2003 . Since April 2000, Mr. Clancy has
participated in turn-around management for financially distressed companies.
From November 1997 through April 2000, Mr. Clancy was co-founder, Director and
Executive Vice President of publicly-traded EarthFirst Technologies, Inc.. Mr.
Clancy has been an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of EarthFirst since that
company's sale in May 2000. From 1992 through 1997, Mr. Clancy served as the
Chief Compliance Officer for a Largo, Florida based boutique investment banking
firm. Mr. Clancy was honorably discharged after six years of service with the
United States Marine Corps. Mr. Clancy was born in Massachusetts and has resided
in Florida since 1982. Mr. Clancy holds a Bachelors Degree from the
University of South Florida and is a lifetime member of various academic honor
societies including Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta and USF Arts and Sciences
Honor Society.
Rule
406 Code Of Ethics
The
Company has adopted a Code of Ethics and has posted our Code of Ethics on our
internet web site at hybridfuelsystems.com. Our Code of Ethics applies to
all our employees and those doing business with our Company and specifically
applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and all persons
serving in similar capacities.
Item 10 - Executive
Compensation