Basis of Presentaion and Description of Business |
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REFERENCES TO THE COMPANY
References to “we,” “our,” “us,” “Bitzio” or the “Company” in the consolidated financial statements and in these notes to the consolidated financial statements refer to Bitzio, a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries. References to “GreenShift Corporation” or “GreenShift” in the consolidated financial statements and in these notes to the consolidated financial statements refer to GreenShift Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.
SEGMENT DESCRIPTIONS
The Company’s operations during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, are classified into two reportable business segments: agriculture (technology licensing) and lifestyle (apparel sales). Each of these segments is organized based upon the nature of product and services offered with each segment having their own corporate operations.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended December 31, 2015, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries, its 51% interest in Cleo VII, Inc. and its 80% interest in GreenShift Corporation and its subsidiaries. For the period ended December 31, 2014, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all accounts of Bitzio, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as its 51% interest in Cleo VII, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on a consolidated basis for reporting purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
The Company develops and commercializes clean technologies that facilitate the more efficient use of natural resources. We are focused on doing so primarily in three sectors: agriculture, energy and lifestyle, of which we were only active in our agriculture and lifestyle segments during 2015.
The Company’s portfolio of patented and patent-pending technologies covers oil extraction and refining, renewable fuels and chemicals, solar energy and fuels, energy and chemical detection, wearables and consumer products, among others. Our plan to bring our technologies to market involves utilization of strategically-relevant infrastructure in targeted channels.
We generate revenue today from our efforts in agriculture, where we license commercially-available technologies to U.S. ethanol producers, and provide our licensees with success-driven, value-added services and other solutions based upon our expertise, know-how, technologies, and patent position. We also generate sales in our lifestyle group by producing and selling activewear and other apparel for women and children, an important early-adopter market for wearable technologies that we are developing. During the year ended December 31, 2015, four customers’ balances each represented over 10% of our accounts receivable, and one customer provided 56% of total revenue in the aggregate; during the year ended December 31, 2014, two customers each provided over 10% of our revenue and 30% of total revenue in the aggregate (See Note 3, Significant Accounting Policies for Revenue Recognition policies, below). In addition, we are evaluating a number of investments and acquisitions in each of our targeted sectors, each with a view toward internalizing additional revenue, management, and infrastructure that we can leverage to bring our technologies to market.
FUTURE IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers which modifies how all entities recognize revenue and various other revenue accounting standards for specialized transactions and industries. This update is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which deferred the effective date of the ASU to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU 2014-15, but does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Accounting for Share-Based Payments. The amendments in ASU 2014-12 to Topic 718, provides guidance on accounting for a performance target in a share-based payment that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. The target is not reflected in the estimation of the award’s grant date fair value. Compensation cost would be recognized over the required service period, if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU 2014-12, but does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. Under this amendment, management is now required to determine every interim and annual period whether conditions or events exist that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. If management indicates that it is probable the entity will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due within the assessment period, then management must evaluate whether it is probable that plans to mitigate those factors will alleviate that substantial doubt. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU 2014-15, but does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, or ASU No. 2015-02. The amendments of ASU No. 2015-02 were issued in an effort to minimize situations under previously existing guidance in which a reporting entity was required to consolidate another legal entity in which that reporting entity did not have: (1) the ability through contractual rights to act primarily on its own behalf; (2) ownership of the majority of the legal entity’s voting rights; or (3) the exposure to a majority of the legal entity’s economic benefits. ASU No. 2015-02 affects reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. The guidance in ASU No. 2015-02 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU 2014-15, but does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 — In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, or ASU No. 2015-03. The amendments of ASU No. 2015-03 were issued to reduce complexity in the balance sheet presentation of debt issuance costs. ASU No. 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this standard. Additionally, in August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements, or ASU No. 2015-15, as ASU No. 2015-03 did not specifically address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. ASU No. 2015-15 allows an entity to continue to defer and present debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The guidance in ASU No. 2015-03 and ASU No. 2015-15 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU No. 2015-03 for the year ended December 31, 2016, which will result in at $3.2 million reclassification of deferred financing costs out of current assets on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments of ASU 2015-11 were issued in an effort to change the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and the net realizable value. The guidance in ASU 2015-11 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the possible impact of ASU 2015-11, but does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its new lease accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements. |