LSTA...Form 10QSB for LIVESTAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC
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23-Aug-2004
Quarterly Report
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this Form 10-QSB may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including any projections of earnings, revenues, or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operation; any statements concerning proposed new products, services, or developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, statements of belief, statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-QSB or in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2004, the Company earned revenues of $171,319. The revenues were related to ticket sales from three (3) concert productions through the Company's live events business, and from beverage sales and entry fees from the Company's venues business.
During the six month period ended June 30, 2004, the Company incurred operational expenses of $1,415,999. These operating expenses included: business development & consulting fees of $788,196, wages and benefits of $ 268,267, and professional fees of $118,527 for the six month period ending June 30, 2004. The company continues to incur significant consulting costs, which includes business development, in its effort to realize its business strategy and its business plan.
During the six month period ended June 30, 2004, the Company incurred a net loss from operations of $1,244,680.
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004, COMPARED TO THE THREE
MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2003.
For the three month period ended June 30, 2004, the Company earned revenues of $ 113,219 as compared to revenues of $502 for the same period ended June 30, 2003. The revenues in 2004 are realized from continued efforts in our Live Events business that began in 2003, and our Venues business in 2004.
For the three month period ended June 30, 2004, the Company incurred operational expenses of $1,084,605, as compared to $237,398 during the same period in 2003. These operating expenses included: consulting fees and business development expenses $683,756 and $179,184; wages & benefits of $150,309 and $0, and professional fees of $81,450 and $24,585 for the three month period ended June 30, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The increase in expenses from June 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 is due to the increased level of business and operating activities in the Company.
The Company incurred a net loss from operations of $971,386 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, as compared to $236,896 for the same period in 2003.
Liquidity and Financial Condition As Of June 30, 2004
We had cash-on hand of totaling $0 as of June 30, 2004.
Current Development Finance Strategy:
In order to finance the first and second acquisition or development establishments the Company may use its preferred or common stock to finance the acquisition or development or to raise the necessary capital for acquisition or development.
Future Development Financing Strategy:
In the future, we hope to fund the majority of our new establishment locations through the selling of a minority interest in the new establishments through the sale of up to 49% of the equity or through limited partnerships. This minority interest is hoped to be sold to either individual investors who wish to invest directly into an establishment or into a fund or partnership that will be funded by investors wishing to diversify their investment over a number of establishments that the fund or partnership may invest in. This proposed fund is planned to be formed by LIVESTAR exclusively for LIVESTAR establishments. The Company has begun the establishment of an internal corporate finance department and external network or syndicate of investment advisors, investment bankers and broker dealers that will raise capital via the direct investments strategy and/or form the fund or partnership that will raise capital through the fund or partnership strategy. This planned internal corporate finance department has commenced development through the recent formation of LIVESTAR Entertainment Capital Corporation. It is planned that investors under this strategy are planned to receive cash dividends and some capital stock or warrants in the Company.
In addition to the direct investment and fund or partnership strategy the Company hopes to raise capital for its new establishments through the forming of a real estate financing plan that is hoped to utilize real estate financing to fund the purchase of properties and subsequently secure construction financing to fund the renovations of the establishment.
We believe that this Future Development Financing Strategy will enable us to achieve our development goals with a hope over the long-term of reducing the potential dilution to our existing shareholders. By raising capital directly in each establishment through our planned Future Development Financing Strategy we may not have to dilute the existing shareholders to any great extent to grow the business. As our cash producing businesses grow due to the planned implementation and hopeful success of the Future Development Financing Strategy we plan to utilize the available cash to pay for operations without having to use stock to pay for large and important operational items item such as staff and consultants.
The result of this is that as our cash flow may grow as our dilution may slow. More specifically, we have developed comprehensive business and financial plans that result in our development of a network of entertainment establishments that should operate on a cash positive basis and without incurring substantial dilution to stockholders such that the Company can possibly increase its overall valuation substantially. This possible increase in the Company's overall valuation may be accomplished by using the positive cash flow to buy back the Company's common stock from the public float. There is no current plans to implement a stock buy back program, although one is intended over the long-term and will only be implemented based on the success of the foregoing and solely of the discretion of the Company's management and board of directors.
In addition to the above we plan we plan to invite direct investments into the Company to provide funds for general corporate purposes.
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
We believe that the first acquisition or development of an entertainment establishment will require approximately a minimum of $500,000 for the transaction, plus approximately $100,000 in legal, accounting and administrative expenses. In addition our first acquisition or development will require a minimum of another $400,000 for working capital and general corporate purposes. This is a minimum total of approximately $1,000,000 that will be required in the next quarter during which we are hoping to make the first acquisition or development. In the following 3 months, we plan to execute one or two additional acquisitions or developments. We believe that the cost of a second and third acquisition or development project will be approximately a minimum of $1,000,000 each and that approximately another $500,000 minimum each will be required for the same purposes as listed above for the first acquisition or development and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Thus, we anticipate needing a minimum of $4,000,000 of investment capital during the next six months.
After the first two acquisitions or development projects, we intend to develop other entertainment establishments from initial build-out rather than from acquisitions. Our plan is to open two additional entertainment establishments by the end of 2004 and we anticipate that additional funding (approximately $1,000,000) will be required to accomplish this. Management anticipates that funding requirements for this plan will be less than the overall cost of opening these nightclubs, since the revenues from the first two or three nightclubs is expected to generate enough positive cash flow to reduce the level of external capital required. We have developed comprehensive business and financial plans that result in our development of a network of entertainment establishments that should operate on a cash positive basis and hopefully without incurring substantial dilution to stockholders such that the Company can possibly increase its overall valuation substantially. The Company believes it will require approximately $1,000,000 to grow its live events business unit, including the cost of acquisitions or development and their subsequent integration and for the venture development of other potential lines of business for 2004. The total additional working capital financing described in this section is planned to also include the development of other synergistic business units such as, including but not limited to, membership services, brand licensing and merchandising.
CAPITAL ACQUIRING PLANS
Management plans on initiating a series of securities offerings to raise the investment capital needed to meet our acquisition and development plans. Although we will make efforts to minimize dilution to current shareholders, we may not be able to avoid significant dilution due to many factors, including but not limited to, the closing of financing at lower than the desired market price of the Company's common stock.
LIVESTAR hopes to secure the financing to satisfy the capital needs for each phase of its implementation plan through the execution of various funding methods, primarily financing through its Future Development Financing Strategy, private placement investments or debt financing. LIVESTAR hopes to achieve this by securing relationships with accredited individual investors, investment bankers, venture capitalists, and/or finance investment advisors that have the experience and relationships to aid LIVESTAR with its capital raising efforts. The source of the capital may be comprised of a mix of principal shareholders, private investors and venture capital companies.
If needed capital investment for our acquisitions or developments is not available, in whole or in part, we intend to delay the implementation plan regarding our acquisitions or development plans until sufficient investment capital becomes available. We cannot give any assurances that we will raise sufficient investment capital to meet the business plan. In addition to delays to the implementation plan regarding our acquisition or development plans due to insufficiency of investment capital, we may suffer other consequences, including but not limited to the following: We may have to significantly alter the scope and/or direction of our business plan and subsequent capital requirements; we may have to suspend or discontinue operations of one or more of our business units; or we may have to suspend or discontinue operations of the Company if we become insolvent as a result.
Until planned acquisitions (current and future) and new development establishments begin to produce significant revenues and subsequent positive cash flow, we will be reliant on capital received from private placements, loans, and the exercise of options and warrants. Due to the depressed market for our securities, we may not be able avoid significant dilution to current shareholders. In addition, we expect to continue to retain certain management, staff and consultants, such as legal counsel, and may need to compensate these individuals through the issuance of our common stock as compensation. These stock based compensations may result in significant dilution to current shareholders due to the depressed market for our securities. We also continue to reduce or prevent collection of outstanding vendor debts and accounts with creditors, such as suppliers and consultants, which could result in litigation against the Company. There can be no guarantee that all of these negotiations will be successful and the outcome of these negotiations may include settlements in cash and/or issuance of common stock. These stock based settlements may result in significant dilution to current shareholders due to the depressed market for our securities. We plan on continuing to meet certain of our expenses through the issuance of our shares of common stock, which may cause additional and significant dilution to existing shareholders due to the depressed market for our securities.
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