FiEE, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 10, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Apr 10, 2025
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Company
After the cessation of our legacy business and since transitioning to new product offerings upon the closing of the Purchase Agreement, we do not have a significant revenue generating business.
Prior to the cessation of our legacy business, our principal assets, product offerings and business primarily consisted of providing consumer networking and intelligent software services. After the closing of the transactions under the Purchase Agreement on February 18, 2025, we have transitioned to becoming a digital service provider and our current business operations focus on integrating artificial intelligence and data analytics into content creation and brand management. However, as we are still in the early stages of our new business offerings as of April 10, 2025, we have had limited operations and have received limited revenue from our operations. As a result, it may be difficult for an investor to make a determination as to the possible success or failure of our business.
We may fail to successfully execute our business plan.
Our shareholders may lose their investment if we fail to execute our business plan. Our prospects must be considered in light of the certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, competition and the ability to retain experienced personnel and general economic conditions. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in executing our business plan. If we fail to successfully execute our business plan, our shareholders may lose their entire investment.
The Company may suffer from lack of availability of additional funds.
We expect to have ongoing needs for working capital in order to fund operations and to continue to expand our operations. To that end, we will be required to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing additional capital on favorable terms, if at all. If we are successful, whether the terms are favorable or unfavorable, there is a potential that we will fail to comply with the terms of such financing, which could result in severe liability for our Company. If we are unsuccessful, we may need to (a) initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund liabilities, or (d) seek protection from creditors. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute our existing shareholders and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our shares currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations altogether. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties.
In addition, if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our shareholders or that result in our shareholders losing all of their investment in us.
Our acquisition strategy creates risks for our business.
We expect that we will pursue acquisitions of other businesses, assets or technologies to grow our business. We may fail to identify attractive acquisition candidates or we may be unable to reach acceptable terms for future acquisitions. We might not be able to raise enough cash to compete for attractive acquisition targets. If we are unable to complete acquisitions in the future, our ability to grow our business will be impaired.
We may pay for acquisitions by issuing additional shares of our common stock, which would dilute our stockholders, or by issuing debt, which could include terms that restrict our ability to operate our business or pursue other opportunities and subject us to meaningful debt service obligations. We may also use significant amounts of cash to complete acquisitions. To the extent that we complete acquisitions in the future, we likely will incur future depreciation and amortization expenses associated with the acquired assets. We may also record significant amounts of intangible assets, including goodwill, which could become impaired in the future. Acquisitions involve numerous other risks, including:
| ● | difficulties integrating the operations, technologies, services and personnel of the acquired companies; |
| ● | challenges maintaining our internal standards, controls, procedures and policies; |
| ● | diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; |
| ● | over-valuation by us of acquired companies; |
| ● | litigation resulting from activities of the acquired company, including claims from terminated employees, customers, former stockholders and other third parties; |
| ● | insufficient revenues to offset increased expenses associated with the acquisitions and unanticipated liabilities of the acquired companies; |
| ● | insufficient indemnification or security from the selling parties for legal liabilities that we may assume in connection with our acquisitions; |
| ● | entering markets in which we have no prior experience and may not succeed; |
| ● | risks associated with foreign acquisitions, such as communication and integration problems resulting from geographic dispersion and language and cultural differences, compliance with foreign laws and regulations and general economic or political conditions in other countries or regions; |
| ● | potential loss of key employees of the acquired companies; and |
| ● | impairment of relationships with clients and employees of the acquired companies or our clients and employees as a result of the integration of acquired operations and new management personnel. |
We may be unable to scale our operations successfully.
Our growth strategy will place significant demands on our management and financial, administrative and other resources. Operating results will depend substantially on the ability of our officers and key employees to manage changing business conditions and to implement and improve our financial, administrative and other resources. If we are unable to respond to and manage changing business conditions, or the scale of its operations, then the quality of our services, our ability to retain key personnel, and our business could be harmed.
We may suffer from a lack of liquidity.
By incurring indebtedness, we subject ourselves to increased debt service obligations which could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. This would impair our ability to hire the necessary senior and support personnel required for our business, as well as carry out our acquisition strategy and other business objectives.
We do not currently have an independent board of directors, or committees of the board of directors.
Our board of directors currently consists of one sole director, our former Chief Executive Officer, David Lazar, and we have determined that he is not considered “independent” under the definition set forth in the listing standards of the Nasdaq. We do not have a board of directors that consists of a majority of independent directors. Nor have we established committees of the board of directors. However, we plan to establish an independent audit committee, compensation committee and nomination committee pursuant to the Nasdaq listing standards in connection with seeking re-listing on the Nasdaq.
The requirements of remaining a public company may strain our resources and distract our management, which could make it difficult to manage our business.
We are required to comply with various regulatory and reporting requirements, including those required by the SEC. Complying with these reporting and other regulatory requirements are time-consuming and expensive and could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and if we fail to continue to comply, our business could be harmed, and the price of our securities could decline.
Rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act require an annual assessment of internal control over financial reporting, and for certain issuers an attestation of this assessment by the issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are evolving and complex, and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. We expect to incur significant expenses and to devote resources to Section 404 compliance on an ongoing basis. It is difficult for us to predict how long it will take or costly it will be to complete the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for each year and to remediate any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process on a timely basis. In the event that we determine that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market prices of our securities will be affected; however, we believe that there is a risk that investor confidence and the market value of our securities may be negatively affected.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
We have not been in compliance with the Nasdaq’s requirements for continued listing and as a result our common stock has been suspended from trading on the Nasdaq, and in the future it may be delisted from trading on the Nasdaq, which has had and will continue to have a material effect on us and our stockholders.
We currently do not meet the Nasdaq’s Stockholders’ Equity Requirement and are suspended from trading on the Nasdaq. Additionally, the Nasdaq, in its letter to us on April 7, 2025, also raised the Additional Deficiencies that we failed to comply with the Nasdaq’s shareholder approval requirements pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 (b), (c) and (d) for the closing of the transactions under the Purchase Agreement, and that we do not currently comply with the Nasdaq’s majority independent board, independent audit committee, compensation committee and nomination committee requirements as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1), 5605(c)(2), 5605(d)(2) and 5605(e), respectively.
There can be no assurance whether or when the suspension of trading on the Nasdaq will be lifted. If our common stock is delisted, there can be no assurance whether or when it would again be listed for trading on the Nasdaq or any other exchange. If our common stock is delisted, the market price of our shares will likely decline further and become more volatile, and our stockholders may find that their ability to trade in our stock will be adversely affected. Furthermore, institutions whose charters do not allow them to hold securities in unlisted companies might sell our shares, which could have a further adverse effect on the price of our stock. In addition, our ability to hire and retain key personnel and employees may be adversely affected by volatility or reductions in the price of our common stock, since these employees are generally granted equity-based awards. We have previously experienced and may continue to experience employee attrition and difficulty attracting talent as a result of these issues. We may not be successful in attracting, integrating, or retaining qualified personnel to fulfill our current or future needs, nor may we be successful in keeping the qualified personnel we currently have.
Our common stock currently trades on the Pink Tier of OTC Markets and investors may have difficulty buying and selling our shares or obtaining market quotations for them.
Our common stock currently trades on the Pink Tier of OTC Market Group LLC’s Marketplace. The Company plans to update its symbol, pending FINRA’s update of our name in its records. The OTC Market is a network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The dealers are connected by a computer network that provides information on current “bids” and “asks,” as well as volume information. The trading of securities on the OTC Pink is often sporadic and investors may have difficulty buying and selling our shares or obtaining market quotations for them, which may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
A large portion of our common stock is controlled by a small number of shareholders.
A large portion of our common stock is held by a small number of shareholders, including shares held by Youxin Consulting Limited, a Hong Kong company wholly controlled by our Chief Executive Officer, Li Wai Chung, and shares held by our Chief Financial Officer, Cao Yu, Hu Bin, one of the three purchasers under the Purchase Agreement, and David Lazar, our current sole director. As a result, these shareholders are able to influence the outcome of shareholder votes on various matters, including the election of directors and extraordinary corporate transactions including business combinations.
Furthermore, any additional equity financing or purchases of additional shares of our common stock from these shareholders may further reduce the public float and liquidity of our common stock which can in turn affect the market price of our common stock.
The sale of the additional shares of common stock could cause dilution as well as the value of our common stock to decline.
The sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock, or anticipation of such sales, could make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and at a price that we might otherwise wish. Further, if we do sell or issue more common stock, any investors’ investment in us will be diluted. Dilution is the difference between what you pay for your stock and the net tangible book value per share immediately after the additional shares are sold by us. If dilution occurs, any investment in our common stock could seriously decline in value.
Our common stock constitutes restricted securities and is subject to limited transferability.
All of our common stock shares, should be considered a long-term, illiquid investment. In addition, our common stock, is not registered under any state securities laws that would permit their transfer. Because of these restrictions and the absence of an active trading market for our securities, a stockholder will likely be unable to liquidate an investment even though other personal financial circumstances would dictate such liquidation.
Our common stock price may decrease due to factors beyond our control.
The stock market from time to time has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, which have particularly affected the market prices for early stage companies and which often have been unrelated to the operating performance of the companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our stock if a trading market for our stock ever develops. If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of their stock in the public market, the price of our stock could fall. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity, or equity-related securities, in the future at a price we deem appropriate.
The market price of our stock may also fluctuate significantly in response to, but not limited, to the following factors, most of which are beyond our control:
| ● | variations in our quarterly operating results, |
| ● | changes in general economic conditions, |
| ● | changes in market valuations of similar companies, |
| ● | announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures, or capital commitments; and |
| ● | poor reviews from equity research analysts. |
Any such fluctuations may adversely affect the market price or value of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. As a result, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares, or may be forced to sell them at a loss.
Our common stock is subject to the application of the “penny stock” rules which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and increase transaction costs to sell those shares.
The SEC has adopted rule 3a51-1 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, Rule 15g-9 requires:
| ● | that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, and |
| ● | the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. |
| In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: | |
| ● | obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person, and |
| ● | make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. |
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:
| ● | sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination and |
| ● | that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. |
Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.
The market price for our common stock is particularly volatile which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable to sell your common stock shares at or above your purchase price, or at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
The market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common stock shares will be at any time, or as to what effect the sale of shares or the availability of common stock shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.
Because we will likely issue additional shares of our common stock, investment in the Company could be subject to substantial dilution.
Investors’ interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share when we issue additional shares. We are authorized to issue 60,000,000 shares of common stock. We anticipate that all or at least some or potentially all of our future funding, if any, will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. If we do sell or issue more common stock, any investors’ investment in the Company will be diluted. Dilution is the difference between what you pay for your stock and the net tangible book value per share immediately after the additional shares are sold by us. If dilution occurs, any investment in the Company’s common stock could seriously decline in value.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted FINRA Rule 2111 that requires a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before recommending the investment. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our stock and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings for use in the development of our business and for general corporate purposes. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors.
If we are unable to comply with the financial reporting requirements mandated by the SEC’s regulations, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and the price of our common stock, if a market ever does develop for it, could decline.
If we fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely, accurate and reliable periodic financial statements could be impaired. If we do not maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the accuracy of our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act. Additionally, our ability to obtain additional financing could be impaired or a lack of investor confidence in the reliability and accuracy of our public reporting could cause our stock price to decline.
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