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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited financial information as of and for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 has been prepared in accordance with GAAP in the U.S. for interim financial information and with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, such financial information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position at such date and the operating results and cash flows for such periods. Operating results for the six months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year or for any other subsequent interim period.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. These unaudited financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2019.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. for complete financial statements.

 

Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NaturalShrimp Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, NaturalShrimp Corporation, NaturalShrimp Global and Natural Aquatic Systems, Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

Preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings/Loss per Common Share

 

Basic and diluted earnings or loss per share (“EPS”) amounts in the consolidated financial statements are computed in accordance with ASC 260 – 10 “Earnings per Share”, which establishes the requirements for presenting EPS. Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive common stock equivalents. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (denominator) during the period. For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $1,033,000 in convertible debentures whose approximately 40,717,000 underlying shares are convertible at the holders’ option at conversion prices ranging from $0.01 to $0.30 for fixed conversion rates, and 34% - 60% of the defined trading price for variable conversion rates and approximately 551,000 warrants with an exercise price of 45% of the market price of the Company’s common stock, which were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS as their effect would be anti-dilutive. For the six months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $1,2967,000 in principal on convertible debentures whose approximately 193,807,000 underlying shares are convertible at the holders’ option at conversion prices ranging from 34% - 61% of the defined trading price and approximately 14,537,000 warrants with an exercise price of 50% to 57% of the market price of the Company’s common stock, which were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, requires that certain financial instruments be recognized at their fair values at our balance sheet dates. However, other financial instruments, such as debt obligations, are not required to be recognized at their fair values, but GAAP provides an option to elect fair value accounting for these instruments. GAAP requires the disclosure of the fair values of all financial instruments, regardless of whether they are recognized at their fair values or carrying amounts in our balance sheets. For financial instruments recognized at fair value, GAAP requires the disclosure of their fair values by type of instrument, along with other information, including changes in the fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in income or other comprehensive income. For financial instruments not recognized at fair value, the disclosure of their fair values is provided below under “Financial Instruments.”

 

Nonfinancial assets, such as property, plant and equipment, and nonfinancial liabilities are recognized at their carrying amounts in the Company’s balance sheets. GAAP does not permit nonfinancial assets and liabilities to be remeasured at their fair values. However, GAAP requires the remeasurement of such assets and liabilities to their fair values upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the impairment of property, plant and equipment. In addition, if such an event occurs, GAAP requires the disclosure of the fair value of the asset or liability along with other information, including the gain or loss recognized in income in the period the remeasurement occurred.

 

The Company did not have any Level 1 or Level 2 assets and liabilities at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

 

The Derivative liabilities are Level 3 fair value measurements.

 

The following is a summary of activity of Level 3 liabilities during the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Derivatives

    2019     2018  
Derivative liability balance at beginning of period   $ 157,000     $ 3,455,000  
Additions to derivative liability for new debt     --       1,724,000  
Reclass to equity upon conversion or redemption     --       (1,740,500 )
Change in fair value     39,000       (1,328,000 )
Balance at end of period   $ 196,000     $ 2,110,500  

 

At September 30, 2019, the fair value of the derivative liabilities of convertible notes was estimated using the following weighted-average inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock of $0.17; a risk-free interest rate of 1.88%, and expected volatility of the Company’s common stock of 252.90%, and the various estimated reset exercise prices weighted by probability.

 

At September 30, 2018, the fair value of the derivative liabilities of convertible notes was estimated using the following weighted-average inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock of $0.02; a risk-free interest rate ranging from 1.93% to 2.33%, and expected volatility of the Company’s common stock ranging from 248.71% to 321.92%, and the various estimated reset exercise prices weighted by probability.

 

Warrant liability

    2019     2018  
Warrant liability balance at beginning of period   $ 93,000     $ 277,000  
Reclass to equity upon exercise     -       (150,000 )
Change in fair value     -       47,000  
Balance at end of period   $ 93,000     $ 174,000  

 

At September 30, 2019, the fair value of the warrant liability was estimated using the following weighted-average inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock of $0.17; a risk-free interest rate of 1.71%, and expected volatility of the Company’s common stock ranging of 271.83%.

 

At September 30, 2018, the fair value of the warrant liability was estimated using the following weighted-average inputs: the price of the Company’s common stock of $0.01 a risk-free interest rate of 2.88%, and expected volatility of the Company’s common stock of 342.7%.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables, and debt and are accounted for under the provisions of ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”. The carrying amount of these financial instruments, with the exception of discounted debt, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For the purpose of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains cash balances at two financial institution. Accounts at this institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. As of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company’s cash balances did not exceed FDIC coverage. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and periodically evaluates the credit worthiness of the financial institutions and has determined the credit exposure to be negligible.

 

Fixed Assets

 

Equipment is carried at historical value or cost and is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Depreciation on buildings is computed using the straight-line method, while depreciation on all other fixed assets is computed using the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) method, which does not materially differ from GAAP. Estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Buildings 27.5 – 39 years
Other Depreciable Property 5 – 10 years
Furniture and Fixtures 3 – 10 years

 

Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. At the time of retirement or other disposition of equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation will be removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, will be reflected in operations.

 

The consolidated statements of operations reflect depreciation expense of approximately $25,000 and $12,000 and $35,000 and $18,000 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) The standard requires all leases that have a term of over 12 months to be recognized on the balance sheet with the liability for lease payments and the corresponding right-of-use asset initially measured at the present value of amounts expected to be paid over the term. Recognition of the costs of these leases on the income statement will be dependent upon their classification as either an operating or a financing lease. Costs of an operating lease will continue to be recognized as a single operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs for a financing lease will be disaggregated and recognized as both an operating expense (for the amortization of the right-of-use asset) and interest expense (for interest on the lease liability). The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on April 1, 2019, and the adoption resulted in the recognition of a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and a Lease Liability for a new equipment lease entered into on June 24, 2019 (Note 8).

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2019, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Each of these pronouncements, as applicable, has been or will be adopted by the Company. Management does not believe the adoption of any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Management’s Evaluation of Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2019, through the date which the consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon the review, other than described in Note 10 – Subsequent Events, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.