Caro Holdings Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Caro Holdings Inc. (CAHO)
About this 10-Q
Caro Holdings Inc filed this 10-Q on February 14, 2025, covering the quarter ended December 31, 2024 (FY2025 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended December 31, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $4407
- up 745.9% from $521 a year earlier
- Net loss
- $267.2K
- compared with a net loss of $115.89K a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.01
- compared with $0.00 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CARO HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CARO HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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CARO HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024
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CARO HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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CARO HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2024
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Caro Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on March 29, 2016 in the State of Nevada. Initially the Company engaged in the subscription box business with a focus on offering sock subscriptions to our customers. Our subscription box was a package of a pair of socks sent directly to a customer on a recurring basis. The Company was controlled and operated by Rozh Caroro from inception till April of 2022.
Effective April 28, 2022, Rozh Caroro, the previous sole director, CEO and majority shareholder of the Company, entered into a stock purchase agreement and sold controlling interest of the Company to Christopher McEachnie. Rozh Caroro resigned her positions with the Company and Christopher McEachnie was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, and sole Director of the Company. His job was to increase shareholder value by looking for opportunities in the digital space.
Mr. McEachnie began to seek experienced operators to assist in the development of the company. On September 21, 2022, the Company incorporated a subsidiary Caro Holdings International Ltd. and appointed Meriesha Rennalls to streamline operations, hire employees, consultants and contractors including the development of a software and ecommerce platform. Between September 2022 and December 2023, the Company produced a platform that can be used for a variety of businesses including B2B, B2C and D2C. The core product is now complete and the company is soliciting clients in multiple industries. The subsidiary will continue to modify and enhance the ecommerce software for its chosen vertical markets and will allow those community to sell, market and distribute their products. The Company intends to create subsidiaries in markets where it perceives a significant sales opportunity.
Effective December 31, 2022, the Company issued
Prior to September 2022, we were an early-stage company and our activities had been limited to the to the formation of our business strategy and the raising of funds to support our mission.
The Company is now engaged in the deployment of our B2B, B2C and Direct to Consumer (D2C) systems and methodologies where we target specific vertical markets. We look for small to mid-size brands that have a strong brick-and-mortar presence and have a desire to increase their digital presence.
NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTY
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $
Management believes that the current actions to obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. There are no assurances that additional funds will be available when needed from any source or, if available, will be available on terms that are acceptable to us
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s most recent Annual Financial Statements filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. This report should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the footnotes thereto for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on July 1, 2024.
Basis of Consolidation
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the wholly-owned subsidiary Caro Holdings International, Ltd. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
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Foreign Currency Translations
The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Caro Holdings International, Ltd.’s functional currency is the Great British Pounds (GBP). All transactions initiated in GBP are translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830-30, ”Translation of Financial Statements,” as follows:
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Adjustments arising from such translations are deferred until realization and are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity as a component of comprehensive income or loss. Therefore, translation adjustments are not included in determining net income (loss) but reported as other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in earnings in the period of settlement.
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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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of products and services in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue Recognition” following the five steps procedure:
Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with customers
Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step 3: Determine the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations
Step 5: Recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation
The Company’s revenue derives from monthly fee from online ecommerce service where users can sign up and setup their own online shops.
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for intangible assets (including trademarks and formula) in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.”
ASC 350 requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value. In addition, ASC 350 requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment) on an annual basis and between annual tests when circumstances indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill may be in doubt. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgments required to estimate the fair value of reporting units include estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions or the occurrence of one or more confirming events in future periods could cause the actual results or outcomes to materially differ from such estimates and could also affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment at future reporting dates.
The cost of intangible assets with determinable useful lives is amortized to reflect the pattern of economic benefits consumed, either on a straight-line or accelerated basis over the estimated periods benefited. Patents, technology and other intangibles with contractual terms are generally amortized over their respective legal or contractual lives. When certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, an impairment assessment is performed and lives of intangible assets with determinable lives may be adjusted. (Note 5)
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Related Parties
We follow ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures”, for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions. (Note 10)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which defines fair value as used in numerous accounting pronouncements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.
The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including accounts payable and accrued liabilities. are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates taken together with other features such as embedded conversion options, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - | quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
Level 2 - | quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable |
Level 3 - | inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions) |
Convertible Note
The Company follows ASC 480-10, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480-10”) in its evaluation of the accounting for a hybrid instrument. A financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares shall be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception; (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or (c) variations inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares. Hybrid instruments meeting these criteria are not further evaluated for any embedded derivatives. The Company records each convertible note as a liability at the fixed monetary amount by measuring and recording a premium, as applicable, on the note issuance date with a charge to interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Software Development
The Company accounts for all software purchased and software development costs in accordance with FASB ASC 985-20 “Software”. Accordingly, all costs incurred prior to establishing technological feasibility are expensed and software purchased or developed with established technological feasibility are capitalized. Software purchased is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method upon implementation with an estimated useful life of seven years.
As of December 31, 2024, purchased software of $
Web Development Cost
In accordance with FASB ASC 350-50 “Web Development Costs”, all costs incurred during the website planning stage are incurred. During the website application and infrastructure development stage, software tool costs and internet domain costs are capitalized, and website hosting costs are expensed. Cost incurred in the graphics development, content development and operating stage are generally expensed unless the costs are software related and should then be capitalized.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
The Company computes basic and diluted net loss per share amounts in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if convertible notes to issue common stock were converted resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the loss of the Company.
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For the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, convertible notes were dilutive instruments and were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as their effect would be antidilutive.
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In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, ASC Subtopic 470-20 “Debt—Debt with “Conversion and Other Options” and ASC subtopic 815-40 “Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”. The standard reduced the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. Convertible instruments that continue to be subject to separation models are (1) those with embedded conversion features that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, that meet the definition of a derivative, and that do not qualify for a scope exception from derivative accounting; and, (2) convertible debt instruments issued with substantial premiums for which the premiums are recorded as paid-in capital. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"), which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 provide for enhanced income tax information primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company prospectively to all annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this update will have on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"), which require public companies disclose significant segment expenses and other segment items on an annual and interim basis and to provide in interim periods all disclosures about a reportable segment's profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually. The guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance is applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements, unless it is impracticable. We are currently evaluating the impact this update will have on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
NOTE 4 – DEFERRED BUSINESS ACQUISITION COST
On November 14, 2023,
On November 17, 2023, the Company issued
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NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS PURCHASE
On December 29, 2022, the Company entered into a software purchase agreement with Noise Comms Ltd. for the acquisition of software for a Unified Communications Platform which enables multi-party communications between brands and consumers in consideration of
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The software is amortized over estimated useful life of seven years following launch of the service commenced from the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2023 (three months ended March 31, 2024). During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the amortization expense was $
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On March 20, 2023, the Company signed an agreement with an unaffiliated company for a loan receivable amount of up to $
On June 1, 2023, the Company signed an agreement with an unaffiliated company for a loan receivable. The loan bears interest at
On September 14, 2023, the Company signed an agreement with an unaffiliated company for a loan receivable amount of up to $
On November 30, 2023, the Company signed an agreement with an unaffiliated company for a loan receivable amount of up to $
As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the total loan receivable was $
NOTE 7 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE RECEIVABLE
On March 14, 2024, the Company signed an agreement with an unaffiliated company for a convertible loan receivable amount of $
NOTE 8 – PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE
On October 9, 2022, the Company issued a $
On April 3, 2023, the Company issued a $
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NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
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NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $
As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, there was $
NOTE 11 – EQUITY
Authorized Stock
The Company’s authorized common stock consists of
Common Stock
During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued
As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the issued and outstanding common stock was
NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC 855, “Subsequent Events,” the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2024 to the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our unaudited financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our company” mean Caro Holdings Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
General Overview
Our History
Our company was incorporated on March 29, 2016 in the State of Nevada. Initially we engaged in the subscription box business with a focus on offering sock subscriptions to our customers. Our subscription box was a package of a pair of socks sent directly to a customer on a recurring basis. The company was controlled and operated by Rozh Caroro from inception till April of 2022.
Effective April 28, 2022, Rozh Caroro, the previous sole director, CEO and majority shareholder of the Company, entered into a stock purchase agreement and sold controlling interest of the Company to Christopher McEachnie. Rozh Caroro resigned her positions with the Company and Christopher McEachnie was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, and sole Director of the Company. His job was to increase shareholder value by looking for opportunities in the digital space.
Mr. McEachnie began to seek experienced operators to assist in the development of the company. On September 21, 2022, the Company incorporated a subsidiary Caro Holdings International Ltd. and appointed Meriesha Rennalls to streamline operations, hire employees, consultants and contractors including the development of a software and ecommerce platform. Between September 2022 and December 2023, the company produced a platform that can be used for a variety of businesses including B2B, B2C and D2C. The core product is now complete and the company is soliciting clients in multiple industries. The subsidiary will continue to modify and enhance the ecommerce software for its chosen vertical markets and will allow those community to sell, market and distribute their products. The company intends to create subsidiaries in markets where it perceives a significant sales opportunity.
Effective December 31, 2022 the company issued 20,000,000 shares to Noise Comms Limited and subsequently the 36,795,000 shares were returned to Treasury and were cancelled, such that indirectly Meriesha Rennalls now holds approximately 53% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, and as such she is able to control the election of our board of directors, approve all matters upon which shareholder approval is required and, ultimately, the direction of our Company.
Prior to September 2022, we were an early-stage company and our activities had been limited to the to the formation of our business strategy and the raising of funds to support our mission.
Our Current Business
We are now engaged in the deployment of our B2B, B2C and Direct to Consumer (D2C) systems and methodologies where we target specific vertical markets. We look for small to mid-size brands that have a strong brick-and-mortar presence and have a desire to increase their digital presence.
Our D2C system is a fully integrated 360° platform that allows marketing, analytics and e-commerce functionality wrapped around an industry-specific directory listing platform. The analytical data provides insight from multiple channels to facilitate successful marketing decisions based on a client’s entire business performance.
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Based on these analytics, the system can immediately deploy personalization and optimization independently, and enhance understanding of how customer interactions vary across different regions. Furthermore, our infrastructure is designed to take advantage of growth opportunities with minimal additional costs.
Since September 2022, the company has been actively engaged in soliciting and identifying clients in across a broad spectrum of industries. It has also been engaged in several marketing activities to attract partners, clients and beta testers who are providing valuable feedback in order for us to ensure our system meets their needs and expectations.
The Company is also looking to provide its marketplace platform to the pet care and spirit industries in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company is also engaging in a full array of marketing activities including social media, attending trade shows and fairs, online conferences, and utilizing identified experts in affiliate marketing, pay-per-click, organic, search, engine, optimization, and social media marketing to promote D2C commerce.
On December 29, 2022, the Company entered into a software license agreement with Noise Comms Ltd. for the acquisition of a Unified Communications Platform which enables multi-party communications between brands and consumers in consideration of 20,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $258,000.
On November 14, 2023, the Company agreed to acquire a marketplace provider in the spirits industry, a non-affiliated corporation based in Wyoming, under which the Company will issue, on a pro-rata basis, up to 12,550,000 shares of common stock based on the company reaching future milestones in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the company making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The shares will remain in escrow with the company until those milestones.
We are still a small early-stage development company with minimal revenues and limited cash on hand. We have sustained losses since inception and have relied upon loans from directors and officers and the sale of our securities for funding. We have never declared bankruptcy, been in receivership, or been involved in any kind of legal proceeding.
Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion
We believe that our systems will become one of our most important assets. Our ability to successfully create brand awareness is dependent upon our ability to address the changing needs and priorities of each brand’s target customers. To that end, we plan to focus much of our marketing efforts to recruit partners. We will then apply our methodologies to better understand their customers and their needs and ensure we align our brand messages in the marketing, and the channels through which we deliver these messages, to the target customers.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
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Net loss increased from $115,888 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $267,199 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, due to increases in operating expenses.
Revenue increased from $521 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $4,407 for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The increase in operation expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2024 was due to the increase in advertising cost and amortization expense.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred other expenses of $132,663 and $38,540, primarily consisting of note interest expense and debt issuance costs.
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Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023
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Net loss decreased from $443,520 for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 to $381,782 for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, due to increase in revenue, decrease in operating expenses and decrease in other expenses.
Revenue increased from $521 for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 to $28,850 for the nine months ended December 31, 2024.
The increase in operation expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2024 was due to the decrease in accounting and audit fees, consulting fees and software and website development cost.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred other expenses of $183,913 and $188,190, primarily consisting of note interest expense and debt issuance costs. During the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the debt issuance cost was $145,000 and $170,200, respectively.
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Our total current liabilities as of December 31, 2024 were $1,288,218 compared to $947,035 as of March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase in convertible notes payable and accrued interest payable.
Working capital deficiency increased from $713,319 as of March 31, 2024 to $1,028,427 as of December 31, 2024, mainly due to the increase in convertible notes payable and accrued interest payable.
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The report of our auditors on our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, contains a going concern qualification as we have suffered losses since our inception. We have minimal assets and have achieved limited operating revenues since our inception. We have been dependent on sales of equity securities to conduct operations. Unless and until we commence material operations and achieve material revenues, we will remain dependent on financings to continue our operations.
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $205,400, related to our net loss of $381,783 offset by amortization of $27,642, loss on convertible notes of $145,000 and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3,741.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $212,201, related to our net loss of $443,520 offset by loss on convertible notes of $170,200 and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $61,120.
Investing Activities
For the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash used in investing activities was $12,056 and $41,054, respectively, primarily for loan advancement to an unaffiliated company.
Financing Activities
For the nine months ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $217,500 primarily from proceeds related to convertible notes.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $259,200, comprised of proceeds related to convertible notes of $255,300 and proceeds related to promissory notes of $3,900.
Cash Requirements
We will require additional cash as we expand our business. Initially, to carry out our business plan, we will need to raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital or, if we are able to raise additional capital, the terms we be acceptable to us. Currently we do not have any inventory.
These conditions indicate a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We require additional debt or equity financing to have the necessary funding to continue operations and meet our obligations. We have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing our financial statements.
We will require additional financing in order to enable us to proceed with our plan of operations. There is no assurance that any party will advance additional funds to us in order to continue our future plans for operations.
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common stock in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned business activities.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
The preparation of 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 reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting periods presented.
Our critical estimates include revenue recognition and intangible assets. Although we believe that these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates given a change in conditions or assumptions that have been consistently applied. We also have other policies that we consider key accounting policies, such as our policy for revenue recognition, however, the application of these policies does not require us to make significant estimates or judgments that are difficult or subjective.
The critical accounting policies used by management and the methodology for its estimates and assumptions are as follows:
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Convertible Financial Instruments
We bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and accounts for them as free standing derivative financial instruments if certain criteria are met. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as that term is described under applicable GAAP.
When we have determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, discounts are recorded for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in the instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying Common Stock at the commitment date of the transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the instrument.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We are required to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Based on her evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, Meriesha Rennalls, our President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective such that the information relating to our company, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure as a result of continuing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
As disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2024, based on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2024, due to inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management, and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines. Management believes the above weakness constitute material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Until such time, if ever, that we remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting we expect that the material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures will continue.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this report there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We are not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we area party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: February 14, 2025 |
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Christopher McEachnie, certify that:
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| 5. | I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, Christopher McEachnie, Chief Executive Officer of Caro Holdings Inc., hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | the annual report on Form 10-Q of Caro Holdings Inc. for the period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Caro Holdings Inc. |
Date: February 14, 2025
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Caro Holdings Inc. and will be retained by Caro Holdings Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.