Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

NATURE OF BUSINESS

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NATURE OF BUSINESS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
1. Nature of Business

 

Organization

 

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was organized October 21, 1999, under its original name, Tulvine Systems, Inc., under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company previously had limited operations and was considered a development stage company until July 2005. On April 25, 2005, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. On May 2, 2005, Tulvine Systems, Inc. merged with and changed its name to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Chanticleer Advisors, LLC, (“Advisors”), Avenel Ventures, LLC ("Ventures"), Avenel Financial Services, LLC ("AFS"), Chanticleer Holdings Limited ("CHL"), Chanticleer Holdings Australia Pty, Ltd. (“CHA”), Chanticleer Investment Partners, LLC (“CIP”), DineOut SA Ltd. ("DineOut”), Kiarabrite (Pty) Ltd (“KPL”), Dimaflo (Pty) Ltd (“DFLO”), Tundraspex (Pty) Ltd (“TPL”), Civisign (Pty) Ltd (“CPL”), Dimalogix (Pty) Ltd (“DLOG”) and Crown Restaurants Kft (“Crown”) (collectively referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “the Companies”). All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Further detailed information regarding the Company's subsidiaries can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Effective May 11, 2012, the Company's common stock was reverse split, 1 share for each 2 shares issued, pursuant to a majority vote of the Company's shareholders. All share references have been adjusted as if the split occurred prior to all periods presented.

 

GENERAL

 

The consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting and include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation. These consolidated financial statements have not been audited.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations for interim reporting. The Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2011, which is included in the Company’s Form 10-K.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had current assets of $4,072,903 and $623,681; current liabilities of $1,023,065 and $3,627,306; and a working capital balance (deficit) of $3,049,838 and $(3,003,625), respectively. The Company incurred a loss of $1,301,494 during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and had an unrealized loss from available-for-sale securities of $237,639 and a foreign currency translation loss of $5,472, resulting in a comprehensive loss of $1,544,605.

 

The Company's corporate general and administrative expenses averaged approximately $295,000 per quarter during 2011 and has increased to $481,000 in the first quarter of 2012 and $657,000 in the current quarter as we expanded our footprint internationally. Effective October 1, 2011, the Company acquired majority control of the restaurants in South Africa and began consolidating these operations. The Company also will share 49% of the profits in our Hooters location opened in January 2012 in Campbelltown, Australia, a suburb of Sydney and plans to open a second Australia location under the same terms before the end of 2012.

 

The Company has a note with a balance at June 30, 2012 of $239,241 owed to its bank which is due in August 2013 and a line of credit with its bank with a balance at June 30, 2012 of $0 (total available was $2,000,000). The line matures on August 20, 2012. The Company is currently negotiating an extension of the line of credit and the terms. All of our prior notes payable and convertible debt were paid in either cash or common stock with the closing of our raise in June 2012 (for further details, see notes 7 and 8). In addition, the Company may use limited partnerships, if the Company’s raise is not sufficient or if the line of credit cannot be extended, to fund its share of costs for additional Hooters restaurants.

 

The Company expects to meet its obligations in the remainder of 2012 and the first six months of 2013 with some or all of the following:

 

· The cash proceeds received from the sale of units (consisting of common stock and warrants) in a registered offering declared effective on June 21, 2012 in which the company sold $11 million of units and netted approximately $10.1 million before expenses and approximately $3.6 million after payment of debt and accrued interest,Hoot SA non-controlling interest, and expenses;
· Received $100,000 as an annual fee for its CEO sitting on the Board of Hooters of America and expect to continue to receive this annual fee for the next three years based on the current agreement;
· Borrow, if and to the extent available, additional funds on its existing line of credit;
· Positive cash flow from our South African restaurant operations.