Avalanche International (AVLP) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q3, 2016
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Aug 31, 2016, filed Mar 21, 2019
Risk Change Over Time
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Risk Highlights Q3, 2016
Risk Word Cloud
Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 29
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1We are an early-stage company, have generated minimal revenues, and have only a limited operating history upon which you can evaluate our business and prospects. An investment in our common stock is highly risky and could result in a complete loss of your investment if we are unsuccessful in our business plans.
Our Company was only recently formed; we have just completely changed our initial business plan; we have realized minimal revenues; and we have an accumulated deficit on our balance sheet. We have very little if any operating history upon which to evaluate the future prospects of our current business plan. Such prospects must be considered in light of the substantial risks, expenses and difficulties associated with any new investment strategy or objective, including the risk that we will not achieve our investment objective and that the value of your investment in us could decline substantially. Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods as we incur expenses associated with the initial startup of our business. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in achieving or sustaining positive cash flow at any time in the future. Any such failure could result in the possible closure of our operations or force us to seek additional capital through loans or additional sales of our equity securities to continue business operations.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2There is an active public trading market for our common stock, however the market is illiquid. Until an active, liquid public trading market is established, you may not be able to sell your common stock if you need to liquidate your investment.
Our common stock is quoted under the symbol "AVLP" on the OTC Pink operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. However, the public market for our common stock is extremely illiquid. A liquid trading market may not develop or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of a liquid market may impair your ability to sell your shares of common stock at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of a liquid market may also reduce the market value of your common stock and increase the volatility of prices paid for shares of our common stock. An illiquid market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of common stock and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or assets by using shares of our common stock as consideration.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3In the event a liquid market develops for our common stock, the market price of our common stock may be volatile and may decline in value.
In the event a liquid market develops for our common stock, the market price of our common stock may be volatile and may decline in value. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Between the date of the Agreement on May 14, 2014 and April 27, 2017 our stock has traded as high as $5.28 and as low as $0.05 per share.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock restrictions which will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.
SEC Rule 15g-9 establishes the definition of a "penny stock," for 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 a limited number of exceptions. If the price of our shares of common stock remain below $5.00 per share, our shares will continue to be considered as penny stocks. This classification severely and adversely affects the market liquidity for our common stock. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker-dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker-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-dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker-dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which sets forth: - the basis on which the broker-dealer made the suitability determination, and - that the broker-dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Our stockholders may experience significant dilution if future equity offerings are used to fund operations or acquire complementary businesses.
If our future operations or acquisitions are financed through the issuance of equity securities, our stockholders could experience significant dilution. In addition, securities issued in connection with future financing activities or potential acquisitions may have rights and preferences senior to the rights and preferences of our common stock. On October 27, 2016, subject to shareholder approval, we established an incentive compensation plan for our management and employees. We have granted and expect to grant common stock and options to purchase shares of our common stock to our directors, employees and consultants and we will grant additional common stock and options in the future. The issuance of shares of our common stock upon the exercise of these options will also result in dilution to our stockholders.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6We could issue "blank check" preferred stock without stockholder approval with the effect of diluting then current stockholder interests and impairing their voting rights, and provisions in our charter documents and under Nevada law could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable.
Our certificate of incorporation provides for the authorization to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue a series of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could dilute the interest of, or impair the voting power of, our common stockholders. The issuance of a series of preferred stock could be used as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control. For example, it would be possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of our company. On July 31, 2014, the Board of Directors designated 50,000 shares of its Preferred Stock as "Class A Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Class A Preferred Shares").
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Our current management can exert significant influence over us and make decisions that are not in the best interests of all stockholders.
As of November 30, 2015, our executive officers and directors beneficially own as a group approximately 35.1% of our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, these stockholders will be able to assert significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and any change in control. In particular, this concentration of ownership of our outstanding shares of common stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control, or otherwise discouraging or preventing a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control. This, in turn, could have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. It could also prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the market prices for their shares of common stock. Moreover, the interests of the owners of this concentration of ownership may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of other stockholders and, accordingly, could cause us to enter into transactions or agreements that we would not otherwise consider.
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