First Foods Group risk analysis
First Foods Group (FIFG) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q3, 2023
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Sep 30, 2023, filed Nov 20, 2023
Risk Change Over Time
Risk Highlights Q3, 2023
Risk Word Cloud
Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 33
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Shares of our common stock may continue to be subject to illiquidity because our shares may continue to be thinly traded and may never become eligible for trading on a national securities exchange.
While we may at some point be able to meet the requirements necessary for our common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, we cannot assure you that we will ever achieve a listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange. Our shares are currently only eligible for quotation on the OTCQB, which is not an exchange. Initial listing on a national securities exchange is subject to a variety of requirements, including minimum trading price and minimum public "float" requirements, and could also be affected by the general skepticism of such markets concerning companies that are the result of mergers with inactive publicly-held companies. There are also continuing eligibility requirements for companies listed on public trading markets. If we are unable to satisfy the initial or continuing eligibility requirements of any such market, then our stock may not be listed or could be delisted. This could result in a lower trading price for our common stock and may limit your ability to sell your shares, any of which could result in you losing some or all of your investments.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2We have a large number of authorized but unissued shares of our common and preferred stock.
We have a large number of authorized but unissued shares of common and preferred stock, which our management may issue without further stockholder approval, thereby causing dilution of your holdings of our common stock. Our management will continue to have broad discretion to issue shares of our common and preferred stock in a range of transactions, including capital-raising transactions, mergers, acquisitions and other transactions, without obtaining stockholder approval. If our management determines to issue shares of our common or preferred stock with conversion rights or special voting rights from the large pool of authorized but unissued shares for any purpose in the future, your ownership position would be diluted without your further ability to vote on that transaction. Under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may designate and issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, redemption or other rights that are senior in right to common stock. For example, the Company's Class A Preferred Stock provides 50% voting rights to the Company's two founding Directors.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures.
Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or Nasdaq, on which their securities are listed. As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX 404"), the SEC has adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the Company's internal control over financial reporting in its annual reports. While we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary documentation and testing procedures required by SOX 404, the Company as of this filing does not have effective controls. As we identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we cannot remediate in a timely manner, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our ability to obtain equity or debt financing could suffer. Also, among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors' independence, audit committee oversight and the adoption of a Code of Ethics. The Company has not adopted exchange-mandated corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. For example, in the absence of audit, nominating and compensation committees comprised of at least a majority of independent directors, decisions concerning matters such as compensation packages to our senior officers and recommendations for director nominees may be made by a majority of directors who have an interest in the outcome of the matters being decided. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from quotation by the OTCQB, which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of shareholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.
Companies quoted on the OTCQB must be current in their publicly filed reports containing information mandated under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTCQB. If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCQB. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of shareholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Our Board of Directors has sole discretion to create new classes of preferred stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as our Board of Directors may determine from time to time in its sole discretion. Accordingly, under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board may designate and issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, redemption or other rights that could impact the rights of the holders of our common shares.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6The price of our common stock is subjected to volatility.
The market for the Company's common stock may be highly volatile. The trading price of the Company's common stock is subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, quarterly variations in operating and financial results, and general economic and market conditions. In addition, statements or changes in opinions, ratings, or earnings estimates made by brokerage firms or industry analysts relating to their markets or relating to the Company could result in an immediate and adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. The highly volatile nature of the Company's stock prices may cause investment losses for their shareholders. If securities class action litigation is brought against the Company, such litigation could result in substantial costs while diverting management's attention and resources.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Shares eligible for future sale under Rule 144 and/or Rule 905 may adversely affect the market for our securities.
From time to time, certain of our stockholders who hold restricted securities may be eligible to sell all or some of their shares of common stock by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to and reliant upon certain exceptions promulgated under the Securities Act. Although current stockholders may have no current intention or ability to sell their shares, any substantial sales by holders of our common stock in the future pursuant to such exceptions may have a material adverse effect on the market price of our securities.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8Our Common Stock is Subject to the "Penny Stock" Rules of the SEC and the Trading Market in our Securities is Limited, Which Makes Transactions in Our Stock Cumbersome and May Reduce the Value of an Investment in Our Stock.
The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 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, for warrants or options or conversion price for convertible notes, of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: - that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and - the broker or dealer receives 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. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the 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. 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.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9Insiders have substantial control over us, which could limit your ability to influence the outcome of key transactions, including a change of control.
Two of our directors have perpetual voting rights with respect to all company matters. They may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentration of voting power may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change of control of our company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10Our MCA participations may be concentrated, which could lead to increased risk.
Our MCA participations may be concentrated in a limited number of investments or investments to one business or affiliated businesses. Thus, our stockholders may have limited diversification. In addition, if we make an investment in a single transaction with the intent of refinancing or selling a portion of the investment, there is a risk that we will be unable to successfully complete such a refinancing or sale. This could lead to increased risk as a result of having an unintended long-term investment and reduced diversification.
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