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Innerscope Hearing Technologies (INND) Risk Analysis

Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Innerscope Hearing Technologies disclosed 48 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Innerscope Hearing Technologies reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2018

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2018, filed Apr 16, 2019

Risk Distribution
48Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

No filing history is available.

Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedInnerscope Hearing Technologies Risk Factors
Risk Changed (3)
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    Our Directors and Officers hold 900,000 Shares of our Series B Preferred Shares which gives them voting control of the Company and therefore effective control of the Company.

    As the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, our current officers and directors ( the Moores) will have 1,000 votes per each share of the 900,000 shares of Series B Preferred that they own, constituting 900,000,000 votes, on any matter submitted to the holders of the common stock of the Company, effectively giving the holders voting control of the Company, as there are only 151,737,305 shares of the Company's common stock currently issued and outstanding. In addition to the voting power held via the Series B Preferred, our officers and directors are also the holder of 57,060,000 shares of the Company's common stock representing 37.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of the issuance of the preferred, the holders total voting percentage, including their common stock, is now 91%. This leaves our shareholders with no control over our business and operations, and any investors in our Company should be aware of this risk.

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Risk Highlights Q4, 2018

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 28 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
48
-1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
2Risks added
3Risks removed
3Risks changed
Since Dec 2018
Number of Risk Changed
3
-1
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

we are dependent on raising additional capital. if we are unable to raise additional capital, we may not be able to achieve our business plan and you could lose your investment.to achieve our business plana significant amount of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock are restricted securities and may not be freely resold to the public. when the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.significant amount of our issuedif we experience significant fluctuations in our rate of anticipated growth and fail to balance our expenses with our revenue forecasts, our results could be harmed.our rate of anticipated growthwe are be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of section 15(d) of the exchange act that requires us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports. these additional costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.eliminate our ability to earnas long as the company qualifies as an emerging growth company, the company's independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting.independent registered public accounting firmour management team has limited experience managing a public company, and regulatory compliance may divert its attention from the day-to-day management of our business.day-to-day management of our businessu.s. federal legislation entitled controlling the assault of non-solicited pornography and marketing act of 2003 imposes certain obligations on the senders of commercial emails, which could minimize the effectiveness of our email marketing solution, and establishes financial penalties for non-compliance, which could increase the costs of our business.assault of non-solicited pornographyif we experience significant fluctuations in our rate of anticipated growth and fail to balance our expenses with our revenue forecasts, our results could be harmed.fail to balance our expensesour revenues are highly susceptible to declines as a result of unfavorable economic conditions.result of unfavorable economic conditionslitigation or legal proceedings could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation.expose us to significant liabilities

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 48

Share Price & Shareholder Rights13 | 27.1%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Added
    Our Directors and Officers hold 900,000 Shares of our Series B Preferred Shares which gives them voting control of the Company and therefore effective control of the Company.

    As the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, our current officers and directors ( the Moores) will have 1,000 votes per each share of the 900,000 shares of Series B Preferred that they own, constituting 900,000,000 votes, on any matter submitted to the holders of the common stock of the Company, effectively giving the holders voting control of the Company, as there are only 151,737,305 shares of the Company's common stock currently issued and outstanding. In addition to the voting power held via the Series B Preferred, our officers and directors are also the holder of 57,060,000 shares of the Company's common stock representing 37.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of the issuance of the preferred, the holders total voting percentage, including their common stock, is now 91%. This leaves our shareholders with no control over our business and operations, and any investors in our Company should be aware of this risk.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Changed
    We could issue additional "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, as amended, provides that we may authorize and issue up to 25,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock with designations, rights, and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our Board. Our Board has issued 900,000 of Series B Preferred, and is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue one or more 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 holders of Common Stock. 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 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.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

    We incurred a net loss of $4,585,117 and $1,913,332 for the years ending December 31, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Because of the operating losses, negative cash flows from operations and working capital deficit, in their report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding their substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are dependent therefore in raising additional capital in order to fund our operations. We may continue to experience net operating losses in the foreseeable future. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to generate a profit and/or obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities, increasing sales or obtaining loan from various financial institutions where possible. Our continued net operating losses increase the difficulty in meeting such goals and there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Because we are quoted on the OTCQB instead of an exchange or national quotation system, our investors may have a tougher time selling their stock or experience negative volatility on the market price of our common stock.

    Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB. The OTCQB is often highly illiquid, in part because it does not have a national quotation system by which potential investors can follow the market price of shares except through information received and generated by a limited number of broker-dealers that make markets in particular stocks. There is a greater chance of volatility for securities that are quoted on the OTCQB as compared to a national exchange or quotation system. This volatility may be caused by a variety of factors, including the lack of readily available price quotations, the absence of consistent administrative supervision of bid and ask quotations, lower trading volume, and market conditions. Investors in our common stock may experience high fluctuations in the market price and volume of the trading market for our securities. These fluctuations, when they occur, have a negative effect on the market price for our securities. Accordingly, our stockholders may not be able to realize a fair price from their shares when they determine to sell them or may have to hold them for a substantial period of time until the market for our common stock improves.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    Our stock is listed on the OTCQB, if we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTCQB which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities in the secondary market.

    Companies trading on the OTCQB, must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTCQB. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. In addition, we may be unable to get relisted on the OTCQB, which may have an adverse material effect on the Company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    The Possible Sale of Shares of Common Stock by Our Selling Security Holders May Have a Significant Adverse Effect on the Market Price of Our Common Stock.

    We have registered 906,000 shares of common stock with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. The security holders may sell some or all of their shares at anytime. In the event that the security holders sell some or all of their shares, the price of our common stock could decrease significantly. Our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our stock in a private placement may be harmed by these competing re-sales of our common stock by the selling security holders. Potential investors may not be interested in purchasing shares of our common stock if the selling security holders are selling their shares of common stock. The selling of stock by the security holders could be interpreted by potential investors as a lack of confidence in us and our ability to develop a stable market for our stock. The price of our common stock could fall if the selling security holders sell substantial amounts of our common stock. These sales may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate because the selling security holders may offer to sell their shares of common stock to potential investors for less than we do.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    We are an ‘Emerging Growth Company" and we intend to take advantage of reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to Emerging Growth Companies, which could result in our stock being less attractive to investors.

    We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company, which in certain circumstances could be for up to five years.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    The Penny Stock Rules Could Restrict the Ability of Broker-Dealers to Sell Our Shares.

    The SEC has adopted penny stock regulations which apply to securities traded over-the-counter. These regulations generally define penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an equity security of an issuer with net tangible assets of less than $5,000,000 as indicated in audited financial statements, if the corporation has been in continuous operations for less than three years. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the rules for any transaction involving a penny stock require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC that contains certain information describing the nature and level of risk associated with investments in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Monthly account statements must be sent by the broker-dealer disclosing the estimated market value of each penny stock held in the account or indicating that the estimated market value cannot be determined because of the unavailability of firm quotes. In addition, the rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and institutional accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000). These practices require that, prior to the purchase, the broker-dealer determined that transactions in penny stocks were suitable for the purchaser and obtained the purchaser's written consent to the transaction. If a market for our common stock does develop and our shares trade below $5.00 per share, it will be a penny stock. Consequently, the penny stock rules will likely restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our shares and will likely affect the ability of purchasers in the offering to sell our shares in the secondary market. Trading in our common stock will be subject to the "penny stock" rules. Due to the thinly traded market of these shares investors are at a much higher risk to lose all or part of their investment. Not only are these shares thinly traded but they are subject to higher fluctuations in price due to the instability of earnings of these smaller companies. As a result of the lack of a highly traded market in our shares investors are at risk of a lack of brokers who may be willing to trade in these shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    The market price of our common stock may be volatile and may decline in value.

    The market price of our common stock has been and will likely continue to be highly volatile, as is the stock market in general, and the market for OTC Marketplace quoted stocks, in particular.  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.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
    Our 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.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11
    Our current management can exert significant influence over us and make decisions that are not in the best interests of all stockholders.

    Our executive officers and directors (the Moores) beneficially own as a group approximately 91% of our outstanding voting shares, including our Series B Preferred 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.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 12
    Investors who purchase shares of our common stock should be aware of the possibility of a total loss of their investment.

    An investment in our common stock involves a substantial degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should give careful consideration to the risk factors described in this section in addition to the other information contained herein. The risk factors described herein, however, may not reflect all of the risks associated with our business or an investment in our common stock. You should invest in our Company only if you can afford to lose your entire investment.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 13
    A significant amount of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock are restricted securities and may not be freely resold to the public. When the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

    A significant amount of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock are "restricted securities" as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Although Rule 144 may not be immediately available to permit resale of such shares, once available, and given the number of shares that would no longer be restricted, sales of shares by our shareholders, whether pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise, could have an immediate negative effect upon the price of our common stock.

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