10-Q 1 v313988_10q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File #333-74638

 

ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MONTANA   82-0369233
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
2500 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 300   HOUSTON, TEXAS   77042
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(281) 209-9800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.              x       Yes             ¨      No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).        ¨     Yes        x     No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer ¨
         
Non-accelerated filer ¨   Smaller reporting company x
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)      

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act: Yes ¨ No  x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  At May 21, 2012, there were 144,213,710 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page No.
PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Financial Statements   3
  Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011   3
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations-Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011   4
  Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholder’s Deficit – Three months ended March 31, 2012   5
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011   6
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements   7
       
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   28
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks   31
Item 4T.   Controls and Procedures   31
     
PART II  OTHER INFORMATION
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings   32
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   32
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   32
Item 4. Removed and Reserved   32
Item 5. Other Information   32
Item 6. Exhibits   33
       
Signatures   34

 

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

AS OF MARCH 31, 2012 AND DECEMBER 31, 2011

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Cash in bank  $49,934   $224,401 
Certificate of deposit – restricted   50,019    50,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances   27,555    14,859 
Deposits and prepaid assets   12,931    66,908 
Notes receivable   750,000    750,000 
Interest receivable   375,208    375,208 
Receivable – asset sale   400,000    - 
Other assets   43,595    25,001 
Total current assets   1,709,242    1,506,377 
           
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $86,701 and $88,874, respectively   166,372    514,061 
Oil and gas properties (full cost method), net of accumulated amortization, depreciation, depletion, and asset impairment          
Proved   353,286    406,025 
Unproved   310,228    280,602 
Discontinued operations - net assets held for sale   -    1,668,238 
Total non-current assets   829,886    2,868,926 
TOTAL ASSETS  $2,539,128   $4,375,303 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Accounts payable  $409,012   $466,601 
Accounts payable - related party   37,125    82,387 
Accrued liabilities   112,823    129,387 
Accrued liabilities - related party   860,080    1,013,034 
Contract clawback provision   506,388    386,739 
Asset retirement obligation   52,010    50,944 
Notes payable - current portion   2,094,902    2,325,849 
Convertible notes payable - current portion   186,574    119,514 
Interest payable   866,590    830,360 
Derivative liability   86,300    136,894 
Deferred revenue   50,000    50,000 
Discontinued operations - liabilities held for sale   -    1,009,638 
Total current liabilities   5,261,804    6,601,347 
           
Notes payable, net of current portion   3,378    5,007 
Convertible notes payable, net of current portion   400,000    485,000 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   5,665,182    7,091,354 
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,685,250 shares authorized, 111,180 and 109,642 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively   728,455    685,558 
Capital stock, $0.001 par value, 500 million shares authorized, 135,487,043 and 125,574,295 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively   135,486    125,573 
Additional paid in capital   14,236,066    14,177,563 
Retained deficit   (18,226,061)   (17,704,745)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (3,126,054)   (2,716,051)
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  $2,539,128   $4,375,303 

 

See accompanying notes to the financial statements

 

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ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Operations

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended 
   March 31   March 31 
   2012   2011 
         
REVENUES AND GROSS MARGINS          
Oil and gas operations   98,733    24,753 
Total revenues   98,733    24,753 
           
OPERATING EXPENSES          
Cost of product sales   11,173    1,331 
Payroll and related expenses   38,546    64,353 
General and administrative   426,945    38,625 
Legal and professional   11,342    86,918 
Consulting fees   134,343    187,978 
Repairs   2,723    2,990 
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense   40,954    9,616 
Operating supplies   10,019    2,195 
Total operating expenses   676,045    394,006 
           
OPERATING LOSS   (577,312)   (369,253)
           
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES          
Interest income   648    19,297 
Interest expense   (98,834)   (71,530)
Gain on asset sale   161,905    - 
Gain on derivative   50,417    10,829 
(Loss) on change in fair value of clawback   (119,649)   (59,734)
Total other income and expense   5,513    (101,138)
           
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS  $(582,825)  $(470,391)
           
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS          
           
Gain from operations of discontinued Intercontinental Fuels, LLC   61,509    248,961 
Loss from operations of discontinued Adino Drilling, LLC   -    (272,042)
NET LOSS  $(521,316)  $(493,472)
           
Net loss per share, basic and fully diluted - continuing operations  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
Net income (loss) per share, basic and fully diluted - discontinued operations  $0.00   $(0.00)
Total net loss per share, basic and fully diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
           
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and fully diluted   133,446,401    107,685,367 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

  

Common

Stock

Shares

  

Common

Stock

Amount

  

Preferred

Shares

  

Preferred

Stock

Amount

   APIC  

Retained

Earnings

(Deficit)

   Total 
                             
Balance December 31, 2011   125,574,295   $125,573    109,642   $685,558   $14,177,563   $(17,704,745)  $(2,716,051)
                                    
Shares issued in debt conversion - common   9,912,748    9,913    -    -    37,207    -    47,120 
                                    
Reduction in derivative liability   -    -    -    -    21,296         21,296 
Shares issued in debt conversion - preferred   -    -    681    22,500    -    -    22,500 
Shares issued for cash   -    -    857    30,000    -    -    30,000 
Dividend on preferred stock   -    -    -    (9,603)   -    -    (9,603)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (521,316)   (521,316)
Balance March 31, 2012   135,487,043   $135,486    111,180   $728,455   $14,236,066   $(18,226,061)  $(3,126,054)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

  

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ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011

(Unaudited)

 

   March 31, 2012   March 31, 2011 
         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:          
Net (Loss)  $(521,316)  $(493,472)
           
Adjustments to Reconcile net (loss) to net cash (used in) operating activities:          
Depreciation and depletion   40,082    30,615 
Accretion   1,066    825 
Amortization of discount on note receivable   -    (19,255)
Amortization of note payable discount   30,680    21,441 
Gain on change in derivative liability   (50,417)   (10,829)
Bad debt expense   358,401    - 
Gain on sale – Ashton assets   (161,905)   - 
Loss on change in fair value of clawback provision   119,649    59,734 
Gain on lawsuit settlement   (32,607)   (97,820)
Loss on sale of subsidiary   8,415    252,524 
Change in operating assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   (13,090)   (2,356)
Other assets   54,352    231 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (471,296)   6,311 
Net cash (used in) operating activities  $(637,986)  $(252,051)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from sale of IFL   244,825    - 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - Ashton   100,000    - 
Purchases of equipment   (25,819)   (97,973)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  $319,005   $(97,973)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Borrowing on debt   40,000    272,500 
Proceeds from preferred stock sale   30,000    - 
Principal payments on note payable   (33,030)   (32,072)
Net cash provided by financing activities  $36,970   $240,428 
           
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (282,011)   (109,596)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   331,945    285,171 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $49,934   $175,575 
           
Cash paid for:          
Interest  $26,284   $9,571 
Income taxes   -    - 
           
Non-cash transactions:          
Stock issued in debt conversion - common stock  $45,000   $34,000 
Stock issued in debt conversion - preferred stock  $22,500   $- 
Asset retirement obligation  $-   $3,669 
Accrual of dividend payable  $9,603   $- 
Note receivable – Ashton assets  $400,000   $- 
Derivative liability new debt  $21,119   $22,594 
Reduction in derivative due to debt conversions  $21,296   $- 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

  

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ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

 

Adino was incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana on August 13, 1981, under the name Golden Maple Mining and Leaching Company, Inc. In 1985, the Company ceased its mining operations and discontinued all business operations in 1990. The Company then acquired Consolidated Medical Management, Inc. (“CMMI”) and kept the CMMI name. The Company initially focused its efforts on the continuation of the business services offered by CMMI. These services focused on the delivery of turn-key management services for the home health industry, predominately in south Louisiana. The Company exited the medical business in December 2000. In August 2001, the Company decided to refocus on the oil and gas industry. In 2003, we decided to cease our oil and gas activities and focus on becoming a fuel company.

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Intercontinental Fuels, LLC (“IFL”), a Texas limited liability company, was founded in 2003. Adino first acquired 75% of IFL’s membership interests in 2003. The Company acquired 100% ownership of IFL shortly thereafter.

 

In January 2008, the Company changed its name to Adino Energy Corporation. We believed that this name better reflected our current and future business activities.

 

As of July 1, 2010, the Company acquired PetroGreen Energy LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and AACM3, LLC, a Texas limited liability company d/b/a Petro 2000 Exploration Co. (together "Petro Energy"). Petro Energy was a licensed Texas oilfield operator currently operating 11 wells on two leases covering approximately 300 acres in Coleman County, Texas. Petro Energy also owned a drilling rig, two service rigs and associated tools and equipment. The Company also acquired the operator license held by the principal of Petro Energy.

 

After the acquisition of Petro Energy, the Company created two wholly owned subsidiaries:  Adino Exploration, LLC (“Adino Exploration”) and Adino Drilling, LLC (“Adino Drilling”).  All oil and gas leases were transferred from the Petro Energy companies to Adino Exploration and future oil and gas exploration acquisitions and activity are to be operated through this company.  The large drilling rig acquired in the Petro Energy transaction and other associated drilling machinery and equipment were transferred to Adino Drilling.

 

On March 31, 2011, the Company sold the membership interest of Adino Drilling, LLC to a related party.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company realized a reduction in accrued liability of $100,000 and acquired a $500,000 six year, 5.24% interest note receivable, for a total sale price of $600,000.  The sale resulted in a gain to the Company of $247,376; however the transaction’s related party note of $500,000 is not allowed for reporting purposes, therefore the Company had a reportable loss of $252,624.

 

In October 2011 Adino signed a letter of intent to purchase all of the assets of Ashton, AOS 1A, and AOS 1-B. The proposed purchase price for the assets was $6,000,000 in face value of convertible preferred stock of the Company, with the preferred stock converting to common stock at the rate of $0.15 per share. The parties agreed that partial closing of the purchase would occur once the sellers received clear title to the assets subject to the agreement. The first partial closing of purchase occurred on November 3, 2011, and the Company issued 100,000 shares of Adino's Class "B" Preferred Stock Series 1 (the "Preferred Stock"), as follows: 95,534 shares to AOS 1A, and 4,466 shares to AOS 1-B. The Preferred Stock shall be convertible into common shares at AOS 1A or AOS 1-B's option at any time after six months, provided that (a) immediately after the first six months, only 25% of the Preferred Stock may be converted to common stock, and (b) each month thereafter, only up to 12.5% of the Preferred Stock may be converted to common stock. The Preferred Stock shall have other terms as determined by Adino's Board of Directors. The number of shares of Preferred Stock was chosen to conform to the agreed upon value of $1,500,000 for the assets. The Company later decided not to acquire the remaining Ashton assets. On February 7, 2012, the Company sold all oilfield machinery and equipment it had purchased from Ashton Oilfield Services in its November 2011 acquisition for $500,000.

 

With the Company’s focus on oil and gas exploration and production, the Company decided to sell its interest in IFL. To that end, on February 7, 2012, Adino sold all of its membership interest in IFL to Pomisu XXI S.L. (“Buyer”). The purchase price to be paid by the Buyer was $900,000, paid in two installments with the first installment of $244,825 paid on February 7, 2012, and the balance due not later than May 7, 2012. The balance of the purchase price shall be computed as follows: $900,000 minus $244,825 (initial installment) minus $655,157 of IFL liabilities assumed and settled by the Buyer. The liabilities included $106,520 in accounts payable, $1,500 to a related party, $110,000 in retained customer deposit and $437,155 for the G J Capital lawsuit judgment (see Note 25 for a more thorough discussion).

 

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NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Adino Energy Corporation have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in Adino Energy Corporation’s Annual Report 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 periods presented have been reflected herein.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

Significant accounting policies

 

Use of 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 reported amounts and related disclosures.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all of the assets, liabilities and results of operations of subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling interest. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments which subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

 

The Company maintains its cash in well-known banks selected based upon management’s assessment of the banks’ financial stability. Balances rarely exceed the $250,000 federal depository insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any losses on deposits and believes the risk of loss is minimal.

 

Management assesses the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the financial strength of our customers, historical experience with our customers and the aging of the amounts due. For the year ended December 31, 2011, we had no reserve for doubtful accounts as all of our receivables were collected early in the subsequent period and had no expectation of loss. At March 31, 2012, the Company reserved the amount due from sale of IFL, or $358,401.

 

Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  We had no cash equivalents at either March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

 

Investments

The Company from time to time maintains a portfolio of marketable investment securities for deposit requirements associated with our oil and gas operator licenses. The securities have an investment grade and a term to earliest maturity generally of ten months to over one year and include certificates of deposit. These securities are carried at cost, which approximates market. The Company’s securities are classified as held-to-maturity because the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity.

 

Other Assets

Supplies consisting of equipment and parts to be used for future drilling projects and repair to existing wells are stated at cost.  As the supplies are assigned to a particular project, they are then capitalized or expensed, accordingly.  Supplies are evaluated at each balance sheet date for obsolescence and impairment.

 

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost.  Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to fifteen years.  Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the original estimated economic useful lives of the applicable assets are capitalized.  Expenditures for normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.  The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations.

 

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Oil and Gas Producing Activities

The Company follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas operations whereby all costs associated with the exploration and development of oil and gas properties are initially capitalized into a single cost center (full cost pool”). Such costs include land acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenses, carrying charges on non-producing properties and costs of drilling directly related to acquisition and exploration activities. Proceeds from property sales are generally credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs. A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a full cost pool.

 

Depletion of exploration and production costs and depreciation of production equipment is computed using the units of production method based upon estimated proved oil and gas reserves as determined by consulting engineers and prepared (annually) by independent petroleum engineers. Costs included in the depletion base to be amortized include (a) all proved capitalized costs including capitalized asset retirement costs, net of estimated salvage values, less accumulated depletion, (b) estimated future development cost to be incurred in developing proved reserves; and (c) estimated dismantlement and abandonment costs, net of estimated salvage values that have not been included as capitalized costs because they have not yet been capitalized in asset retirement costs. The costs of unproved properties are withheld from the depletion base until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties. The unproved properties are reviewed quarterly for impairment. When proved reserves are assigned or the unproved property is considered to be impaired, the cost of the property or the amount of the impairment is added to the costs subject to depletion calculations.

 

Current guidance requires that  unamortized capitalized costs (less certain adjustments) for each cost center  not exceed the cost ceiling, which is defined as the present value of future net revenues from estimated production of proved oil and gas reserves (plus certain adjustments). If adjusted unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center exceed the cost center ceiling, the excess is charged to expenses and separately disclosed during the period it occurs. The Company evaluates the carrying cost of the applicable oil producing properties for any impairment as required.

 

Derivatives

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at their fair value. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then revalued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported as charges or credits to income. For option−based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses the lattice model to value the derivative instruments. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non−current based on whether or not cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company accounts for its asset retirement obligations by recording the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation recognized for the period in which it was incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value could be made. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived asset. The increase in carrying value of a property associated with the capitalization of an asset retirement cost is included in proved oil and gas properties in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company depletes the amount added to proved oil and gas property costs. The future cash outflows associated with settling the asset retirement obligation that have been accrued in the accompanying balance sheets are excluded from the ceiling test calculations. The Company also depletes the estimated dismantlement and abandonment costs, net of salvage values, associated with future development activities that have not yet been capitalized as asset retirement obligations. These costs are also included in the ceiling test calculations. Accretion of the asset retirement liability is allocated to operating expense using the discount method.

 

Revenue Recognition

IFL earns revenue from customer contract payments on a monthly basis. The Company recognizes revenue from the contracts in the month that the services are provided based upon contractually determined rates.

 

As described above, in accordance with the requirement of current guidance, the Company recognizes revenue when (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists (contracts) (2) delivery has occurred (monthly) (3) the seller’s price is fixed or determinable (per the customer’s contract or current market price) and (4) collectability is reasonably assured (based upon our credit policy).

 

The Company has performed an analysis and determined that gross revenue reporting is appropriate, since (1) the Company is the primary obligor in the transaction (2) the Company has latitude in establishing price and (3) the Company provides the product and performs part of the service.

 

Adino Exploration earns revenue from the sale of oil.  The Company recognizes oil, gas and natural gas condensate revenue in the period of delivery.  Settlement for oil sales occurs 30 days after the oil has been sold; and settlement for gas sales would occur 60 days after the gas had been sold.  The Company recognizes revenue when an arrangement exists, the product or service has been provided, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

 

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Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability approach to account for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases using tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted.

 

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted an accounting standard which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements. This standard provides guidance on recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on a tax return.

 

Income (Loss) Per Share

Current guidance requires earnings per share (“EPS”) to be computed and reported as both basic EPS and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents (convertible notes and interest on the notes, stock awards and stock options) outstanding during the period. Dilutive EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if options to purchase common stock were exercised for shares of common stock.   The dilutive effect of convertible instruments on earnings per share is not presented in the consolidated statements of operations for periods with a net loss.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

We record stock-based compensation as a charge to earnings, net of the estimated impact of forfeited awards. As such, we recognize stock-based compensation cost only for those stock-based awards that are estimated to ultimately vest over their requisite service period, based on the vesting provisions of the individual grants. The process of estimating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards and recognizing stock-based compensation cost over their requisite service periods involves significant assumptions and judgments.

 

We estimate the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model which requires management to make certain assumptions regarding: (i) the expected volatility in the market price of the Company’s common stock; (ii) dividend yield; (iii) risk-free interest rates; and (iv) the period of time employees are expected to hold the award prior to exercise (referred to as the expected holding period). The dividend yield is based on the approved annual dividend rate in effect and current market price of the underlying common stock at the time of grant. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for bonds with maturities ranging from one month to ten years. The expected holding period of the awards granted is estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees. In addition, we estimate the expected impact of forfeited awards and recognize stock-based compensation cost only for those awards expected to vest. We use historical experience to estimate projected forfeitures. If actual forfeiture rates are materially different from our estimates, stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what we have recorded in the current period. We periodically review actual forfeiture experience and revise our estimates, as considered necessary. The cumulative effect on current and prior periods of a change in the estimated forfeiture rate is recognized as compensation cost in earnings in the period of the revision.

 

The Company has granted options and warrants to purchase Adino’s common stock.  These instruments have been valued using the Black-Scholes model.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset or the asset’s estimated fair value to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write-down to market value or discounted cash flow is required.

 

For the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Adino evaluated and determined that no impairment was warranted on the fixed assets of the Company.  Additionally, no impairment was required on the oil and gas assets of the Company.  There was no change to the impairment analysis performed at the December 31, 2011 audit and no indicators of impairment at the review.  See Notes 12 and 13 for a more thorough discussion of the Company’s fixed assets and oil and gas assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

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Goodwill

Through December 31, 2011, goodwill has been our single largest asset. We evaluate the recoverability and measure the potential impairment of our goodwill annually. The annual impairment test is a two-step process that begins with the estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit. The first step screens for potential impairment and the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if any. Our estimate of fair value considers the financial projections and future prospects of our business, including its growth opportunities and likely operational improvements. As part of the first step to assess potential impairment, we compare our estimate of fair value for the reporting unit to the book value of the reporting unit. We determine the fair value of the reporting units based on the income approach. Under the income approach, we calculate the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. If the book value is greater than our estimate of fair value, we would then proceed to the second step to measure the impairment, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying value. The implied fair value is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill is greater than its implied fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in the amount of the excess. We believe our estimation methods are reasonable and reflect common valuation practices.

 

In December 2010, the FASB issued FASB ASU No. 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts,” which is now codified under FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.” This ASU provides amendments to Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not goodwill impairment exists. When determining whether it is more likely than not impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors, such as a significant deterioration in market conditions, indicating impairment may exist. FASB ASU No. 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years (and interim periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2010. Upon adoption of the amendments, an entity with reporting units having carrying amounts which are zero or negative is required to assess whether it is more likely than not the reporting units’ goodwill is impaired. If the entity determines impairment exists, the entity must perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for that reporting unit or units. Step 2 involves allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to each asset and liability, with the excess being implied goodwill. An impairment loss results if the amount of recorded goodwill exceeds the implied goodwill. Any resulting goodwill impairment should be recorded as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings in the period of adoption.

 

 On a quarterly basis, we perform a review of our business to determine if events or changes in circumstances have occurred which could have a material adverse effect on the fair value of the Company and its goodwill. If such events or changes in circumstances were deemed to have occurred, we would perform an impairment test of goodwill as of the end of the quarter, consistent with the annual impairment test performed at the end of our fiscal year on December 31, and record any noted impairment loss.

 

With the sale of IFL in February 2012, the Company has removed all IFL goodwill at March 31, 2012.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted a new standard related to the accounting for financial assets and financial liabilities and items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, at least annually. This standard provides a single definition of fair value and a common framework for measuring fair value as well as new disclosure requirements for fair value measurements used in financial statements. Fair value measurements are based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants exclusive of any transaction costs, and are determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market. The principal market is the market with the greatest level of activity and volume for the asset or liability. Absent a principal market to measure fair value, the Company would use the most advantageous market, which is the market that the Company would receive the highest selling price for the asset or pay the lowest price to settle the liability, after considering transaction costs. However, when using the most advantageous market, transaction costs are only considered to determine which market is the most advantageous and these costs are then excluded when applying a fair value measurement. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted an accounting standard for applying fair value measurements to certain assets, liabilities and transactions that are periodically measured at fair value. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In August 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting standards related to the measurement of liabilities that are routinely recognized or disclosed at fair value. This standard clarifies how a company should measure the fair value of liabilities, and that restrictions preventing the transfer of a liability should not be considered as a factor in the measurement of liabilities within the scope of this standard. This standard became effective for the Company on October 1, 2009. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The fair value accounting standard creates a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

 

Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

The results of operations of a component of an entity that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale is reported in discontinued operations if both of the following conditions are met:

 

a. The operations and cash flows of the component have been (or will be) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity as a result of the disposal transaction.

 

b. The entity will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component after the disposal transaction.

In a period in which a component of an entity either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale, the income statement of the Company for current and prior periods will report the results of operations of the component, including any gain or loss recognized, in discontinued operations. The results of operations of a component classified as held for sale shall be reported in discontinued operations in the period(s) in which they occur.

 

Reclassification

Certain amounts reported in the prior period financial statements may have been reclassified to the current period presentation.

 

NOTE 3-GOING CONCERN

 

As of March 31, 2012, the Company has a working capital deficit of $3,552,562 and total stockholders’ deficit of $3,126,054.  These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern depends upon its ability to obtain funding for its working capital deficit. Of the outstanding current liabilities at March 31, 2012, $860,080 of the outstanding current liabilities is due to certain officers and directors for prior years’ accrued compensation.  These officers and directors have agreed in writing to postpone payment if necessary, should the Company need capital it would otherwise pay these individuals. Additionally, non-cash items include derivative liability of $86,300 and contract clawback provision of $506,388.  The Company plans to satisfy current year and future cash flow requirements through its oil and gas operations and merger and acquisition opportunities including the expansion of existing business opportunities.  The Company expects these growth opportunities to be financed by a combination of equity and debt capital; however, in the event the Company is unable to obtain additional debt and equity financing, the Company may not be able to continue its operations. 

 

NOTE 4 - LEASE COMMITMENTS

 

On April 1, 2007, IFL agreed to lease a fuel storage terminal from 17617 Aldine Westfield Road, LLC for 18 months at $15,000 per month. The lease contained an option to purchase the terminal for $3.55 million by September 30, 2008. The Company evaluated this lease and determined that it qualified as a capital lease for accounting purposes.  The terminal was capitalized at $3,179,572, calculated using the present value of monthly rent at $15,000 for the months April 2007 – September 2008 and the final purchase price of $3.55 million discounted at IFL’s incremental borrowing rate of 12.75%.  The terminal was depreciated over its useful life of 15 years resulting in monthly depreciation expense of $17,664.  As of December 31, 2007, the carrying value of the capital lease liability was $3,355,984.

 

Due to the difficult credit markets, the Company was unable to secure financing for the Houston terminal facility and assigned its rights under the terminal purchase option to Lone Star Fuel Storage and Transfer, LLC (“Lone Star”).  Lone Star purchased the terminal from 17617 Aldine Westfield Road, LLC on September 30, 2008.  Lone Star then entered into a five year operating lease with option to purchase with IFL.  The five year lease has monthly rental payments of $30,000, escalating 3% per year.  IFL’s purchase option allows for the terminal to be purchased at any time prior to October 1, 2009 for $7,775,552.  The sale price escalates $1,000,000 per year after this date, through the lease expiration date of September 30, 2013.  The Company recognizes the escalating lease payments on a straight line basis.  

 

The Lone Star lease was evaluated and was deemed to be an operating lease.

 

The transactions that led to the above two leases both resulted in gains to the Company.  The lawsuit settlement just prior to the lease with 17617 Aldine Westfield Road, LLC resulted in a gain to the Company of $1,480,383.  The Company amortized this amount over the life of the capital asset, or 15 years.

 

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At the expiration of the capital lease, September 30, 2008, the above remaining gain of $1,332,345 was rolled into the gain on the sale assignment transaction with Lone Star of $624,047.  The total remaining gain to be amortized as of September 30, 2008 was $1,956,392. This amount is being amortized over the life of the Lone Star operating lease, or 60 months.  The operating lease expires on September 30, 2013.  This treatment is consistent with sale leaseback gain recognition rules.

 

With the Company’s focus on oil and gas exploration and production, the Company decided to sell its interest in IFL. To that end, on February 7, 2012, Adino sold all of its membership interest in IFL to Pomisu XXI S.L. (“Buyer”). The purchase price to be paid by the Buyer was $900,000, paid in two installments with the first installment of $244,825 paid on February 7, 2012, and the balance due not later than May 7, 2012. The balance of the purchase price shall be computed as follows: $900,000 minus $244,825 (initial installment) minus $655,157 of IFL liabilities assumed and settled by the Buyer. The liabilities included $106,520 in accounts payable, $1,500 to a related party, $110,000 in retained customer deposit and $437,155 for the G J Capital lawsuit judgment (see Part II, Item 1 for a more thorough discussion).

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $24,042 and $97,820 respectively, in gain on sale/leaseback. These amounts are included in discontinued operations due to the sale of IFL.

 

NOTE 5 - CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has $50,019 and $50,000, respectively, of restricted certificates of deposit (CDs”). These investments are classified as either a current or long-term asset based on their maturity date. The securities generally have maturity dates of ten months to over one year. The restricted investments serve as collateral for an oil and gas operator license held by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Adino Exploration, LLC. The cash is held in custody by the issuing bank, is restricted as to withdrawal or use, and is currently invested in certificates of deposit. Income from these investments is paid to the Company at maturity of the certificates of deposit. These investments are classified as held-to-maturity and are recorded as either short-term or long-term on the balance sheet based on contractual maturity date and are recorded at amortized cost.  The Company’s securities are classified as held-to-maturity because the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity.

 

NOTE 6 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company uses an oil and gas gathering company for its oil sales. Each month, sales are recorded as the product is picked up by the gatherer and payments are made to the Company, the following month. The amounts accrued at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are for current month production, to be paid the subsequent month. Additionally, the Company advanced $10,000 to a business associate in December, 2011 for repayment in 2012.

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Oil and gas gatherer receivable  $17,555   $4,859 
Advances   10,000    10,000 
Total  $27,555   $14,859 

 

NOTE 7 – PETRO ENERGY ACQUISITION PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION

 

The Company’s acquisition of Petro Energy (see Note 1) included operating wells and fixed assets. The transaction, treated as a business combination, was valued under current guidance using fair value methods. To arrive at the acquired asset’s fair value, the valuation considered the value to be the price, in cash or equivalent, that a buyer could reasonably be expected to pay, and a seller could reasonably be expected to accept, if the business were exposed for sale on the open market for a reasonable period of time, with both buyer and seller being in possession of the pertinent facts and neither being under any compulsion to act.

 

The Company issued ten million (10,000,000) shares of common stock at closing as consideration for the companies. The stock price as of July 1, 2010 was $0.015 per common share, representing a value of $150,000.

 

The tangible assets acquired were valued based on the appropriate application of the market or cost approaches. The fair value was estimated at the depreciable value of the current replacement costs based on the age of the assets, assuming they are in good, working order. Additionally, the Company had an independent third party value the oil reserves for the Felix Brandt wells in Coleman, Texas.

 

A component of the acquisition agreement with PetroGreen Energy and AACM3, LLC gave the former owners of these companies the option to repurchase for $1.00 the assets held by the companies as of July 1, 2010 if the Company’s common stock price fails to reach $0.25 per share within three years of the original acquisition date. This contract clawback provision was valued as a liability at July 1, 2010 at $408,760.

 

The above valuations resulted in a goodwill calculation on acquisition of $7,139 at July 1, 2010.

 

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Below is the acquisition summary including fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration given as of July 1, 2010:

 

   Fair Value at July 1, 2010 
Assets acquired:     
Tangible drilling costs  $155,700 
Proved oil and gas properties   71,060 
Machinery and equipment   324,861 
Total acquired asset fair value   551,621 
Less liability assumed:     
Contract clawback provision   (408,760)
Consideration - Common stock   (150,000)
Goodwill from acquisition  $7,139 

 

 After acquisition of the Petro Energy companies, the Company created two wholly owned subsidiaries:  Adino Exploration, LLC (“Adino Exploration”) and Adino Drilling, LLC (“Adino Drilling”).  All oil and gas leases and a portion of the machinery and equipment were transferred from the Petro Energy companies to Adino Exploration and future oil and gas exploration acquisitions and activity are to be operated through this company.  The large drilling rig acquired in the Petro Energy transaction and other associated drilling machinery and equipment were transferred to Adino Drilling.

 

NOTE 8 – SALE OF ADINO DRILLING, LLC

 

On March 31, 2011, the Company sold the membership shares of Adino Drilling, LLC to a related party.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company realized a reduction in accrued liability of $100,000 and acquired a $500,000 six year, 5.24% interest note receivable, for a total sale price of $600,000.  The sale resulted in a gain to the Company of $247,376; however the transaction’s related party note of $500,000 is not allowed for reporting purposes, therefore the Company realized a reportable loss of $252,624.  Adino’s management believes that the sale of the drilling rig and associated equipment was in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders.  The rig held by the Company was primarily suited for drilling up to 3,500 feet. However, the Company is currently drilling shallower wells. This large rig would be uneconomical for drilling smaller wells. The Company has decided to contract with service companies that specialize in shallower wells, thus reducing drilling expense.  The cash flow to be realized from the $500,000 note, accompanied by the decreased related party compensation of $100,000, is expected to increase Adino’s cash flow.

 

With the sale of Adino Drilling, LLC, the $7,139 of goodwill resulting from the original PetroGreen acquisition, discussed in Note 7 was written off.  The transaction has been accounted for as a discontinued operation.

 

Below are the asset and liability values for Adino Drilling, LLC at March 31, 2011:

 

   Assets disposed at
March 31, 2011
 
     
Cash  $100 
Fixed assets, net of depreciation of $34,837 and $21,186 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2011, respectively   350,702 
Total assets   350,802 
      
Accounts payable   5,317 
Accounts payable - related party   - 
Total liabilities   5,317 
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Net assets - discontinued operations  $345,485 

 

NOTE 9 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company’s $50,000 CD is carried at cost, which approximates market. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company realized $19 in interest income on the CD. The Company valued the Petro Energy acquisition contract clawback and the current convertible note and warrant derivatives using Level 3 criterion, shown below. As of March 31, 2012, the valuations resulted in a gain on derivatives of $50,417 and loss on contract clawback provision of $119,649 for a net loss of $69,251. As of December 31, 2011, the valuations resulted in a gain on derivatives of $10,850, loss on contract clawback provision of $49,385 and goodwill impairment of $4,827 for a net loss of $53,859.

 

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March 31, 2012                    
Description  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total Realized
 Gain (Loss) due to
 Valuation at
   Total Unrealized
 Gain (Loss) due to
 valuation
 
                     
Marketable security - CD  $50,019   $-   $-   $19   $- 
                          
Notes payable  - derivative   -    -    85,607    (47,450)   - 
                          
Haag warrants - derivative   -    -    693    (2,967)   - 
                          
Contract clawback provision   -    -    506,388    119,649    - 
Total  $-   $-   $592,688   $69,251   $- 

 

December 31, 2011                    
Description  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total Realized
 Gain (Loss) due to
 Valuation
   Total Unrealized
 Gain (Loss) due to
 Valuation
 
                     
Marketable security - CD  $50,000   $-   $-   $-   $- 
                          
Goodwill   -    -    1,554,413    (4,827)   - 
                          
Notes payable  - derivative   -    -    133,235    14,541    - 
                          
Haag warrants - derivative   -    -    3,659    (3,691)   - 
                          
Contract clawback provision   -    -    386,739    49,385    - 
Total  $50,000   $-   $2,078,046   $53,859   $- 

 

With the sale of IFL, the Company removed all associated goodwill at the sale date, February 7, 2012. At December 31, 2011, the Company recognized a loss on goodwill of $4,827 for an ending balance of $1,554,413.

 

NOTE 10 - NOTES RECEIVABLE / INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

On November 6, 2003, Mr. Stuart Sundlun acquired 1,200 units of IFL from Adino. Part of the purchase price was a note from Mr. Sundlun dated November 6, 2003, bearing interest of 10% per annum in the amount of $750,000. This note was secured by 600 units of IFL being held in attorney escrow and released pursuant to the sales agreement.  The sales agreement provided that the unreleased units would revert to Adino if Mr. Sundlun did not acquire the remaining 600 units.

 

On August 7, 2006, IFL repurchased the units sold to Mr. Sundlun. The entire amount due from Mr. Sundlun and payable to Mr. Sundlun is reported at gross (i.e., without offset) in the Company's financial statements. The right of offset does not officially exist even though it has been discussed. In accordance with current guidance, the Company did not net the note receivable against the note payable. Current guidance states “It is a general principal of accounting that the offsetting of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet is improper except where a right of setoff exists.” Although both parties agreed verbally that a net payment would be acceptable, no formal documentation exists of this verbal agreement.

 

In addition to the above facts, the note holder provided a separate written confirmation to the Company's auditors at December 31, 2011 of both the note payable and note receivable balances, respectively.

 

The Company's net notes receivable and payable to and from Mr. Sundlun are a net payable of $750,000.

 

The 600 units of IFL are no longer held in escrow as the Company purchased all 1,200 units of IFL including the escrow units for $1,500,000 which is the value of the note payable.

 

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The note receivable from Mr. Sundlun matured on November 6, 2008.  The Company extended the note’s maturity date to August 8, 2011 with no additional interest accrual to occur past November 6, 2008.  Due to the fact that there will be no interest accrued on the note going forward, the Company recorded a discount on the note principal of $179,671.  The discount was fully amortized as of August 8, 2011.  The Company and Mr. Sundlun do not deem the notes in default and were discussing the note extension or renegotiation at March 31, 2012.

 

Interest accrued on the Sundlun note receivable was $375,208 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

A schedule of the balances at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Sundlun note receivable  $750,000   $750,000 
Less: current portion   (750,000)   (750,000)
Total long-term notes receivable  $-   $- 

 

NOTE 11 – RECEIVABLE – ASSET SALES

 

In October 2011 Adino signed a letter of intent to purchase all of the assets of Ashton, AOS 1A, and AOS 1-B. The proposed purchase price for the assets was $6,000,000 in face value of convertible preferred stock of the Company, with the preferred stock converting to common stock at the rate of $0.15 per share. The parties agreed that partial closing of the purchase would occur once the sellers received clear title to the assets subject to the agreement. The first partial closing of purchase occurred on November 3, 2011, and the Company issued 100,000 shares of Adino's Class "B" Preferred Stock Series 1 (the "Preferred Stock"), as follows: 95,534 shares to AOS 1A, and 4,466 shares to AOS 1-B. The Preferred Stock shall be convertible into common shares at AOS 1A or AOS 1-B's option at any time after six months, provided that (a) immediately after the first six months, only 25% of the Preferred Stock may be converted to common stock, and (b) each month thereafter, only up to 12.5% of the Preferred Stock may be converted to common stock. The Preferred Stock shall have other terms as determined by Adino's Board of Directors. The number of shares of Preferred Stock was chosen to conform to the agreed upon value of $1,500,000 for the assets. The Company later decided not to acquire the remaining Ashton assets. On February 7, 2012, the Company sold all oilfield machinery and equipment it had purchased from Ashton Oilfield Services in its November 2011 acquisition for $500,000. At March 31, 2012, the outstanding balance on the purchase was $400,000, which was fully collected as of May 17, 2012.

 

With the Company’s focus on oil and gas exploration and production, the Company decided to sell its interest in IFL. To that end, on February 7, 2012, Adino sold all of its membership interest in IFL to Pomisu XXI S.L. (Buyer”). The purchase price to be paid by the Buyer was $900,000, paid in two installments with the first installment of $244,825 paid on February 7, 2012, and the balance due not later than May 7, 2012. The balance of the purchase price shall be computed as follows: $900,000 minus $244,825 (initial installment) minus $655,157 of IFL liabilities assumed and settled by the Buyer. The agreement also called for any cash payments made by the Company, on behalf of the Buyer, to be repaid to the Company at the settlement. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had paid $200,321 in partial settlement of the G J Capital lawsuit judgment. The full receivable balance due from Buyer of $358,401 has been reserved, as the balance had not been collected by the May 7, 2012 settlement date (subsequent to the date of the this report).

 

A schedule of the balances at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Ashton asset sale  $400,000   $- 
IFL membership sale   358,401    - 
Less:  allowance for uncollectible accounts   (358,401)   - 
Total receivable – asset sales  $400,000   $- 

 

NOTE 12 – FIXED ASSETS

 

The following is a summary of this category:

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Machinery and equipment  $185,149   $528,720 
Vehicles   60,927    60,927 
Leasehold improvements   6,997    13,288 
Total assets - continuing operations   253,073    602,935 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (86,701)   (88,874)
Net assets - continuing operations   166,372    514,061 
Machinery and equipment – Intercontinental Fuels, LLC, discontinued as of 2/7/2012, net of accumulated depreciation   -    6,281 
Total  $166,372   $520,342 

 

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On February 7, 2012, the Company sold the membership shares of IFL to a third party.  IFL’s assets were leasehold improvements and office equipment, with a net book value of $6,281 at the time of sale. The sale resulted in a loss to the Company of $8,416, which is included with the IFL activity through the sale date, in the discontinued operations section of the statement of operations.

 

The useful life for leasehold improvements is 15 years. Machinery and equipment has a useful life of seven years, vehicles’ useful life is five years and office equipment is being depreciated over three years.  Depreciation expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $9,744 and $27,170, respectively.

 

NOTE 13 - OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES

 

Tangible drilling costs: The Company acquired tangible drilling equipment and proved oil and gas properties with the Petro Energy acquisition in July 2010. The tangible assets were valued based on the appropriate application of the market or cost approaches as of the date of acquisition. The fair value was estimated at the depreciable value of the current replacement costs based on the age and condition of the assets.

 

Since the Petro Energy acquisition, the Company has completed an extensive workover program on the original wells acquired. The Company has also drilled and completed 3 wells on the James Leonard lease during 2011. In late 2011, the Company drilled 5 new wells - 4 on the James Leonard lease and 1 on the Felix Brandt lease, financed by BlueRock Energy Capital II, LLC (BlueRock”). (See Note 17 for additional discussion).

 

Proved oil and gas properties: As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s Felix Brandt and James Leonard leases include thirteen proved developed producing (PDP) wells and three saltwater disposal wells. According to the reserve analysis conducted by an independent engineering firm, the estimated discounted net cash flow on the Felix Brandt lease was $118,590 as of December 31, 2010. As a result of the Company’s workover and drilling programs during 2011, the estimated discounted net cash flow on the combined Felix Brandt and James Leonard leases are $951,247 as of December 31, 2011. Due to our significant net loss carryforward, we do not expect to pay any federal income taxes on future net revenues provided from the Felix Brandt lease production. Therefore, the pre-tax and after-tax estimate of discounted future net cash flows at December 31, 2011 are both $951,247. There was no updated estimated of future net reserves performed at March 31, 2012.

 

Asset retirement obligation: The Company accounts for its asset retirement obligations by recording the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation recognized in the period in which it was incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value could be made. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived asset and allocated to operating expense using a systematic and rational method. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has recorded a net asset of $46,372 and related liability of $52,010. Accretion for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was $1,066.

 

Impairment:  Current guidance requires that  unamortized capitalized costs (less certain adjustments) for each cost center  not exceed the cost ceiling, which is defined as the present value of future net revenues from estimated production of proved oil and gas reserves (plus certain adjustments). If adjusted unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center exceed the cost center ceiling, the excess is charged to expenses and separately disclosed during the period it occurs. The Company evaluated the carrying cost of the applicable oil producing properties and determined that the carrying value should be reduced by $47,481 for the year ended December 31, 2010. For the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company evaluated the carrying cost of the applicable oil producing properties and determined that the carrying value did not exceed the cost ceiling, therefore no adjustment was necessary for the first quarter of 2012 or year ended December 31, 2011.  

 

The oil and gas related asset values at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Tangible drilling costs  $386,933   $409,334 
Proved oil and gas properties   71,060    71,060 
Unproved oil and gas properties   310,228    280,602 
Asset retirement cost   46,372    46,372 
Impairment   (47,481)   (47,481)
Accumulated depletion   (103,598)   (73,260)
Total  $663,514   $686,627 

 

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Depletion expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $30,338 and $3,445, respectively.

 

NOTE 14 - OTHER ASSETS

 

As the Company’s wells and lease holdings have increased, it has need for supplies on hand for lease and well repair and maintenance. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $43,595 and $25,001 in supplies and replacement parts available for use, respectively.

 

NOTE 15 - CONSOLIDATION OF IFL AND GOODWILL

 

From the period of IFL’s inception to 2005, our ownership percentage in IFL was 60%. Our ownership increased to 80% during 2005 when our 20% partner withdrew from IFL and rescinded its investment. On August 7, 2006, we obtained the remaining 20% interest in IFL from Stuart Sundlun in consideration for a note payable as described in Note 9. This transaction was accounted for as a step acquisition. This step acquisition resulted in an additional $1,500,000 of goodwill as the fair value of the net assets acquired was determined by management to be zero and the consideration given as discussed above was the $1,500,000 note.

 

Adino evaluated the aggregate goodwill for impairment at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Due to the sale of the Company’s interest in IFL in February 2012, the Company has recorded impairment of goodwill on the transaction of $1,554,413 and $4,827, respectively.

 

NOTE 16 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES / ACCRUED LIABILITIES – RELATED PARTY

 

Other liabilities and accrued expenses consisted of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
Accrued accounting and legal fees  $103,000   $125,000 
Property and payroll tax accrual   220    2,445 
Dividend payable   9,603    1,942 
Total accrued liabilities  $112,823   $129,387 
           
Accrued salaries-related party  $860,080   $1,013,034 
           
Asset retirement obligation  $52,010   $50,944 

 

Accrued salaries - related party:  This liability is due to certain officers and directors for prior years’ accrued compensation.  They have agreed to postpone payment if necessary, should the Company need capital it would otherwise pay these individuals.

 

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NOTE 17 - NOTES PAYABLE / CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

   March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
NOTES PAYABLE          
Note payable  - Stuart Sundlun, bearing interest of 10% per annum, due August 7, 2011  $1,500,000   $1,500,000 
Note payable - Gulf Coast Fuels/GJ Capital   236,834    436,380 
Notes payable - BlueRock Energy Group, bearing interest at 18%, payable via production; $0.00 at 12/31/10)   348,168    379,854 
Note payable - GMAC, bearing interest of 11.7% per annum with 60 monthly payments of $895, due May 13, 2013   13,278    14,622 
Total notes payable   2,098,280    2,330,856 
Less:  current portion   (2,094,902)   (2,325,849)
Long term notes payable   3,378    5,007 
           
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE          
Note payable - Asher notes, net of discount of $49,246 and $50,986 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively   124,074    119,514 
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due February 16, 2012 (balance $0 at March 31, 2012; $5,000 at 12/31/11)          
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due March 23,2012 (balance $13,000 at March 31, 2012; $53,000 at 12/31/11)          
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due April 7, 2012 (balance $37,500 at 3/31/12 and 12/31/11)          
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due June 12, 2012 (balance $37,500 at 3/31/12 and 12/31/11)          
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due August 28, 2012 (balance $37,500 at 3/31/12 and 12/31/11)          
bearing interest of 8% per annum, due October 23, 2012 (balance $40,000 at 12/31/11; $0.00 at 12/31/11)          
Notes payable - BWME, bearing interest at 8% per annum, due September 2, 2013   400,000    400,000 
Notes payable - Schwartz group, bearing interest at 6%, due January 9, 2013   62,500    85,000 
Total convertible notes payable  $586,574   $604,514 
Less: current portion   (186,574)   (119,514)
Long term convertible notes payable  $400,000   $485,000 

 

Sundlun Note: On November 6, 2003, Mr. Stuart Sundlun acquired 1,200 units of IFL from Adino. Part of the purchase price was a note from Mr. Sundlun dated November 6, 2003, bearing interest of 10% per annum in the amount of $750,000. This note was secured by 600 units of IFL being held in attorney escrow and released pursuant to the sales agreement.  The sales agreement provided that the unreleased units would revert to Adino if Mr. Sundlun did not acquire the remaining 600 units.

 

On August 7, 2006, IFL repurchased the units sold to Mr. Sundlun. The entire amount due from Mr. Sundlun and payable to Mr. Sundlun is reported at gross (i.e., without offset) in the Company's financial statements. The right of offset does not officially exist even though it has been discussed. In accordance with current guidance, the Company did not net the note receivable against the note payable. Current guidance states “It is a general principal of accounting that the offsetting of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet is improper except where a right of setoff exists.” Although both parties agreed verbally that a net payment would be acceptable, no formal documentation exists of this verbal agreement.

 

In addition to the above facts, the note holder provided a separate written confirmation to the Company's auditors at December 31, 2011 of both the note payable and note receivable balances, respectively.

 

The 600 units of IFL are no longer held in escrow as the Company purchased all 1,200 units of IFL including the escrow units for $1,500,000 which is the value of the note payable.

 

The Company's net notes receivable and payable to and from Mr. Sundlun are a net payable of $750,000.

 

Interest accrued on the Sundlun note payable was $847,500 and $810,000 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Gulf Coast Fuels / GJ Capital: In December 2011, the court rendered judgment for G J Capital and against Adino and IFL in the amount of $250,000, plus $152,988 in attorneys’ fees, $9,300 in court costs, plus $20,616 in prejudgment interest. Interest will continue to accrue on the judgment at the rate of $34.25 until satisfied. The Company did not appeal this judgment .In February 2012, the Company paid $200,321 in partial settlement of the amount due. The balance due at March 31, 2012 was $236,834. This amount was assumed by the buyer of IFL in the February 2012 sale, however the Company remains jointly and severally liable for its payment. Therefore, the Company has retained this liability on its financial statements. The amount had not been paid to GJ Capital as of May 7, 2012, the settlement date for the IFL sale.

 

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BlueRock Financing: On October 14, 2011, the Company entered into a production agreement with BlueRock Energy Capital II, LLC (BlueRock”). Under the production agreement, BlueRock funded Adino with $410,000 for the drilling of five oil wells on the Company’s Leonard and Felix Brandt leases and for working capital. Under the terms of the production agreement, BlueRock will be entitled to 65% of the net revenue interest of the wells until BlueRock receives $410,000 plus an 18% return on investment. These monies are to be paid as the Company receives production payments on the new wells. After payment of this amount, BlueRock will receive a 3% overriding royalty interest on the wells. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance on the BlueRock agreement was $348,168 and $379,854, respectively.

 

Asher Notes: On August 11, 2010, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to Asher Enterprises, Inc. (Asher”), in the amount of $57,500. The note had a maturity date of May 13, 2011 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has an initial conversion price of fifty eight percent (58%) of the 3 lowest closing bid prices for the 10 days preceding the conversion date and full reset provision. The note’s convertible feature was valued and resulted in a debt discount of $35,838, which is being amortized over the nine month note life, using the straight line method. In this case, using the straight line method approximates the effective interest method, given the short time to maturity.

 

With the Asher notes, the Company has the right to redeem the notes within 90 days from the date of issuance for 135% of the redemption amount and accrued interest, from days 91-120, the Company has the right to redeem the notes for 145% of the redemption amount and accrued interest, and from days 121-180, the Company has the right to redeem the notes for 150% of the redemption amount and accrued interest.  

 

During the first quarter of 2011, Asher converted $34,000 of the notes into the Company’s common stock, resulting in an issuance of 1,862,833 shares to Asher.  During the second quarter of 2011, Asher converted the remaining balance of $23,500 into the Company’s common stock, resulting in an issuance of 2,036,820 shares to Asher.  No amounts were converted during the third quarter, 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2011, Asher converted $48,000 into the Company’s common stock, resulting in an issuance of 2,664,063 shares to Asher. See Note 18 for a detailed description of each conversion.

 

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company issued two nine-month convertible promissory notes to Asher in the amount of $53,000 each. The notes have maturity dates of February 16, 2012 and March 23, 2012 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has an initial conversion price of sixty five percent (65%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date. The notes’ convertible features were valued and resulted in debt discounts of $23,918 and $23,998 respectively, which is being amortized over the nine month note life, using the straight line method. In this case, using the straight line method approximates the effective interest method, given the short time to maturity.

 

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company issued two nine-month convertible promissory notes to Asher in the amount of $37,500 each. The notes have maturity dates of April 17, 2012 and June 12, 2012 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note due April 17, 2012 has an initial conversion price of sixty five percent (65%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date. The note due June 12, 2012 has an initial conversion price of fifty six percent (56%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date. The notes’ convertible features were valued and resulted in debt discounts of $15,943 and $21,720 respectively, which is being amortized over the nine month note life, using the straight line method. In this case, using the straight line method approximates the effective interest method, given the short time to maturity.

 

On November 22, 2011, the Company issued a nine-month convertible promissory note to Asher in the amount of $37,500. The note has a maturity date of August 28, 2012 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has an initial conversion price of fifty eight percent (58%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date. The note’s convertible feature was valued and resulted in a debt discount of $21,477, which is being amortized over the nine month note life, using the straight line method. In this case, using the straight line method approximates the effective interest method, given the short time to maturity.

 

On January 19, 2012, the Company issued a nine-month convertible promissory note to Asher in the amount of $40,000. The note has a maturity date of October 23, 2012 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has an initial conversion price of fifty eight percent (58%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date. The note’s convertible feature was valued and resulted in a debt discount of $21,119, which is being amortized over the nine month note life, using the effective interest method.

 

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During the first quarter of 2012, Asher converted $45,000 of the notes and $2,120 in interest into the Company’s common stock, resulting in an issuance of 9,912,748 shares to Asher.

 

BWME Notes: On September 2, 2010, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to investors in the amount of $400,000, to fund financing and start-up costs of the recent Petro Energy acquisition. The notes have a maturity date of September 2, 2013, with accrued interest paid quarterly at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has a fixed conversion price of $0.10. The full balance of $400,000 is outstanding at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

Schwartz Notes: On January 10, 2011, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to investors in the amount of $272,500, to fund drilling activities associated with the recent Petro Energy acquisition. The notes have a maturity date of January 9, 2013, with interest accrued and paid at the option of the holder at an annual interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has a fixed conversion price of $0.35. During December 2011, the Company offered to convert the notes into shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock, Series 3. Three of the investors then chose to convert their notes, totaling $187,500 into shares of the preferred stock. In January 2012, a fourth investor chose to convert his note balance of $22,500 into shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock, Series 3. The final note of $62,500 remains outstanding at March 31, 2012.

  

The table below reflects the aggregate principal maturities of long-term debt for years ended December 31:

 

   Principal 
     
2013  $403,378 
2014   - 
2015   - 
2016   - 
2017   - 
Total  $403,378 

 

NOTE 18 - CONTRACT CLAWBACK PROVISION

 

A component of the acquisition agreement with PetroGreen Energy and AACM3, LLC gave the former owners of these companies the option to repurchase for $1.00 the assets held by the companies as of July 1, 2010 if the Company’s common stock price fails to reach $0.25 per share within three years of the original acquisition date. The contract clawback provision was valued at December 31, 2011 at $386,739 and revalued at March 31, 2012 at $506,388, resulting in a loss on change in clawback valuation of $119,649 at March 31, 2012.

 

NOTE 19 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

Based on current guidance, the Company concluded that the convertible notes payable to Asher referred to in Note 17 were required to be accounted for as a derivative. This guidance requires the Company to bifurcate and separately account for the conversion features of the convertible notes issued as embedded derivatives.

 

With convertible notes in general, there are three primary events that can occur: the holder can convert the note into stock; the Company can force conversion of the convertible note; or the Company can default on the note or liquidate. The model analyzed the underlying economic factors that influenced which of these events would occur, when they were likely to occur, and the specific terms that would be in effect at the time (i.e. interest rates, stock price, conversion price etc.). Projections were then made on these underlying factors which led to a set of potential scenarios. Probabilities were assigned to each of these scenarios based on management projections. This led to a cash flow projection and a probability associated with that cash flow. A discounted weighted average cash flow over the various scenarios was completed, and it was compared to the discounted cash flow of a hypothetical one year 0% debt instrument without the embedded derivatives, thus determining a value for the compound embedded derivatives at the date of issue.

 

Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at their fair value.  For  derivative  financial  instruments  that are accounted for as liabilities,  the derivative  instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then  re-valued at each reporting  date,  with changes in the fair value  reported  as charges  or credits to income.

 

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The Company used a lattice model that values the compound embedded derivatives based on a probability weighted discounted cash flow model. This model is based on future projections of the various potential outcomes. The Asher notes contained embedded derivatives that were analyzed. Certain features of the Asher notes were incorporated into the derivative valuation model, including the conversion feature with a reduction of the conversion rate based upon future below-market issuances and the redemption options.

 

The structure of the Asher notes caused two other financial instruments held by the Company to be deemed derivatives: The BWME notes and the Haag warrants. Both were valued as derivatives as of the date of the Asher note issuance (Haag warrants) or date of issuance (BWME notes) and are revalued at each balance sheet reporting date.

 

Below is detail of the derivative liability balances as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

Derivative Liability  December 31, 2011   Additions   Increase
 (Decrease)
 from valuation
   March 31, 2012 
                 
Asher note / BWME notes  $133,234   $21,119   $(68,746)  $85,607 
                     
Haag warrants   3,660    -    (2,967)   693 
Total  $136,894   $21,119   $(71,713)  $86,300 

 

The net decrease of $50,594 is split between changes to derivative liability due to new note addition of $21,119, a reduction of $21,296 to additional paid-in-capital for the derivative reduction attributable to the Asher note conversions discussed in Notes 17 and 20.  The remaining $50,417 is reflected as gain on derivatives in the statement of operations.

 

NOTE 20 – STOCK

 

COMMON STOCK

 

The Company's common stock has a par value of $0.001. There were 50,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2007.  At the Company’s January 2008 shareholder meeting, the shareholders voted to increase the authorized common stock to 500,000,000 shares.  As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had 135,487,043 and 125,574,295 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

On February 22, 2011, Asher converted $10,000 of its note into 465,116 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $9,535 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

On March 8, 2011, Asher converted $12,000 of its note into 603,015 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $11,397 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

On March 22, 2011, Asher converted $12,000 of its note into 794,702 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $11,205 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

On April 4, 2011, Asher converted $15,000 of its note into 1,219,512 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $13,780 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

On April 12, 2011, Asher converted $8,500 of its note into 817,308 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $7,683 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

During the fourth quarter 2011, Asher converted $48,000 of its notes into 2,664,063 shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversions resulted in an increase of additional paid-in-capital of $45,336 due to the reduction of the associated liability.

 

On August 9, 2011, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with RKM Capital for consulting and investor relations services.  The Company paid $2,500 and issued ten million, seven hundred fifty thousand (10,750,000) shares of restricted common stock, with a market price of $0.02 per share, resulting in expense to the Company of $225,750.

 

On September 16, 2011, the Board of Directors issued 250,000 shares of restricted common stock to each of its directors as compensation for 2011 director’s fees.  The market price on the date of grant was $0.022, resulting in expense to the Company of $11,000.

 

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On September 16, 2011, the Board of Directors granted 500,000 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s controller, Nancy Finney, for services rendered.  Ms. Finney relinquished the 500,000 fully vested options granted to her in 2007 in this transaction.  Current guidance required the options to be revalued as of the day prior to the share grant.  Using the Black-Scholes valuation model and an expected life of 1 year (remaining option life), volatility of 226%, and a discount rate of .09%, the Company has determined the aggregate value of the 500,000 options to be $5,643.  The market price of the issued stock on date of grant was $0.022, resulting in stock expense to the Company of $11,000.  The Company recorded an expense of $5,357 (market value - option value) on the transaction.

 

On January 11, 2012, Asher converted $5,000 of its note and $2,120 in accrued interest into 569,600 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On January 24, 2012, Asher converted $12,000 of its note into 2,181,818 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On February 21, 2012, Asher converted $15,000 of its note into 2,678,571 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On March 12, 2012, Asher converted $13,000 of its note into 4,482,759 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

All note conversions were within the terms of the agreement. 

 

As a result of the above common stock issuances, there were 135,487,043 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

In 1998, the Company amended its articles to authorize Preferred Stock. There are 20,000,000 shares authorized with a par value of $0.001. The shares are non-voting and non-redeemable by the Company. The Company further designated two series of its Preferred Stock: "Series 'A' $12.50 Preferred Stock" with 2,159,193 shares of the total shares authorized and "Series "A" $8.00 Preferred Stock," with the number of authorized shares set at 1,079,957 shares.

 

Any holder of either series may convert any or all of such shares into shares of common stock of the Company at any time. Said shares shall be convertible at a rate equal to three (3) shares of common stock of the Company for each one (1) share of Series "A" $12.50 Preferred Stock. The Series "A" 12.50 Preferred Stock shall be convertible, in whole or in part, at any time after the common stock of the Company shall maintain an average bid price per share of at least $12.50 for ten (10) consecutive trading days.

 

Series "A" $8.00 Preferred Stock shall be convertible at a rate equal to three (3) shares of common stock of the Company for each one (1) share of Series "A" $8.00 Preferred Stock. The Series "A" $8.00 Preferred Stock shall be convertible, in whole or in part, at any time after the common stock of the Company shall maintain an average bid price per share of at least $8.00 for ten (10) consecutive trading days.

 

The preferential amount payable with respect to shares of either Series of Preferred Stock in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up, shall be an amount equal to $5.00 per share, plus the amount of any dividends declared and unpaid thereon.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the Company has also designated two series of Class B Preferred Stock.

 

The number of authorized shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 is 666,680 shares. At any time after six months from the date of issuance of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1, any holder may convert up to 25% of such holder’s initial holdings (i.e. before taking into account any prior conversions, but taking into account any sales or transfers) of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 into fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company at the rate of one hundred (100) shares of common stock per share of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1. Every month thereafter, any holder of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 may convert up to 12.5% of such stockholder’s initial holdings of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 (i.e. before taking into account any prior conversions, but taking into account any sales or transfers) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company at the rate of one hundred (100) shares of common stock per share of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1. Any such conversion may be effected by giving to the Secretary of the Company written notice of conversion, accompanied by the surrender of the certificate(s) of the stock to be converted, duly endorsed, along with any other information or documents reasonably requested by the Secretary to effect the conversion. The shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 shall not have any voting rights. Any outstanding shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 may be redeemed by the Company, at the Company’s option, at any time for $15.00 per share.

 

On November 3, 2011, The Company acquired all unencumbered assets owned by two limited partnerships managed by Ashton Oilfield Services, LLC (Ashton”). The assets were purchased for one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) and the Company issued 100,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 to Ashton. The assets were valued based on fair market value for similar assets in good, working condition.

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 100,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 1 issued and outstanding.

 

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The number of authorized shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 is 18,570 shares. The issue price for Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 is $35.00. The holders of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shall be entitled to receive a quarterly dividend equal to 2.5% of the issue price of each share. The dividends shall be paid quarterly, when as and if declared payable by the Company’s Board of Directors from funds legally available for the payment thereof. If in any quarter the Company does not pay any accrued dividends, such dividends shall cumulate. Interest shall not be paid on cumulated dividends. Each share of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shall rank on the same parity with each other share of preferred stock, irrespective of series, with respect to dividends at the respective fixed or maximum rate for such series. Any holder of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 may convert, at any time, any or all shares held into common stock of the Company. Each Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 share held may be converted into one hundred (100) fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of the Company at the conversion rate of $0.35 per common stock .

 

On December 10, 2011, three of the Schwartz investors, each holding a note for $62,500, converted their notes into 1,786 shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock Series 3, for a total issuance of 5,358 shares. Additionally, each investor invested an additional $50,000 in the Company through the purchase of 1,428 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shares, for a total issuance of 4,284 shares.

 

On January 9, 2012, one of the Schwartz investors converted his $22,500 note into 681 shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock Series 3. Additionally, he invested an additional $30,000 in the Company through the purchase of 857 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shares.

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 11,180 and 9,642 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

DIVIDENDS

 

Dividends for Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 are cumulative. The holders of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shall be entitled to receive a quarterly dividend equal to 2.5% of the issue price of each share. The dividends shall be paid quarterly, when as and if declared payable by the Company’s Board of Directors from funds legally available for the payment thereof. If in any quarter the Company does not pay any accrued dividends, such dividends shall cumulate. Interest shall not be paid on cumulated dividends.

 

Dividends for Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Series 1 Preferred Stock are non-cumulative, however, the holders of such series, in preference to the holders of any common stock, shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared payable by the Board of Directors from funds legally available for the payment thereof, dividends in lawful money of the United States of America at the rate per annum fixed and determined as herein authorized for the shares of such series, but no more.

 

Dividends for Class A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly on the last days of March, June, September, and December in each year with respect to the quarterly period ending on the day prior to each such respective dividend payment date. In no event shall the holders of Class A Preferred Stock receive dividends of more than percent (1%) in any fiscal year, and each share shall rank on parity with each other share of preferred stock, irrespective of class or series, with respect to dividends at the respective fixed or maximum rates for such series.

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company recorded a dividend payable for the Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shares of $9,603 and $1,942 respectively, for those shares issued in the Schwartz debt conversions, discussed above.

 

NOTE 21 - STOCK OPTIONS / STOCK WARRANTS

 

In September 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Small Cap Support Services, Inc. (Small Cap”) to provide investor relations services.  In addition to monthly compensation, Small Cap was entitled to 500,000 options, vesting ratably over 8 quarters through August 30, 2009, priced at 166,667 shares at $0.15, $0.25, and $0.35 each.  Using the Black-Scholes valuation model and an expected life of 3.5 years, volatility of 271.33%, and a discount rate of 4.53%, the Company determined the aggregate value of the 500,000 seven year options to be $59,126. The options became fully expensed and vested as of June 30, 2009. All options are outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

NOTE 22 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The table below sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

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   For the three months ended 
   March 31, 2012   March 31, 2011 
Numerator:          
(Loss) from continuing operations  $(582,825)  $(470,391)
           
Income (loss) from discontinued operations  $61,509   $(23,081)
           
Basic net (loss)  $(521,316)  $(493,472)
Diluted net (loss)  $(521,316)  $(493,472)
           
Denominator:          
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding   133,446,401    107,685,367 
Effect of dilutive securities Convertible notes   24,942,512    - 
Dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding   158,388,913    107,685,367 
           
Net (loss) per share, basic and fully diluted - continuing operations  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
Net income (loss) per share, basic and fully diluted - discontinued operations  $0.00   $(0.00)
           
Basic net (loss) per share  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
Diluted net (loss) per share  $(0.00)  $(0.00)

 

As of March 31, 2012, Adino had 135,487,043 shares outstanding, with no shares payable outstanding. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine whether any outstanding options or warrants are to be included in the diluted earnings per share calculation.

 

At March 31, 2012, the Company has 500,000 options outstanding to a former consultant, exercisable between $0.15 and $0.35 each.   Using an average share price for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 of $0.016 and $0.039 respectively, the options resulted in no additional dilution to the Company.

 

The Company calculated the dilutive effect of the convertibility of the Asher notes, resulting in additional weighted average share additions of 13,944,060 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company’s conversion of several of the Schwartz notes into Preferred Class B Series 3 shares (discussed in Note 20) resulted in dilution of 998,452 common shares. Additional dilution of 10,000,000 shares resulted from the Company’s purchase of the Ashton assets (see Notes 1 and 19). The effect on earnings per share from the Company’s BWME and Schwartz convertible notes was excluded from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding because the conversion of these instruments would have been non-dilutive since the strike price is above the market price for our stock.

 

There were no dilutive note instruments in place at March 31, 2011.

 

The dilutive effect of convertible instruments on earnings per share is not presented in the consolidated statements of operations for periods with a net loss.

 

NOTE 23 – CONCENTRATIONS

 

The following table sets forth the amount and percentage of revenue from those customers that accounted for at least 10% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

   Quarter Ended      Quarter Ended    
   March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011    
                 
Customer A  $98,733    100%  $24,753    100%
                     
   $98,733        $24,753      

 

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The Company had outstanding accounts receivable of $27,555 and $14,859 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Of those amounts, $17,555 and 4,859 were from oil revenues delivered at month-end and collected the subsequent month. Each date also reflects $10,000 due from a third party.

 

NOTE 24 - SALE OF INTERCONTINENTAL FUELS, LLC

 

On February 7, 2012, Adino sold all of its membership interest in IFL to Pomisu XXI S.L. (“Buyer”). The purchase price paid by the Buyer was $900,000, paid in two installments with the first installment of $244,825 paid on February 7, 2012, and the balance due not later than May 7, 2012. The balance of the purchase price shall be computed as follows: $900,000 minus $244,825 (initial installment) minus any IFL liabilities plus any cash on deposit with Regions Bank for the benefit of IFL or cash on deposit with J.P. Morgan Bank for the benefit of the Company. 

 

The Buyer agreed to assume the following liabilities in the transaction:

 

Description  Amount 
     
Accounts payable  $106,520 
G J Capital judgment   437,154 
Due to related party   1,500 
Prepaid rent deposit   110,000 
Total  $655,175 

 

The February 7, 2012 IFL balance sheet (unconsolidated) is presented below:

 

   February 7, 2011 
Assets     
Cash  $82,409 
Fixed Assets net of depreciation   6,131 
Total assets  $88,540 
      
Liabilities     
Accounts payable  $148,258 
Accrued liabilities   76,215 
Due to related party   1,500 
Deferred gain on sale/leaseback   171,293 
Due to G J Capital   437,155 
Total liabilities   834,421 
      
Equity     
Additional paid-in-capital   1,870,100 
Distributions   (663,476)
Retained earnings   (2,069,189)
Net income   116,684 
Total equity   (745,881)
Total liabilities and equity  $88,540 

 

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IFL net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, reflected as discontinued operations on this quarter’s Statement of Operations is as follows:

 

   IFL   IFL 
   Three months ended   Three months ended 
   3/31/12   3/31/11 
Revenues:          
Terminal operations revenue  $152,000   $456,000 
           
Operating expenses:          
Terminal management   33,430    100,290 
General and administrative   43,949    125,281 
Legal and professional   8,762    27,248 
Consulting fees   28,000    42,000 
Depreciation expense   150    8,173 
Total operating expenses   114,291    302,992 
           
Operating income (expense)   37,709    153,008 
           
Other income (expense)          
Interest income   350    258 
Interest expense   (741)   (2,125)
Gain from lawsuit/sale leaseback   32,607    97,820 
Total other income and expense   32,216    95,953 
         - 
Net income  $69,925   $248,961 
           
Net loss on sale   8,416    - 
           
Total net income from discontinued operations  $61,509   $248,961 

 

NOTE 25 - LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT - G J CAPITAL

 

On March 15, 2010, G J Capital, Ltd. (G J Capital”) filed suit against Adino Energy Corporation and IFL in the 129th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. G J Capital’s claim relates to a repurchase agreement whereby IFL sold to G J Capital certain assets for $250,000 and retained the ability to repurchase the assets in sixty days by paying to G J Capital the amount of $275,000. G J Capital’s petition alleged claims of breach of contract, money had and received, and fraudulent misrepresentation. G J Capital later amended its petition to allege that certain of Adino’s directors and officers (Mr. Timothy Byrd and Mr. Sonny Wooley) fraudulently transferred assets of Adino and/or IFL. G J Capital has also alleged that Mr. Wooley and Mr. Byrd are the   alter ego of Adino and IFL, and/or that Adino and/or IFL are alter egos of one another. G J Capital also alleged fraudulent conduct by one or more of the defendants.

 

Adino, IFL, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley countersued G J Capital and filed third-party claims against CapNet Securities Corporation (CapNet”), Daniel L. Ritz, Jr. (Ritz”), Gulf Coast Fuels, Inc. (Gulf Coast”) and Paul Groat (Groat”), alleging that they conspired to damage IFL and Adino by involving it in the transaction described above. In this action, Adino, IFL, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley contended that Ritz, CapNet, Gulf Coast, and Groat were involved together for the common, improper scheme to cause IFL immense financial hardship so that Gulf Coast could acquire the fuel terminal currently leased by IFL at an unfairly low price; that as part of this conspiracy they also effected a settlement of the Gulf Coast claim (which, if true, would mean that G J Capital acquired no claim at all against any of the defendants); and that in addition or in the alternative, even if G J Capital acquired some cognizable interest against IFL, Adino, IFL, Byrd and Wooley are entitled to indemnification by and contribution by Ritz, CapNet, Gulf Coast, and Groat.

 

In December 2011, G J Capital dismissed its claims against Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley. Also in December 2011, the court rendered judgment for G J Capital and against Adino and IFL in the amount of $250,000, plus $152,987 in attorneys’ fees, $9,300 in court costs, plus $20,616 in prejudgment interest. Interest will continue to accrue on the judgment at the rate of $34 until satisfied. The Company did not appeal this judgment. The Company accrued all fees and interest related to the judgment as of December 31, 2011. The total accrual expensed to IFL was $437,155 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. This amount was assumed by the buyer of IFL in the February 2012 sale, however the Company remains jointly and severally liable for its payment. Therefore, the Company has retained this liability on its financial statements. The amount had not been paid to GJ Capital as of May 7, 2012, the settlement date for the IFL sale.

 

NOTE 26 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 16, 2012, Asher elected to convert a portion of its outstanding notes receivable with the Company. The conversion was made in accordance with the note agreement and resulted in a reduction of the note payable balance of $12,000. Common shares issued in conversion were 6,666,667.

 

On April 18, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with a former consultant to settle the Company’s outstanding accrued liability of $103,000. The agreement allowed for conversion of the debt into restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.05 per share. The balance was fully converted, resulting in issuance of 2,060,000 shares of common stock.

 

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There were no additional subsequent events through May 21, 2012, the date the financial statements were issued.

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto included in this quarterly report and in our audited consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Certain statements in the following MD&A are forward looking statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

 

On July 1, 2010, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Petro Energy for 10,000,000 shares of Adino common stock; however, the newly issued shares will remain in escrow until Adino’s stock price reaches $0.25 per share. If Adino's stock price fails to reach $0.25 within three years, the sellers may repurchase for $1.00 the assets originally held by Petro Energy on July 1, 2010.

 

Petro Energy was a licensed Texas oilfield operator operating 11 wells on two leases covering approximately 300 acres in Coleman County, Texas. Petro also owned a drilling rig, two service rigs and associated tools and equipment. The Company also acquired the operator license held by the principal of PetroGreen and Petro 2000 Exploration Co.

 

Since the acquisition, the Company has completed Phase I of its workover program on its Felix Brandt and Felix Brandt "A" leases (collectively, the Felix Brandt leases”) located in southeast Coleman County, Texas. With the completion of Phase I of the workover program, Adino has eight wells on production. Two more wells are designated as injection wells for the waterflood project (one is an active injection well and the other is in the permitting process). The Company also recompleted an existing well as a water source for the waterflood.

 

During Phase I, Adino perforated into new zones on two of the existing wells and applied acid fracture jobs on both. Acid fracture involves pumping a diluted acid solution, under high pressure, into underground formations containing hydrocarbons. The technique is used to improve the permeability of the formations, allowing hydrocarbons to flow more easily into the wellbore.

 

In addition, significant parts of the production equipment have been replaced and water storage tanks have been installed. The Company continues to improve basic infrastructure on the Felix Brandt Leases, including retention berms around the tank batteries, trenching flow-lines and removal of debris from the area.

 

With the initial Petro Energy purchase, the Company acquired 100% of the working interest (87.5% net revenue interest) in the James Leonard lease (the Leonard lease”) in southeast Coleman County, Texas. The primary target pay zone of the Leonard lease is the Fry Sand at approximately 1,200 feet.

 

In December 2010, we began Phase II of the Petro Energy development plan for the Leonard lease. The Company cleared the needed land and drilled 3 successful wells on the Leonard lease, completing those wells in early summer 2011. We have also moved in the required tank battery with retention berms, put in flow lines and have added a shop for localized equipment repairs and disbursement.

 

With the success of the drilling program, the Company had the reserve analysis recalculated to include both the Felix Brandt and Leonard leases. An independent engineering firm estimated the discounted net cash flow increased from $118,590 as of December 31, 2010 to $951,270 at December 31, 2011.

 

On October 12, 2011, the Company signed a letter of intent with Ashton Oilfield Services, LLC (Ashton”) for purchase of oilfield equipment, including a drilling rig, associated equipment and several vehicles.  The proposed purchase price for the assets was $6,000,000 in face value of convertible preferred stock of the Company, with the preferred stock converting to common stock at the rate of $0.15 per share. In November 2011, the Company closed on $1,500,000 of the total proposed sale price, issuing 100,000 shares of preferred stock to a limited partnership managed by Ashton. The agreement was finalized in November and the Company began consolidating the equipment from its various locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Company later decided not to acquire the remaining Ashton assets. On February 7, 2012 (subsequent to the period covered by this report), the Company sold all oilfield machinery and equipment it had purchased from Ashton Oilfield Services in its November 2011 acquisition for $500,000 cash.

 

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On October 14, 2011, the Company entered into a production agreement with BlueRock Energy Capital II, LLC (BlueRock”).  Under the production agreement, BlueRock has agreed to fund Adino with $410,000 for the drilling of five oil wells on the Leonard and Felix Brandt leases and for working capital.  Under the terms of the production agreement, BlueRock will be entitled to 65% of the net revenue interest of the wells until BlueRock receives $410,000 plus an 18% return on investment.  These monies are to be paid as the Company receives production payments on the new wells.  After payment of this amount, BlueRock will receive a 3% overriding royalty interest on the wells.

 

Drilling began on the BlueRock five well program (one well on the Felix Brandt lease and four wells on the Leonard lease) in November 2011. Well completion is expected in the second quarter, 2012.

 

The Company owns the Felix Brandt leases, the James Leonard lease and the Lillie D. Coats lease. These leases comprise approximately 395 gross acres in Coleman County, Texas and approximately 300 gross acres in Runnels County, Texas. The Company’s working interest in each lease varies.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s Felix Brandt leases include twelve proved developed producing (PDP) wells, three saltwater disposal wells and one well that was drilled but un-completed (DUC). The Leonard lease includes three PDP wells that were drilled and completed in 2011 as well as four DUC wells. The Coats lease includes one PDP well.

 

The Company believes that its focused efforts in exploration and production have been very successful and plans to continue the path of lease acquisition and development resulting in increased production and reserve interests in 2012 and beyond.

 

Fuel Storage Operations

 

With the Company’s focus on oil and gas exploration and production, the Company decided to sell its interest in IFL. To that end, on February 7, 2012, Adino sold all of its membership interest in IFL to Pomisu XXI S.L. (Buyer”). The purchase price to be paid by the Buyer is $900,000, paid in two installments with the first installment of $244,824.97 paid on February 7, 2012, and the balance due not later than May 7, 2012. The balance of the purchase price shall be computed as follows: $900,000 minus $244,842.97 (initial installment) minus $655,157 of IFL liabilities assumed and settled by the Buyer. The liabilities included $106,520 in accounts payable, $1,500 to a related party, $110,000 in retained customer deposit and $437,155 for the G J Capital lawsuit judgment (see Note 25 for a more thorough discussion).

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, IFL, as of February 2012. The revenues and expenses from that subsidiary have been shown as net income from discontinued operations for March 31, 2012. The Company’s net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 has also been separated from the consolidated entity and presented in discontinued operations for comparison purposes.

 

Revenue: The Company’s oil and gas revenues, net of royalty expense, were $98,733 and $24,753 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of $73,980 or 299%. The Company’s focus on acquired well workovers and new drilling projects continue to increase revenue.

  

Cost of Product Sales:  Cost of product sales, severance taxes, were $11,173 and 1,331 at March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company saw significant increases in its production on the Felix Brandt and James Leonard leases, resulting in increased severance taxes paid as a percent of revenues.

 

Payroll and Related Expenses:  Employee expense decreased from $64,353 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $38,546 for the same period ended March 31, 2012. The Company had several oilfield workers during 2011, but now primarily utilizes contract workers for those services, contributing to the decreased expense.

 

General and Administrative: The Company’s expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $426,945 and $38,625, respectively. The increase is primarily due to bad debt expense of $358,401 to reserve for potentially uncollectible receivables. Additionally, the Company incurred moving expenses associated with the Ashton asset purchase (see Note 1) of $19,842.

 

Legal and Professional:  Legal and professional expense was $11,342 and $86,918 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Although the Company experienced significant legal expense associated with the G J Capital lawsuit, legal fees were negotiated and the Company received a credit on legal billings of $52,785 during the first quarter, 2012. See Note 25 for discussion on the G J Capital lawsuit.

 

Consulting Expense:  The Company’s consulting expenses were relatively consistent at $134,343 and $187,978 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company retains the services of a consultant, geologist and petroleum engineer to assist in property development and oil and gas operations. During 2012, the Company retained one fewer consultant, reducing expense compared to the prior year.

 

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Depreciation Expense: Depreciation expense was $40,954 and $9,616 for the years three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.   The increase is due to increased depletion associated with increased oil production. Depletion for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $30,338 and $3,445, respectively.

 

Operating Supplies: Supplies expense was $10,019 and $2,195 for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase expense is due to repairs and maintenance necessary on the increased number of wells.

 

Interest Income:  Interest income was $648 and $19,297 for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company had agreed to an amendment on the $750,000 note receivable with Mr. Sundlun.  This amendment extended the maturity date of the note to August 2011 at no additional interest past the original maturity date of November 6, 2008.  Due to the lack of interest expense, the Company recognized a discount on the note and amortizes that discount through the note’s maturity date. The decrease in income from 2012 to 2011 is a result of the discount being fully amortized at July 31, 2011.

 

Interest Expense:  Interest expense was $98,834 and $71,530 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, an increase of $27,304 or 38%. Interest expense increased for 2012 due to the Company entering into several additional convertible promissory notes payable to Asher, resulting in 8% annual interest to the Company. The Company also entered into a promissory note payable to BlueRock, resulting in 18% annual interest to the Company, and a promissory note payable to the Schwartz Group, resulting in 6% annual interest to the Company. Interest expense consistent between 2010 and 2011 are for the notes to Mr. Sundlun and vehicle financing. See Note 17 of the Company’s financial statements for additional information regarding interest expense.

 

Gain on Derivative: The Company entered into a series of promissory notes that permits conversion of the notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount to the market price. This discount to market conversion feature is treated as a derivative for accounting purposes. This note also caused two other financial instruments held by the Company to be considered derivatives. The Company has calculated the change in value of those instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for a gain of $50,417, compared with a gain of $10,829 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. See Note 19 of the Company’s financial statements for a more thorough discussion of this item.

  

Loss on Change in Fair Value of Clawback: A component of the Petro Energy acquisition agreement gave the former owners of these companies the option to repurchase for $1.00 the assets held by the companies as of July 1, 2010 if the Company’s common stock price fails to reach $0.25 per share within three years of the original acquisition date. This contract clawback provision was valued at $506,388 at March 31, 2012 and $386,739 for the year ended December 31, 2011, resulting in a loss on clawback valuation of $119,649 and $59,734, respectively.

 

Gain on sale of assets:   The Company sold the assets acquired from Ashton for $500,000 on February 7, 2012, resulting in a gain on sale of $161,905. See Note 1 for a more thorough discussion of the asset purchase and sale transactions.

 

Net Income/Loss: The Company had net losses of $521,316 and $493,472 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Although the Company had increased revenues from the oil and gas operations at March 31, 2012, the bad debt expense of $358,401 offset the positive effects of the increased revenues. Of the totals, net income contributed by IFL, reflected in discontinued operations, was $61,509 and $248,961, for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The 2011 amount represented three full months of activity, whereas only one month of activity was included in the gain on discontinued operations of $61,509 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. See Note 24 for detailed information of the IFL net income per quarter.

 

Cash:  The Company’s available cash decreased from $224,401 at December 31, 2011 to $49,934 at March 31, 2012. In December 2011, the Company received additional investment from members of the Schwartz group of $150,000. The Company also had deposits from the BlueRock financing for well completion. During the first quarter 2012, those funds were deployed in the oil and gas drilling and completion projects.

 

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

 

As of March 31, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents were $99,953, compared to $274,401 at December 31, 2011.  The Company’s liquidity decreased as funds received from financing and investors was deployed into the oil and gas completions in West Texas.

 

In order to provide additional financing to the Company in the first quarter, 2012, the Company took on an additional short-term convertible note with Asher Enterprises, Inc., of $40,000. Additionally, one of the Schwartz investors purchased Preferred Stock Class B Series 3 for $30,000 in January, 2012.

 

Cash flow has been an ongoing concern for the Company due to the large amount of legacy liabilities that Adino accumulated during previous years. These liabilities will likely continue to be a drag on the Company’s financial statements unless and until Adino obtains financing or cash flow from operations increases sufficiently, allowing us to pay off these liabilities.

 

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As of March 31, 2012, the Company has a working capital deficit of $3,552,562 and total stockholders’ deficit of $3,126,054.  These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern depends upon its ability to obtain funding for its working capital deficit. Of the outstanding current liabilities at March 31, 2012, $860,080 of the outstanding current liabilities is due to certain officers and directors for prior years’ accrued compensation.  These officers and directors have agreed in writing to postpone payment if necessary, should the Company need capital it would otherwise pay these individuals. Additionally, non-cash items include derivative liability of $86,300 and contract clawback provision of $506,388.  The Company plans to satisfy current year and future cash flow requirements through its oil and gas operations and merger and acquisition opportunities including the expansion of existing business opportunities.  The Company expects these growth opportunities to be financed by a combination of equity and debt capital; however, in the event the Company is unable to obtain additional debt and equity financing, the Company may not be able to continue its operations. 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, cash used by operating activities was $637,987 compared to cash used by operating activities of $252,051 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The primary difference was a charge to bad debt at March 31, 2012 of $358,401.

 

The Company incurred capital expenditures of $25,819 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 to develop its recently acquired oil and gas leases. We were able to secure debt financing at reasonable rates for these expenditures. The Company foresees additional capital expenditures over the next twelve months in order to develop these properties. We do not know at this time whether we will be able to secure financing for these expenditures, and if so, the rates and terms applicable to this financing may exceed our current financing rates.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

The market price of the Company's common stock has fluctuated significantly since it began to be publicly traded and may continue to be highly volatile. Factors such as the ability of the Company to achieve development goals, the ability of the Company to compete in the oil and gas exploration and production business, the ability of the Company to raise additional funds, general market conditions and other factors affecting the Company's business that are beyond the Company's control may cause significant fluctuations in the market price of the Company's common stock. Such market fluctuations could adversely affect the market price for the Company's common stock.

 

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 carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)).  Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective at ensuring that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error or fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. We performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures in an effort to ensure our consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

Changes in internal controls. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

G J Capital, Ltd. v. Adino Energy Corporation, et. al.

 

On March 15, 2010, G J Capital, Ltd. (“G J Capital”) filed suit against Adino Energy Corporation and IFL in the 129th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. G J Capital’s claim related to a repurchase agreement whereby IFL sold to G J Capital certain assets for $250,000 and retained the ability to repurchase the assets in sixty days by paying to G J Capital the amount of $275,000. G J Capital’s petition alleged claims of breach of contract, money had and received, and fraudulent misrepresentation. G J Capital later amended its petition to allege that certain of Adino’s directors and officers (Mr. Timothy Byrd and Mr. Sonny Wooley) fraudulently transferred assets of Adino and/or IFL. G J Capital also alleged that Mr. Wooley and Mr. Byrd were the   alter ego of Adino and IFL, and/or that Adino and/or IFL were alter egos of one another. G J Capital also alleged fraudulent conduct by one or more of the defendants.

 

Adino, IFL, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley countersued G J Capital and filed third-party claims against CapNet Securities Corporation (“CapNet”), Daniel L. Ritz, Jr. (“Ritz”), Gulf Coast Fuels, Inc. (“Gulf Coast”) and Paul Groat (“Groat”), alleging that they conspired to damage IFL and Adino by involving it in the transaction described above. In this action, Adino, IFL, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley contended that Ritz, CapNet, Gulf Coast, and Groat were involved together for the common, improper scheme to cause IFL immense financial hardship so that Gulf Coast could acquire the fuel terminal currently leased by IFL at an unfairly low price; that as part of this conspiracy they also effected a settlement of the Gulf Coast claim (which, if true, would mean that G J Capital acquired no claim at all against any of the defendants); and that in addition or in the alternative, even if G J Capital acquired some cognizable interest against IFL, Adino, IFL, Byrd and Wooley are entitled to indemnification by and contribution by Ritz, CapNet, Gulf Coast, and Groat. Adino nonsuited its claims against CapNet, Ritz, Gulf Coast, and Groat in February 2012.

 

In December 2011, G J Capital dismissed its claims against Mr. Byrd and Mr. Wooley. Also in December 2011, the court rendered judgment for G J Capital and against Adino and IFL in the amount of $250,000, plus $152,988 in attorneys’ fees, $9,300 in court costs, plus $20,616 in prejudgment interest. Interest will continue to accrue on the judgment at the rate of $34.25 until satisfied. The Company did not appeal this judgment. The Company accrued all fees and interest related to the judgment as of December 31, 2011. The total accrual expensed to IFL was $437,155. This amount was assumed by the buyer of IFL in the February 2012 sale, however the Company remains jointly and severally liable for its payment. Therefore, the Company has retained this liability on its financial statements. The amount had not been paid to GJ Capital as of May 7, 2012, the settlement date for the IFL sale.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company issued a nine-month convertible promissory note to Asher in the amount of $40,000. The note has a maturity date of October 23, 2012 and an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. The holders have the right from and after the date of issuance, and until any time until the note is fully paid, to convert any outstanding and unpaid principal portion of the note, and accrued interest, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock. The note has an initial conversion price of fifty eight percent (58%) of the three lowest closing bid prices for the ten days preceding the conversion date.

 

On January 9, 2012, one of the Schwartz investors converted his $22,500 note into 681 shares of the Company’s Class B Preferred Stock Series 3. Additionally, he invested an additional $30,000 in the Company through the purchase of 857 shares of Class B Preferred Stock Series 3 shares.

 

The Company claims an exemption from registration for the above issuances pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act due to the small number of purchasers and their sophistication in financial and business matters.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

   

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following documents are filed or furnished as part of this report:

 

Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation (as amended January 30, 2008) (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2009)
3.2   By-laws of Golden Maple Mining and Leaching Company, Inc. (now Adino Energy Corporation) (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2009)
10.1   Terminaling Services Agreement for Commingled Products (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-Q filed on November 22, 2010)
10.2   Amendment to Terminaling Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-Q filed on November 22, 2010)
10.3   Resolution of the Board of Directors of December 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2009)
10.4   Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2011)
10.5   Post-Closing Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2011)
10.6   Employment agreement of Sonny Wooley (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011)
10.7   Employment agreement of Timothy G. Byrd, Sr. (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011)
14   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2009)
31.1   Certification  of  Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant  to  Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101   Interactive Data File

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned has duly caused this Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  ADINO ENERGY CORPORATION  
     
By:  /s/ Timothy G. Byrd, Sr.  
       Timothy G. Byrd, Sr.  
       Chief Executive Officer and Director  
       May 21, 2012  

 

/s/ Shannon W. McAdams  
Shannon W. McAdams  
Chief Financial Officer  

May 21, 2012

 

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