SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
 
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2008
 
OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
 
Commission File Number 000-52815
 
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
34-200-8348
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
164 West, 25th Street, 6th Floor, New York
 
10001
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(212) 924-3442
 
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. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):  o

Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company x

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

The number of shares outstanding of issuer's common stock, $0.001 par value as of June 16, 2008: 48,409,927.
 


INDEX

 
 
Page
 
PART I - Financial Information
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1: Financial Statements
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 and 2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and October 31, 2007 (Audited)
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3:  Controls and Procedures
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II - Other Information
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1: Legal Proceedings
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5: Other Information
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6: Exhibits
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signatures
 
 
26
 
 

 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
APRIL 30, 2008 AND OCTOBER 31, 2007

 
 
April 30,
2008
(Unaudited)
 
October 31,
2007
(Audited)
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,723,806
 
$
916,257
 
Short-term investments, Note 3
   
552,500
   
935,000
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   
2,583,838
   
2,720,151
 
Inventory
   
2,722,722
   
2,926,517
 
Due from related parties, Note 12
   
148,153
   
105,685
 
Unbilled receivables, Note 2
   
997,917
   
380,017
 
Other current assets, Note 4
   
438,830
   
691,560
 
Prepaid expenses
   
459,440
   
476,283
 
 
             
Total current assets
   
15,627,206
   
9,151,470
 
 
             
Property and equipment, net, Note 5
   
403,422
   
422,738
 
Rental equipment, net, Note 5
   
-
   
-
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net, Note 6
   
5,629,288
   
4,007,253
 
 
             
Total assets
 
$
21,659,916
 
$
13,581,461
 
 
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
 
             
Current liabilities:
             
Accounts payable, trade
 
$
1,284,742
 
$
1,618,250
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
1,673,897
   
1,937,569
 
Deferred revenues, Note 2
   
503,057
   
593,325
 
Deferred payment related to acquisitions, Note 13
   
-
   
763,936
 
Accrued dividends on Series A&B Preferred Stock
   
68,900
   
86,766
 
Due to related parties, Note 12
   
14,641
   
184,425
 
Loans and notes payable, short term, Note 11
   
115,297
   
56,382
 
 
             
Total current liabilities
   
3,660,534
   
5,240,653
 
 
             
Loans and notes payable, long term, Note 11
   
12,234,140
   
265,139
 
 
             
Total liabilities
   
15,894,674
   
5,505,792
 
 
             
Stockholders' equity:
             
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 6,287 and 6,407 Series A issued and outstanding, as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively
   
6
   
6
 
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 48,399,896 and 48,245,768 shares issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively
   
48,400
   
48,246
 
Common Stock subscribed
   
200,750
   
80,000
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
50,491,726
   
49,785,244
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(742,547
)
 
(238,097
)
Accumulated deficit
   
( 44,233,093
)
 
(41,599,730
)
 
             
Total stockholders' equity
   
5,765,242
   
8,075,669
 
 
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
21,659,916
 
$
13,581,461
 
 
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
1

 
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008 and 2007
(UNAUDITED)

   
For the three months
 
 For the three months
 
 For the six months
 
 For the six months
 
   
ended April 30,
 
 ended April 30,
 
 ended April 30,
 
 ended April 30,
 
   
2008
 
 2007
 
 2008
 
 2007
 
                      
Net revenue
 
$
5,096,684
 
$
2,233,439
 
$
8,223,915
 
$
4,934,714
 
                           
Cost of revenue
   
1,306,776
   
1,271,344
   
2,949,552
   
2,212,373
 
                           
Gross profit
   
3,789,908
   
962,095
   
5,274,363
   
2,722,341
 
                           
Research and development
   
764,308
   
583,365
   
1,453,501
   
1,101,758
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
2,802,193
   
2,063,880
   
5,859,122
   
5,288,539
 
Non-recurring expenses
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
435,000
 
                           
Operating income (loss)
   
223,407
   
(1,685,150
)
 
(2,038,260
)
 
(4,102,956
)
                           
Other income (expense)
                         
                           
Other income
   
44,368
   
35,697
   
49,225
   
37,795
 
Interest expense
   
(455,334
)
 
(5,673,385
)
 
(569,305
)
 
(5,788,596
)
                           
Total other income (expense)
   
(410,966
)
 
(5,637,688
)
 
(520,080
)
 
(5,750,801
)
                           
Loss before income taxes
   
(187,559
)
 
(7,322,838
)
 
(2,558,340
)
 
(9,853,757
)
                           
Provision for income taxes
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                           
Net loss
   
(187,559
)
 
(7,322,838
)
 
(2,558,340
)
 
(9,853,757
)
                           
Preferred Stock Dividends:
                         
Series A
   
(28,931
)
 
(207,099
)
 
(75,024
)
 
(207,099
)
Series B
   
-
   
(107,680
)
 
-
   
(107,680
)
Beneficial Conversion Feature
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(800,000
)
                           
Net Loss Applicable to Common Shares
 
$
(216,490
)
$
(7,637,617
)
$
(2,633,364
)
$
(10,968,536
)
                           
Loss per share, basic and diluted
   
(0.00
)
 
(0.23
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.38
)
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding
   
48,317,993
   
33,027,006
   
48,283,808
   
29,138,920
 
                           
                           
Comprehensive loss:
                         
                           
Net loss
 
$
(187,559
)
$
(7,322,838
)
$
(2,558,340
)
$
(9,853,757
)
                           
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
(4,289
)
 
130,737
   
(121,950
)
 
95,249
 
Unrealized loss on investment
   
(195,500
)
 
-
   
(382,500
)
 
-
 
                   
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(387,348
)
$
(7,192,101
)
$
(3,062,790
)
$
(9,758,508
)
 
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
2

 
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008
(UNAUDITED) 

 
 
Preferred Stock
Series A  
 
Preferred Stock
Series B  
 
Common Stock  
 
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
 
Accumulated
 
  
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Subscribed
 
Capital
 
Loss
 
Deficit
 
Total
 
Balance, October 31, 2007
   
6,407
 
$
6
   
-
 
$
-
   
48,245,768
 
$
48,246
   
80,000
 
$
49,785,244
 
$
(238,097
)
$
(41,599,730
)
$
8,075,669
 
 
                                             
Sale of preferred stock
   
200
   
0
                   
(20,000
)
 
20,000
           
-
 
 
                                             
Sale of common stock
                   
60,000
 
$
60
   
(60,000
)
$
59,940
           
-
 
 
                                             
Conversion of preferred stock to common
   
(320
)
 
0
           
56,640
 
$
57
       
(56
)
         
-
 
 
                                             
Stock issued for compensation
                   
9,200
   
9
   
200,750
 
$
7,441
           
208,200
 
 
                                             
Fair value of options and warrants issued for compensation and financing
                               
584,169
           
584,169
 
 
                                             
Preferred stock dividends
                                             
Series A cash
                                       
(75,024
)
 
(75,024
)
Series A stock
                   
28,288
   
28
       
34,988
           
35,016
 
 
                                             
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                             
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                   
(121,950
)
     
(121,950
)
Unrealized loss from marketable securities
                                   
(382,500
)
     
(382,500
)
 
                                             
Net loss
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
(2,558,340
)
 
( 2,558,340
)
Balance April 30, 2008
   
6,287
 
$
6
   
-
 
$
-
   
48,399,896
 
$
48,400
 
$
200,750
 
$
50,491,726
 
$
(742,547
)
$
(44,233,093
)
$
5,765,242
 
 
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
3

 
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2008 and 2007
(UNAUDITED)

 
 
  2008
 
  2007
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
   
 
   
 
Net loss
 
$
( 2,558,340
)
$
(9,853,757
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
         
used by operating activities:
         
Depreciation and amortization
   
253,155
   
160,713
 
Stock based compensation
   
196,189
   
1,823,061
 
Financing costs
   
395,430
   
5,544,445
 
Dividends
   
-
   
132,968
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         
(Increase) decrease in:
         
Accounts receivable
   
136,313
   
(263,127
)
Inventory
   
203,795
   
(604,375
)
Prepaid expenses
   
16,843
   
(196,603
)
Other receivables
   
(407,638
)
 
(112,018
)
Increase (decrease) in:
         
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(492,299
)
 
(1,557,443
)
Due to related parties
   
(169,784
)
 
(196,002
)
 
         
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(2,426,336
)
 
(5,122,138
)
 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
         
Purchases of property and equipment
   
(63,154
)
 
(113,582
)
Purchases of intangible assets
   
(97,827
)
 
(1,000
)
Acquisitions
   
(763,936
)
 
(800,000
)
Cash acquired from acquisitions
   
-
   
35,515
 
 
         
Net cash used by investing activities
   
(924,917
)
 
(879,067
)
 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
         
Proceeds from (repayment of) loans
   
10,437,753
   
(1,066,447
)
Proceeds from sale of stock
   
-
   
13,080,865
 
Redemption of preferred stock
   
-
   
(1,818,100
)
Preferred stock dividend paid
   
(64,491
)
 
(247,840
)
 
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
10,373,262
   
9,948,478
 
 
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
   
(214,460
)
 
(19,398
)
 
         
Net (increase) in cash
   
6,807,549
   
3,927,875
 
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
916,257
   
1,377,972
 
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
7,723,806
 
$
5,305,847
 
 
         
Cash paid for:
         
Interest
 
$
282,805
 
$
243,600
 
Income taxes
   
-
   
-
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures: 

During the Six Months ended April 30, 2008, 37,488 shares of common stock were issued as payment of $3,250 of compensation that was earned, $4,200 of non-cash financing costs and $35,016 of series A preferred stock dividends due.

During the Six Months ended April 30, 2007, 1,522,180 shares of common stock were issued as payment of $1,662,817 of compensation that was earned.
 
See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

4

 
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
A summary of the significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows.
 
General

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with instructions to SEC form 10Q-SB . Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Accordingly, the results from operations for the six month period ended April 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended October 31, 2008. The unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated October 31, 2007 financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s 10K-SB filed on February 26, 2008 with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

Business and Basis of Presentation
 
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (”we, “us”,our company” or “Coda”), a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Florida, is a developer of underwater technologies and equipment for imaging, mapping, defense and survey applications. We are based in New York, with research and development, sales and manufacturing facilities located in the United Kingdom and Norway, and additional sales locations in Florida, Utah and Washington, D.C.
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coda and our domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned and controlled. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statement.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that we may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from those estimates.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
We record revenue in accordance with the guidance of the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin SAB No. 104 (SAB 104), which supersedes SAB No. 101 in order to encompass Emerging Issues Task Force ( EITF) No. 00-21 , Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables . Our revenue is derived from sales of underwater technologies and equipment for imaging, mapping, defense and survey applications. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the contract price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. No right of return privileges are granted to customers after shipment.

For arrangements with multiple deliverables, we recognize product revenue by allocating the revenue to each deliverable based on the fair value of each deliverable in accordance with EITF No. 00-21 and SAB No. 104 , and recognize revenue for equipment upon delivery and for installation and other services as performed. EITF No. 00-21 was effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003.
 
Our contracts sometimes require customer payments in advance of revenue recognition. These deposit amounts are reflected as liabilities and recognized as revenue when the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the respective contracts.
 
Revenues derived from our software license sales are recognized in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, and SOP No. 98-9, “Modifications of SOP No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions”. For software license sales for which any services rendered are not considered essential to the functionality of the software, we recognize revenue upon delivery of the software, provided (1) there is evidence of an arrangement, (2) collection of our fee is considered probable and (3) the fee is fixed and determinable.
 
5

 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Coda translates the foreign currency financial statements of its foreign subsidiaries in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates existing at the balance sheet dates, related revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the period and stockholders’ equity, fixed assets and long-term investments are recorded at historical exchange rates. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component in stockholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the statement of income.
 
Income Taxes
 
Deferred income taxes are provided using the asset and liability method for financial reporting purposes in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying values for financial reporting purposes, and for operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be removed or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash equivalents are comprised of highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased. We maintain our cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times, may exceed insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts.
 
Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
Financial instruments and related items, which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We place our cash and temporary cash investments with credit quality institutions. At times, such investments may be in excess of applicable government mandated insurance limits.

Accounts Receivable
 
We periodically review our trade receivables in determining our allowance for doubtful accounts. Allowance for doubtful accounts was nil for the period ended April 30, 2008 and $17,910 for the year ended October 31, 2007.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments", requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable and short-term borrowings, as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Our long term debt has interest rates that approximate market and therefore the carrying amounts approximate their fair values.
 
Inventory
 
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in first-out method. Inventory is comprised of the following components at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007:

 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Raw materials
 
$
1,778,188
 
$
1,789,051
 
Work in process
   
83,400
   
334,813
 
Finished goods
   
861,134
   
802,653
 
 
         
Total inventory
 
$
2,722,722
 
$
2,926,517
 
 
Property and Equipment
 
We record our equipment at historical cost. We expense maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation is provided for by the straight-line method over three to four years, the estimated useful lives of the property and equipment.
 
Long-Lived Assets
 
We follow SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets", which established a "primary asset" approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. No impairment loss was recognized during the period ended April 30, 2008 or the year ended October 31, 2007.
 
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Research and Development
 
Research and development costs consist of expenditures for the present and future patents and technology, which cannot be capitalized. We are eligible for United Kingdom tax credits related to our qualified research and development expenditures. Tax credits are classified as a reduction of research and development expense. We recorded no tax credits during the period ended April 30, 2008 or the year ended October 31, 2007.
 
Marketing
 
We charge the costs of marketing to expense as incurred. For the period ended April 30, 2008 marketing costs were $637,186.

Other Operating Expenses
 
We incurred costs of nil and $435,000 as non-recurring fees and expenses in connection with our financings and acquisitions for the period ended April 30, 2008 and the period ended October 31, 2007 respectively, which were also included in our loss from operations, and shown separately under Other Operating Expenses.

Intangible Assets
 
Intangible assets consist principally of the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired (or goodwill), customer relationships, non-compete agreements and licenses. Goodwill was allocated to our reporting units based on the original purchase price allocation. Customer relationships, non-compete agreements and licenses are being amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of 3 to 10 years. The Company amortizes its intangible assets using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit. We periodically evaluate the recoverability of intangible assets and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists.
 
We test for impairment at the reporting unit level as defined in SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. This test is a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value, which is based on future cash flows, exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the second step must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. In the fourth quarter of each year, we evaluate goodwill on a separate reporting unit basis to assess recoverability, and impairments, if any, are recognized in earnings. An impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying amount of the goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with determinable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives and reviewed annually for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144.
 
Stock Based Compensation
 
SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, established and encouraged the use of the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation arrangements under which compensation cost is determined using the fair value of stock-based compensation determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed and is recognized over the periods in which the related services are rendered. The statement also permitted companies to elect to continue using the current intrinsic value accounting method specified in Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, to account for stock-based compensation to employees. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) we elected to use the intrinsic value based method for grants to our employees and directors and have disclosed the pro forma effect of using the fair value based method to account for our stock-based compensation to employees.
 
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123R (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“Statement 123R”) which is a revision of SFAS No. 123.
 
Statement 123R supersedes APB opinion No. 25 and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. Generally, the approach in Statement 123R is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro-forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. This statement does not change the accounting guidance for share based payment transactions with parties other than employees provided in SFAS No. 123(R). This statement does not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans, which are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, “Employers’ Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” On April 14, 2005, the SEC amended the effective date of the provisions of this statement. The effect of this amendment by the SEC is that the Company had to comply with Statement 123R and use the Fair Value based method of accounting no later than the first quarter of 2006. We implemented SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method. The fair value of each option grant issued after January 1, 2006 will be determined as of grant date, utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The amortization of each option grant will be over the remainder of the vesting period of each option grant.  We did not have any unvested amounts of stock based compensation grants issued and outstanding at the date of implementation.
 
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We use the fair value method for equity instruments granted to non-employees and use the Black-Scholes model for measuring the fair value. The stock based fair value compensation is determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed (measurement date) and is recognized over the periods in which the related services are rendered.
 
Comprehensive Income
 
SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", establishes standards for reporting and displaying of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, SFAS 130 requires that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes gains and losses on foreign currency translation adjustments and is included as a component of stockholders' equity.
 
Loss Per Share
 
We use SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share” for calculating the basic and diluted loss per share. We compute basic loss per share by dividing net loss and net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential shares had been issued and if the additional shares were dilutive. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation of net loss per share if their effect is anti-dilutive.
 
Per share basic and diluted net loss amounted to $0.05 and $0.38 for the periods ended April 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. For the period ended April 30, 2008 and year ended October 31, 2007, 48,796,759 and 36,508,028 potential shares, respectively, were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would reduce net loss per share.
 
Liquidity
 
As of April 31, 2008 we have cash and cash equivalents of $7,723,806 and positive working capital of $11,966,672. For the period ended April 30, 2008 we had a net loss of $2,558,340 and negative cash flow from operations of $2,426,336. We also have an accumulated deficit of $44,233,093 at April 30, 2008.
 
NOTE 2 - CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS
 
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts represent accumulated project expenses and fees which have not been invoiced to customers as of the date of the balance sheet. These amounts are stated on the balance sheet as Unbilled Receivables of $997,917 and $380,017 as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively.
 
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts represent project invoices billed to customers that have not been earned as of the date of the balance sheet. These amounts are stated on the balance sheet as Deferred Revenue of $305,342 and $232,435 as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively.
 
Revenue received as part of sales of equipment includes a provision for warranty and is treated as deferred revenue, along with extended warranty sales, with these amounts amortized over 12 months from the date of sale. These amounts are stated on the balance sheet as Deferred Revenue of $197,715 and $233,550 as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively.

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS

Securities which the Company does not have the intent to hold are classified as available for sale. Marketable securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings. Marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, included in the determination of comprehensive income and reported in shareholder's equity.

The fair value of all securities is determined by quoted market prices. Gains or losses on securities sold are based on the specific identification method. During the year ended October 31, 2007, the Company received marketable securities worth $850,000 in settlement of a $533,147 loan and $316,853 of accounts receivable. As of April 30, 2008, the value of the investment, which is available-for-sale for financial reporting purposes, was $552,500, compared with $935,000 at October 31, 2007. This includes an unrealized loss of $297,500 which has been included in the determination of comprehensive loss.
 
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NOTE 4 - OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
 
Other current assets on the balance sheet total $438,830 and $691,560 at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 respectively. These totals comprise the following:

 
2008
 
2007
 
Deposits
 
$
117,101
 
$
191,352
 
Value added tax (VAT)
   
115,966
   
293,934
 
Other receivables
   
205,763
   
206,274
 
 
         
Total
 
$
438,830
 
$
691,560
 

NOTE 5 - FIXED ASSETS
 
Property and equipment at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is summarized as follows:
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Machinery and equipment
 
$
1,046,269
 
$
983,115
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(642,847
)
 
(560,377
)
 
         
Net property and equipment assets
 
$
403,422
 
$
422,738
 
 
Depreciation expense recorded in the statement of operations for the periods ended April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is $82,470 and $101,802, respectively.

Rental equipment at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is summarized as follows:
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Rental equipment
 
$
240,876
 
$
240,876
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(240,876
)
 
(240,876
)
 
         
Net rental equipment assets
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
 
Depreciation expense recorded in the statement of operations for the periods ended April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is nil and $120,851, respectively.
 
NOTE 6 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
 
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, whereby the Company periodically tests its intangible assets for impairment. On an annual basis, and when there is reason to suspect that their values have been diminished or impaired, these assets are tested for impairment, and write-downs will be included in results from operations.
 
The identifiable intangible assets acquired and their carrying value at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is:

 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Customer relationships (weighted average life of 10 years)
 
$
694,503
 
$
694,503
 
Non-compete agreements (weighted average life of 3 years)
   
198,911
   
198,911
 
Patents (weighted average life of 10 years)
   
69,320
   
48,530
 
Convertible debenture raise costs (expected life of 7 years)
   
1,694,893
   
-
 
Product development (weighted average life of 3 years)
   
60,014
   
-
 
Licenses (weighted average life of 2 years)
   
100,000
   
100,000
 
 
         
Total amortized identifiable intangible assets - gross carrying value
   
2,817,641
   
1,041,944
 
Less accumulated amortization
   
(287,928
)
 
(134,266
)
 
         
Net
   
2,529,713
   
907,678
 
 
         
Residual value
 
$
2,529,713
 
$
907,678
 
 
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Our acquisition of Colmek resulted in the valuation of Colmek’s customer relationships and covenants not to compete as intangible assets (see Note 10), which have an estimated useful life of 10 years and 3 years respectively, and as such are being amortized monthly over that period. Goodwill of $2,038,669 represented the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired.
 
Estimated amortization expense as of April 30, 2008 is as follows:

2008
 
$
230,353
 
2009
   
430,189
 
2010
   
349,054
 
2011
   
325,330
 
2012 and thereafter
   
1,194,787
 
 
     
Total
 
$
2,529,713
 

Amortization of patents, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and licenses included as a charge to income amounted to $170,685 and $115,005 for the period ended April 30, 2008 and year ended October 31, 2007, respectively. Goodwill is not being amortized.
 
As a result of the acquisitions of Martech and Colmek, the Company has goodwill in the amount of $3,099,575 as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the periods ended January 31, 2008 are recorded below.
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Beginning goodwill balance at November 1, 2007
 
$
3,099,575
 
$
1,060,906
 
Goodwill recorded upon acquisition
   
-
   
-
 
 
         
Period End Balance
 
$
3,099,575
 
$
1,060,906
 
 
Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate fair value. We enlist the assistance of an independent valuation consultant to determine the values of our intangible assets and goodwill, both at the dates of acquisition and at specific dates annually. Based on various market factors and projections used by management, actual results could vary significantly from managements' estimates.
 
NOTE 7 - CAPITAL STOCK
 
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $.001 per share. As of April 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company has issued and outstanding 48,399,896 shares and 46,064,668 shares of common stock respectively. The Company is also authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.001 per share. We have designated 50,000 preferred shares as Series A preferred stock and have designated 50,000 preferred shares as Series B preferred stock. The remaining 4,900,000 shares of preferred stock is undesignated. There were 6,287 and 6,407 Series A preferred shares outstanding at April 30, 2008 and 2007 respectively, and nil and 1,819 Series B preferred shares outstanding at the same dates.
 
Series A Preferred Stock
 
We designated 50,000 shares of our preferred stock, par value $.001, as Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to all classes of common and preferred stock. The Series A Preferred Stock has a dividend rate of 12% per year. The Series A Preferred Stock and accrued dividends is convertible at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, and at the option of the Company when the stock price reaches or exceeds $3.00.
 
During the period ended April 30, 2008 we issued 200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. We converted 320 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 56,640 shares of common stock. At April 30, 2008, the total of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding is 6,287 shares, convertible into 1,013,670 shares of common stock.
 
During the year ended October 31, 2007 we did not issue any shares of Series A Preferred Stock. However, we did convert 17,234 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 2,878,418 shares of common stock and 1,439,209 warrants with a conversion price of $1.30 and 1,439,209 warrants with a conversion price of $1.70. At October 31, 2007, the total of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding was 6,407 shares, convertible into 1,050,310 shares of common stock.
 
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Series B Preferred Stock
 
We designated 50,000 shares of our preferred stock, par value $.001, as Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks junior to our issued and outstanding Series A preferred Stock and senior to all classes of common stock. The Series B Preferred Stock has a dividend rate of 8% per year. The Series B Preferred Stock and accrued dividends are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. As of April 30, 2008, we have no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.
 
During the period ended October 31, 2007, we sold 8,000 preferred Series B stock units, each unit consisting of one share of our Series B Preferred Stock, 100 Series A warrants, 100 Series B warrants, and 81.25 shares of common stock (650,000 shares of common stock in total). Each Series A warrant and Series B warrant is exercisable into shares of our common stock for a period of five years at exercise prices of $1.30 and $1.70 per share, respectively. Gross and net proceeds from the sale of the units were $800,000.
 
In accordance with EITF No. 00-27, “Application of EITF Issue No. 98-5, ‘Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Rates’, to Certain convertible Instruments”, a portion of the proceeds of our stock sales were allocated to the warrants based on their relative fair value.
 
For the sale of Series B Preferred Stock, this totaled $546,566 using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Further, we attributed a beneficial conversion feature of $253,434 to the Series B preferred shares based upon the difference between the conversion price of those shares and the closing price of our common shares on the date of issuance, limited to the proceeds attributable to the sale of the preferred shares. The weighted average assumptions used in the Black Scholes model are as follows:  (1) dividend yield of 0%; (2) expected volatility of 304%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 4.90%, and (4) expected life of 2 years as the conversion feature and warrants are immediately exercisable. Both the fair value of the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature aggregating $800,000 were recorded as a dividend and are included in the accompanying financial statements.
 
Also during the year, 30,819 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were converted into 3,081,900 shares of common stock. In addition, 18,181 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were redeemed at a price of $110 per share, which included the dividend accrued from the previous year, with the remainder booked as a redemption premium.
 
Common Stock
 
During the period ending April 30, 2008 we issued 5,000 shares of common stock, valued at $3,250, to employees, directors and consultants for services. We also issued 28,288 shares of common stock as dividend payments due to holders of Series A Preferred stock, which had accrued over the period August 2006 to October 2007, valued at $35,017. A further 56,640 share were issued as conversion of 320 shares of Series A preferred stock. We also issued 64,200 shares to an investor who had subscribed for these shares in February 2007.
 
During the year ending October 31, 2007 we sold 15,025,000 shares of common stock, valued at $1 each, with a further 60,000 shares subscribed for during the year. These shares were issued alongside 7,542,500 Series A warrants and 7,542,500 Series B warrants, along with 2,400,000 warrants convertible into common stock at a price of $1.00 as part of placement agent fees. Each Series A warrant is convertible into common stock at a price of $1.30, and each Series B warrant is convertible into common stock at $1.70, and each warrant has a life of 5 years. The gross amount raised was $15,025,000, with $13,764,530 raised net.
 
A further 650,000 shares of common stock were sold as part of a unit with Series B Preferred Stock.
 
During the year ending October 31, 2007 we issued 532,090 shares of common stock, valued at $792,814, as part payment in our acquisition of Miller & Hilton, Inc, d/b/a Colmek Systems Engineering, with a further 42,910 shares payable within 12 months.
 
During the year ending October 31, 2007 a total of 34,100 shares of common stock were issued on the exercise of 34,100 stock options, with a conversion value of $1.00 each. The amount received was $34,100.
 
During the year ending October 31, 2007 a total of 3,081,900 shares of common stock were issued on conversion of 30,819 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, 2,878,418 shares of common stock were issued on conversion of 17,234 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
Other Equity Transactions
 
During the period ended April 30, 2008, we issued in the aggregate 245,000 common share purchase options to employees and consultants, with exercise prices of $1.30 to $1.50. The initial fair value of the options was $176,782 using the Black Scholes method at the date of grant of the options based on the following assumptions: (1) risk free interest rate of 5.25%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 238% - 246%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years. The fair value of the vested options has been expensed in this period. In accordance with EITF 96-18, the fair value of consultant vesting options will be recomputed at each reporting period and any increase will be charged to expense.
 
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Also during the period ended April 30, 2008, a further 67,000 common share purchase options which were issued to employees in 2005 and 2006 vested, with $91,299 charged to expense.
 
During the period ended October 31, 2007, we issued in the aggregate 1,500,000 common share purchase options to employees and consultants, with exercise prices of $1.00 to $1.80. The initial fair value of the options was $1,828,811 using the Black Scholes method at the date of grant of the options based on the following assumptions: (1) risk free interest rate of 4.90%-5.25%; (2) dividend yield of 0%; (3) volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 252% - 328%; and (4) an expected life of the options of 2 years. The fair value of the options has been expensed in this period. In accordance with EITF 96-18, the fair value of consultant vesting options will be recomputed at each reporting period and any increase will be charged to expense. Due to staff departures, 330,000 options were cancelled, all of which had exercise prices of $1.00 to $1.50. Also during the year, a total of 34,100 options were exercised at $1.00. During the period ended October 31, 2007, $1,036,454 was charged to expense.
 
NOTE 8 - WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
 
Transactions involving stock options and warrants issued are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Six months ended
April 30, 2008
 
Year ended
October 31, 2007
 
   
Number
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
 
Number
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at beginning of the period
   
36,519,318
 
$
1.39
   
13,410,000
 
$
1.29
 
Granted during the period
   
845,000
   
1.45
   
23,473,418
   
1.44
 
Exercised during the period
   
-
   
-
   
(34,100
)
 
1.00
 
Terminated during the period
   
-
   
-
   
(330,000
)
 
1.22
 
 
                 
Outstanding at the end of the period
   
37,364,318
 
$
1.39
   
36,519,318
 
$
1.39
 
 
                 
Exercisable at the end of the period
   
36,354,518
 
$
1.39
   
35,467,518
 
$
1.39
 
  
The number and weighted average exercise prices of stock purchase options and warrants outstanding as of April 30, 2008 are as follows:  
 
Range of
Exercise Prices
 
Number Outstanding
 
Weighted Average Contractual Life (Yrs)
 
Total Vested
 
0.50
 
 
750,000
 
 
3.00
 
 
750,000
 
0.58
 
 
400,000
 
 
2.92
 
 
400,000
 
1.00
 
 
5,845,900
 
 
3.08
 
 
5,634,700
 
1.30
 
 
15,081,709
 
 
3.67
 
 
14,675,209
 
1.50
 
 
525,000
 
 
3.60
 
 
410,500
 
1.70
 
 
14,701,709
 
 
3.66
 
 
14,464,109
 
1.80
 
 
60,000
 
 
4.40
 
 
20,000
 
Totals
 
 
37,364,318
 
 
3.55
 
 
36,354,518
 
 
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
 
The Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statement or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference between financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Temporary differences between taxable income reported for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes are insignificant.
 
For income tax reporting purposes, the Company's aggregate U.S. unused net operating losses approximate $36,313,000 which expire through 2028, subject to limitations of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. The deferred tax asset related to the carry forward is approximately $12,346,000. The Company has provided a valuation reserve against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, because in the opinion of management based upon the earning history of the Company, it is more likely than not that the benefits will not be realized.
 
For income tax reporting purposes, the Company's aggregate UK unused net operating losses approximate $7,069,000, with no expiration. The deferred tax asset related to the carry-forward is approximately $2,121,000. The Company has provided a valuation reserve against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, because in the opinion of management based upon the earning history of the Company, it is more likely than not that the benefits will not be realized.
 
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Income tax expense for 2007 represents income taxes on our Norwegian subsidiary.
 
Components of deferred tax assets as of April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
Non-Current
 
2008
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Operating Loss Carry Forward
 
$
12,346,000
 
$
10,455,000
 
Valuation Allowance
   
(12,346,000
)
 
(10,455,000
)
 
         
Net Deferred Tax Asset
 
$
-
 
$
-
 

NOTE 10 - CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
 
Litigation
 
We may become subject to legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although occasional adverse decisions or settlements may occur, we believe that the final disposition of any matters should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
 
Factoring Agreement
 
We factor certain of our receivables pursuant to a factoring agreement. Advances received pursuant to the agreement are secured by our accounts receivable.
 
An initial factoring agreement was entered into on August 17, 2005 between Faunus Group International, Inc. (“FGI”) and Coda Octopus Group, Inc., for a maximum borrowing in the US of up to $1 million. This agreement can be cancelled with three months’ notice before each anniversary date. Subsequent agreements were added in November 2006 covering our UK businesses, Martech Systems Ltd and Coda Octopus Products Ltd, both of which are on the same terms as the original agreement, except for the initial term, which is a minimum of two years.
 
Over the course of the period to April 30, 2008, we factored invoices totaling $3,547,621 in receivables and we received $2,932,006 in proceeds from FGI. This compares with the year to October 31, 2007, where we factored invoices totaling $5,088,665 in receivables and we received $3,961,695 in proceeds from FGI.
 
Under the arrangement, FGI typically advances to the Company 80% of the total amount of accounts receivable factored. FGI retains 20% of the outstanding factored accounts receivable as a reserve, which it holds until the customer pays the factored invoice to FGI. The cost of funds for the accounts receivable portion of the borrowings with FGI is 1.85% for the initial 30 day credit period, up to a maximum of 45 days; thereafter, an additional fee of 0.5% is charged for each 10 day period.
 
Operating Leases
 
We occupy our various office and warehouse facilities pursuant to both term and month-to-month leases. Our term leases expire at various times through September 2013. Future minimum lease obligations are approximately $1,418,736, with the minimum future rentals due under these leases as of April 30, 2008 as follows:

2008
 
$
207,835
 
2009
   
360,552
 
2010
   
344,368
 
2011
   
315,302
 
2012 and thereafter
   
190,680
 
 
     
Total
 
$
1,418,736
 

Concentrations
 
We had no concentrations of purchases of over 5% during either of the period ended April 30, 2008 and year ended October 31, 2007. We had a sales concentration of over 5% for the period ended April 30, 2008 and year ended October 31, 2007 due to a sale to a customer for $1,026,473 and $2,294,279, respectively.
 
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NOTE 11 - NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE
 
A summary of notes payable at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 is as follows:

 
 
April 30,
2008
 
October 31,
2007
 
The Company, through its UK subsidiary Coda Octopus Products Ltd has a 7 year unsecured loan note; interest rate of 12% annually; repayable at borrower’s instigation or convertible into common stock when the share price reaches $3.
 
$
200,000
 
$
200,000
 
 
         
The Company, through its US subsidiary Innalogic, Inc., has a capital lease for equipment for monthly payments of $2,369.74 for 24 months.
   
-
   
41,091
 
 
         
The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit with a US bank through its US subsidiary Colmek Systems Engineering, for $50,000 with an interest rate of 12.5% annually; repayable at borrower’s instigation.
   
13,181
   
17,181
 
 
         
The Company through its US subsidiary Colmek Systems Engineering, has an outstanding loan note payable for the financing of a truck over 60 months; monthly payments of $897.18; annual interest rate of 10.99%.
   
24,802
   
29,145
 
 
         
The Company through its US subsidiary Colmek Systems Engineering, has an unsecured loan note payable to a director and former officer of the Company.
   
20,104
   
34,104
 
 
         
The Company has a secured convertible debenture for $12M, with a life of 7 years from February 26, 2008, maturing at 130% of face value, and with interest payable every six months at a rate of 8.5%
   
12,091,350
   
-
 
 
         
Total
 
$
12,349,437
 
$
321,521
 
 
         
Less: current portion
   
115,297
   
56,382
 
 
         
Total long-term portion
 
$
12,234,140
 
$
265,139
 
 
NOTE 12 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
We are indebted to various related parties for advances for payments of operating expenses and dividends. These related parties include our biggest shareholder and other entities controlled by this shareholder. Advances are non interest bearing and are due on demand. At the end of the period ending April 30, 2008, $14,641 was due to related parties, compared with $184,425 for the year ending October 31, 2007.

We are also owed by related parties a sum of $148,153 at April 30, 2008 compared to $105,685 at October 31, 2007.
 
NOTE 13 - ACQUISITIONS
 
Acquisition of Colmek Systems Engineering
 
On April 6, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Miller & Hilton d/b/a Colmek Systems Engineering, a Utah corporation (“Colmek”). The total purchase price was $2,356,750, with additional associated costs and outlays of $158,470, consisting of cash paid at the closing of the transaction in the amount of $800,000 and the issuance of 532,090 shares of our common stock, and $700,000 and 42,910 shares that were due and paid on the first anniversary of the closing date through secured promissory notes issued to the former Colmek shareholders. At the date of issuance of the 532,090 shares these were valued at $792,814. The shares of common stock issued in conjunction with the merger were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The acquisition of Colmek was accounted for using the purchase method in accordance with SFAS 141. The results of operations for Colmek have been included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations since the date of acquisition.

In accordance with SFAS No. 141, the total purchase price was allocated to the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The estimate of fair value of the assets acquired was based on management’s and an independent appraiser’s estimates. The total purchase price was allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired as follows:

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Current assets acquired
 
$
231,043
 
Equipment, net
   
80,007
 
Current liabilities assumed
   
(727,913
)
Customer relationships acquired
   
694,503
 
Non-compete agreements acquired
   
198,911
 
Goodwill acquired
   
2,038,669
 
Total purchase price
 
$
2,515,220
 
 
The intangible assets of $893,414 at the date of acquisition consisted of customer relationships and non-compete agreements. The intangible assets acquired have an estimated useful life of 10 and 3 years, respectively, and as such will be amortized monthly over those periods. Goodwill of $2,038,669 represented the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, plus the associated costs and outlays.
 
The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the period ended April 30, 2007 assume that the acquisition of Colmek occurred on November 1, 2006. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have been achieved nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations. There is no change to the period to April 30, 2008.
 
 
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
5,829,377
 
Net loss
   
(10,063,240
)
Loss per common share
   
(0.38
)
 
NOTE 14 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
Due to the nature of our businesses, we are operating in two reportable segments, which are managed separately based upon fundamental differences in their operations. Martech, Colmek, and Innalogic operate as contractors, and the balance of our operations is comprised of product sales.
 
Segment operating income is total segment revenue reduced by operating expenses identifiable with the business segment. Corporate includes general corporate administrative costs.
 
The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon operating income. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies.

There are inter-segment sales between our engineering contracting businesses and our products businesses.
 
The following table summarizes segment asset and operating balances by reportable segment.
 
 
 
Contracting
 
Products
 
Corporate
 
Totals
 
Revenues
 
$
3,033,238
 
$
4,381,284
 
$
809,393
 
$
8,223,915
 
Operating profit/(loss)
   
(356,547
)
 
497,310
   
( 2,179,023
)
 
(2,038,260
)
Identifiable assets
   
5,985,500
   
3,445,245
   
12,229,171
   
21,659,916
 
Capital expenditure
   
3,973
   
90,388
   
66,620
   
160,981
 
Selling, general & administrative
   
1,695,660
   
1,211,535
   
2,951,927
   
5,859,122
 
Depreciation & amortization
   
129,590
   
39,438
   
82,573
   
251,601
 
Interest expense
   
50,559
   
189,229
   
329,517
   
569,305
 

The Company’s reportable business segments operate in two geographic locations. Those geographic locations are:

* United States
* United Kingdom

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon operating income. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies. There are no inter-segment sales.

Information concerning principal geographic areas is presented below according to the area where the activity is taking place for the period ending April 30, 2008 and the year ending October 31, 2007:

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2008
 
2007
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
2,896,178
 
$
7,129,507
 
United Kingdom
   
4,518,344
   
6,723,806
 
Corporate and other
   
809,393
   
-
 
Total Revenues
 
$
8,223,915
 
$
13,853,313
 
 
         
Assets:
         
United States
 
$
4,531,926
 
$
5,529,261
 
United Kingdom
   
4,898,819
   
6,597,202
 
Corporate and other
   
12,229,171
   
1,454,999
 
Total Assets
 
$
21,659,916
 
$
13,581,462
 
 
NOTE 15 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
There were no significant events which occurred between April 30, 2008 and the date of filing.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
 
Forward-Looking Statements

The information herein contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact made herein are forward looking. In particular, the statements herein regarding industry prospects and future results of operations or financial position are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “could,” “possibly,” “probably,” anticipates,” “projects,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” or “should” or other variations or similar words. No assurances can be given that the future results anticipated by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from management’s expectations.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management.

General Overview

We are a developer of underwater technologies and equipment for imaging, mapping, defense and survey applications. We are based in New York, with research and development, sales and manufacturing facilities located in the United Kingdom, United States and Norway as well as two engineering companies located in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coda Octopus and our domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned and controlled except that the financial statements, including Colmek, which was acquired on April 6, 2007. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that we may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from those estimates.

Background

We are engaged in 3-D subsea technology and are the developer and patent holder of real-time 3-D sonar products which we expect to play a critical role in the next generation of underwater port security. We produce hardware, software and fully integrated systems which are sold and supported on a worldwide basis, with wide applications in two distinct market segments:

·  
marine geophysical survey (commercial), which focuses around oil and gas, construction and oceanographic research and exploration, where we market to survey companies, research institutions, salvage companies. This was our original focus, from original founding in 1994, with current products spanning geophysical data collection and analysis, through to printers to output geophysical data collected by sonar. We believe that our marine geophysical survey markets are experiencing rapid growth due to: 1) successful new product introductions in recent periods; 2) market-proximity benefits derived from 2004 relocation to the United States; 3) initial market penetration into new sub-sectors of the marine geophysical survey markets; 4) the high price of oil and gas in the past few years, resulting in unprecedented exploration and production activity.
·  
underwater defense/ security, where we market to ports and harbors, state and federal government agencies and defense contractors. We started to focus on this market following the acquisition of OmniTech AS, a Norwegian Company, in December 2002, a company which had developed a prototype system, the Echoscope™, a unique, patented instrument which permits accurate three-dimensional visualization, measurement, data recording and mapping of underwater objects. We have recently completed developing and commenced marketing this first real time, high resolution, three-dimensional underwater sonar imaging device which we believe has particularly important applications in the fields of port security, defense and undersea oil and gas development.
     
In addition, through our two engineering services subsidiaries, Martech Systems (Weymouth) Ltd, based in Weymouth, England, UK, and Colmek Systems Engineering, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, US A , we provide engineering services to a wide variety of clients in the subsea, defense, nuclear, government and pharmaceutical industries. These engineering capabilities are increasingly being combined with our product offerings, bringing opportunities to provide complete systems, installation and support.
 
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For the foreseeable future, we intend to intensify our focus on port security. We believe that in the post 9/11 era there are significant growth opportunities available in that particular market segment because of increased government expenditures aimed at enhancing security. Specifically, we believe that we have the ability to capitalize on this opportunity as a result of:
 
First mover advantage in 3-D sonar markets based on our patented technology, our research and development efforts and extensive and successful testing in this area that date back almost two decades as well as broad customer acceptance.  
Early recognition of need for 3-D real-time sonar in defense/security applications.
Expansion into new geographies like North America and Western Europe.
Expansion into new commercial markets like commercial marine survey and construction with innovative products. 
Recent sole source classification for one of our products and its derivatives by certain government procurement agencies.

Further, we believe the Echoscope™ will transform certain segments of the sonar products market. In addition, 3-D sonar, currently in the early stages of adoption, has disruptive technology qualities as it has the ability to change industry standard practice in respect of the method for visualization and imaging of underwater objects and environment. Therefore, it will likely change who the suppliers into this market are as well as our market position and that of our competitors. We believe the market opportunity in underwater security and defense could grow at a rapid pace over the next several years.

Approximately 64% of our six month 2008 revenues of $8,223,915 were attributable to pure products business. The rest was attributable to our engineering businesses at Colmek and Martech.

To this established base of business, we now plan to add other sub-sections:

 
we are now starting to bid (sometimes in partnership, where areas of focus other than underwater sonar and wireless video surveillance capability are demanded) for complete port security and other solutions. We have bid on a small number of these in the last six months and hope for our first successes shortly. We have not yet been awarded any contracts for the purchase of complete solutions. However, in March of 2008, we received a $1.6 million follow on order from the U.S. Department of Defense to deliver an additional next- generation Underwater Inspection System (UIS)™ for the US Coast Guard and other potential users, to enable rapid underwater searches in the nation’s ports and waterways. In addition to the additional hardware (we delivered four original units in December of 2007) the Coast Guard has committed to a $1 million development project to help advance the product. The contract includes additional options which, if fully funded, would require us to deliver further UIS™ systems in fiscal 2009. The contract was awarded to us on a sole source basis, which means that the product is considered to be available from one source only and under Federal rules may be acquired from that source without competitive bidding process. Although this is not a complete port security system, it represents the first step towards achieving this.
  
we are currently reviewing the possibility of launching next year, in partnership with others, a services business based on our product set. This business will be port based and will, for example, provide ship hull inspections by way of rental of equipment and provision of a team to operate the equipment for any ship entering that particular port.

Critical Accounting Policies

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported levels of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Below is a discussion of accounting policies that we consider critical to an understanding of our financial condition and operating results and that may require complex judgment in their application or require estimates about matters which are inherently uncertain. A discussion of our significant accounting policies, including further discussion of the accounting policies described below, can be found in Note 3, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of our Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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Revenue Recognition

We record revenue in accordance with the guidance of the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin SAB No. 104 (SAB 104), which supersedes SAB No. 101 in order to encompass EITF No. 00-21 , Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21). 

Revenue is derived from sales of underwater technologies and equipment for imaging, mapping, defense and survey applications. Revenue is also derived through contracts gained by our Martech, Colmek and Innalogic businesses.

Revenue is recognized when conclusive evidence of firm arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the contract price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. No right of return privileges are granted to customers after shipment.

For arrangements with multiple deliverables, we recognize product revenue by allocating the revenue to each deliverable based on the fair value of each deliverable in accordance with EITF No. 00-21 and SAB No. 104, and recognize revenue for equipment upon delivery and for installation and other services as performed. EITF No. 00-21 was effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003.

Our contracts typically require customer payments in advance of revenue recognition. These deposit amounts are reflected as liabilities and recognized as revenue when the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the respective contracts.

Revenues derived from our software license sales are recognized in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) SOP No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” and SOP No. 98-9, “Modifications of SOP No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions”. For software license sales for which any services rendered are not considered essential to the functionality of the software, we recognize revenue upon delivery of the software, provided (1) there is evidence of an arrangement, (2) collection of our fee is considered probable and (3) the fee is fixed and determinable.

Recoverability of Deferred Costs

We defer costs on projects for service revenue. Deferred costs consist primarily of direct and incremental costs to customize and install systems, as defined in individual customer contracts, including costs to acquire hardware and software from third parties and payroll costs for our employees and other third parties.

We recognize such costs in accordance with our revenue recognition policy by contract. For revenue recognized under the completed contract method, costs are deferred until the products are delivered, or upon completion of services or, where applicable, customer acceptance. For revenue recognized under the percentage of completion method, costs are recognized as products are delivered or services are provided in accordance with the percentage of completion calculation. For revenue recognized ratably over the term of the contract, costs are recognized ratably over the term of the contract, commencing on the date of revenue recognition. At each balance sheet date, we review deferred costs, to ensure they are ultimately recoverable. Any anticipated losses on uncompleted contracts are recognized when evidence indicates the estimated total cost of a contract exceeds its estimated total revenue.
 
Stock Based Compensation
 
SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” established and encouraged the use of the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation arrangements under which compensation cost is determined using the fair value of stock-based compensation determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed and is recognized over the periods in which the related services are rendered. The statement also permitted companies to elect to continue using the current intrinsic value accounting method specified in Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” to account for stock-based compensation to employees. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) we elected to use the intrinsic value based method for grants to our employees and directors and have disclosed the pro forma effect of using the fair value based method to account for our stock-based compensation to employees.
 
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123R (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“Statement 123R”) which is a revision of SFAS No. 123.
 
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Statement 123R supersedes APB opinion No. 25 and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. Generally, the approach in Statement 123R is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro-forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. This statement does not change the accounting guidance for share based payment transactions with parties other than employees provided in SFAS No. 123(R). This statement does not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans, which are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, “Employers’ Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” On April 14, 2005, the SEC amended the effective date of the provisions of this statement. The effect of this amendment by the SEC is that the Company had to comply with Statement 123R and use the Fair Value based method of accounting no later than the first quarter of 2006. We implemented SFAS No. 123(R) on November 1, 2004 using the modified prospective method. The fair value of each option grant issued after November 1, 2004 will be determined as of grant date, utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The amortization of each option grant will be over the remainder of the vesting period of each option grant.  We use the fair value method for equity instruments granted to non-employees and use the Black Scholes model for measuring the fair value. The stock based fair value compensation is determined as of the date of the grant or the date at which the performance of the services is completed (measurement date) and is recognized over the periods in which the related services are rendered.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided using the asset and liability method for financial reporting purposes in accordance with the provisions of Statements of Financial Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying values for financial reporting purposes, and for operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be removed or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

Purchase price allocation and impairment of intangible and long-lived assets

Intangible and long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset, and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for intangible and long-lived assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the fair value of the asset as estimated using a discounted cash flow model.
 
We measure the carrying value of goodwill recorded in connection with the acquisitions for potential impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. To apply SFAS 142, a company is divided into separate “reporting units”, each representing groups of products that are separately managed. For this purpose, we have one reporting unit. To determine whether or not goodwill may be impaired, a test is required at least annually, and more often when there is a change in circumstances that could result in an impairment of goodwill. If the trading of our common stock is below book value for a sustained period, or if other negative trends occur in our results of operations, a goodwill impairment test will be performed by comparing book value to estimated market value. To the extent goodwill is determined to be impaired, an impairment charge is recorded in accordance with SFAS 142.
 
Results of Operations
 
Introduction
 
Activities pursuant to the acquisition of Miller and Hilton Inc. d/b/a Colmek System Engineering (“Colmek”) on April 6, 2007 are included in the three months ending April 30, 2007 for the period between April 6 and April 30. The three month period ending April 30, 2008 includes revenues and expenses of Colmek for that entire period.
 
Comparison of Three Months Ended April 30, 2008 (“2008 Period”) to Three Months Ended April 30, 2007 (“2007 Period”)

Revenues. Total revenues for the 2008 period and the 2007 period were $5,096,684 and $2,233,439 respectively. This represented an increase of $2,863,245 or 128.1%. Contributions from Colmek in the quarter were $939,047 against $120,454 of revenues in the same period in 2007, as it was acquired on April 06, 2007. Excluding Colmek, revenues for the corresponding periods, second quarter revenues in 2008 were $4,157,637 and $2,112,985 in the 2007 quarter, representing an increase of 96.7%. This reflects increased business in our products division specifically with regard to the oil and gas business in Europe, the construction business in the Middle East, the US Coast Guard continuing to purchase products and services, and a UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) sale to a law enforcement agency in the US.
 
Margins. Gross margins were strong in the 2008 period at 74.4% compared with 43.1% for the 2007 period. This was achieved with the increase in the sale of our signature products, the Echoscope™ and the UIS™, as well as the mix of traditional products which are sold at higher margins and are becoming a dominant part of the revenue stream. The engineering business represented $1,565,973 or 30.1% of sales with the products business attaining a level of 69.9% of revenues. The company is targeting an average gross margin in the vicinity of 63% going forward.
 
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Research and Development (R&D). R&D increased 31% to $764,308 in the 2008 period from $583,365 in 2007. This reflects further development of the Echoscope™ and UIS™ tied to the TSWG (US Coast Guard) contract, the initial stage of which finished in January, with the next stage having begun in March. The company will continue to work on enhancements to all its products.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A). SG&A expenses for the 2008 period increased to $2,802,193 from $2,063,880 in 2007, an increase of 35.7%. The addition of Colmek in the 2008 period is responsible for SG&A of $458,424, against $59,054 in 2007. The actual growth of SG&A in the period when adjusted for the Colmek acquisition is 16.9%. Management believes that SG&A will be scalable as revenues grow.
 
Key areas of expenditures include wages and salaries, where the company spent $1,674,800 or 59.8% of our SG&A costs while the 2007 period was $1,086,340 or 52.6%; legal and professional fees, including accounting, audit and investment banking services, decreased to $190,337 or 6.8% in 2008 from $394,222 or 19.1% in 2007 primarily because certain consultants were moved to the marketing expense category in 2008; travel decreased to $94,369 or 3.4% of SG&A from $162,372 or 7.9% in 2007; rent decreased slightly to $130,913, or 4.7%, in 2008, from $143,675, or 7.0% in 2007; and marketing increased to $422,293 or 15.1% of SG&A from $76,134 or 3.7% of SG&A in 2007 again due to reclassification of consultants.
 
Operating Income/Loss. The company produced an operating profit for the period of $223,407 against a loss of $1,685,150 in 2007. This occurred as a result of improved gross margins and higher revenues.
 
Interest Expense. Interest expense for the period was $455,334, of which $286,500 was associated with the convertible debenture financing by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Interest expense in 2007 was $5,673,385, mainly a non-cash item associated with the warrants in the equity financing of April, 2007.
 
Preferred Dividends. During the 2008 period there was a $28,931 dividend paid on the remaining series A preferred stock versus $194,963 in 2007. All of the series B preferred stock and most of the series A preferred stock was converted to equity in April/May, 2007.

Comparison of Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (“2008 Period”) to the Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 (“2007 Period”)

Introduction

Due to the acquisition of Colmek in April 2007, the financial information presented for Coda Octopus for the six months ended April 30, 2007 (the "2007 Period"), includes activity in Colmek from April 6 to the end of the period, combined with revenue, other income and SG&A expenses of the rest of Coda Octopus Group, Inc. for the six months ending April 30, 2007. The financial information presented (“2007 Period") includes only revenues and expenses for Colmek for the period after the acquisition which occurred on April 6, 2007. As a result, the increased revenues and expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the six months in 2008 compared to those in 2007 may not be a meaningful comparison.

Revenues. Total revenues for the 2008 Period and the 2007 Period were $8,223,915 and $4,934,714, respectively, representing an increase of 66.6%. Contributions from Colmek were $120,454 in the 2007 Period against $1,910,420 for 2008. Subtracting the contribution from this acquisition to the 2008 and 2007 Periods, there was a 31.1% increase in our original businesses. This was due to a strong demand for our traditional products in the geophysical and hydrographic survey markets as well as added traction in selling the UIS™ and Echoscope™.

Gross Margins. Margins were stronger in the 2008 Period at 64.9% compared with 55.1% for the 2007 Period, reflecting stronger sales in our traditional products business, a UIS™ sale to a US law enforcement agency and several Echoscopes™ sold to various customers including three units sold into the construction market.
 
Research and Development (R&D). R&D spending increased to $1,453,501 in the 2008 Period from $1,101,758 in the 2007 Period, an increase of 31%, as we continue to focus considerable effort into enhancing the Echoscope™ and releasing other products in our suite of marine geophysical offerings. In particular, work focused on delivering our Underwater Inspection System (UIS™), a turnkey system built around the Echoscope™ platform and further development work for the US Coast Guard on the UIS™ system.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A). SG&A expenses for the 2008 Period increased to $5,859,122 from $5,288,539 during the 2007 Period, an increase of $580,583 or 10.9% (the 2007 Period included $1.8 million in non-cash compensation charges). Some of the increase is attributable to the acquisition of Colmek which was included for the entire period in 2008.
 
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Key areas of expenditure include wages and salaries, where we spent $3,231,105 or 55.1% of our SG&A costs (2007 Period was $4,003,808 or 75.7%, including $1,801,619 of non-cash compensation); legal and professional fees, including accounting, audit and investment banking services, amounted to $658,893, or 11.2% of our SG&A costs (2007 Period was $654,043 or 12.4%); travel costs decreased to $248,972 or 4.2% of SG&A in 2008 from $262,704 and 5.0% of SG&A in 2007; rent for our various locations remained broadly constant at $257,362, or 4.4% of SG&A in 2008, from $242,151 or 4.6% of SG&A in 2007; and marketing increased to $637,186 (10.9% of SG&A) in 2008 from $126,428 (2.4% of SG&A) in 2007. This increase in marketing costs included reclassification of certain consultants engaged in sales of our signature products who were previously included in legal and professional fees.

Other Operating Expenses. We incurred other operating expenses of $435,000 in the 2007 Period for fees incurred connected with equity fund raising. We incurred no comparable expenses in the 2008 Period.

Operating Loss. As a result of the foregoing the Company incurred a loss from operations of $2,038,260 during the 2008 Period compared to a loss from operations of $4,102,956 during the 2007 Period.

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the 2008 Period decreased to $569,305 from $5,788,596 during the 2007 Period. Of the 2007 amount, $5,544,445 was attributable to the valuation of warrants issued as part of our financing, booked as a non-cash financing charge.

Dividends and Other Stock Charges. During the 2008 Period, dividends of $75,024 were declared against $314,779 in the 2007 Period on preferred stock (most of the preferred stock was converted into common stock at the end of the 2007 Period), The 2007 amount includes $207,099 paid on the series A preferred stock and $107,680 on the series B preferred. Also included was $800,000 in non-cash charges for the beneficial conversion feature related to the issuance of series B preferred stock in January 2007. This took the net loss applicable to common shares to $10,968,536 or $0.38 per share for the 2007 Period, based on an average of 29,138,920 shares outstanding, compared to a loss of $2,633,364 or $0.05 per share for the 2008 Period, based on an average of 48,283,808 shares outstanding.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of April 30, 2008 the Company had positive working capital of $11,966,672 and cash totaling $7,723,806.

In spite of the net loss generated of $2,558,340, the cash flow deficit from operations for the period was $2,426,336 in the 2008 Period, compared to $5,122,138 in 2007. During the 2008 Period, we also invested around $161,000 in tangible and intangible assets for use within our various businesses, and completed the acquisition of Colmek for an outlay of a final amount of $763,936. During the 2008 Period, we raised $12M through the issuance of a convertible debenture in February 2008, which, combined with the cash flow uses outlined above, resulted in a net cash flow into the company for the period of $6,807,549. The secured convertible debenture attracts interest at a rate of 8.5%, and has a conversion price of $1.05 per share callable after 2 years at $2.50, after 3 years at $2.90, and after 4 years at $3.50. The instrument is redeemable after 7 years at 130%. The company feels that this funding will enable the company to execute its plan over the next 12 months. 
 
Our plan to move from loss to profit is based upon intensifying our focus on port security. We believe that in the post 9/11 era there are significant growth opportunities available in the market segment in which we operate because of increased government expenditures aimed at enhancing security. We also have had a measure of success in the off shore construction area. We believe that we can continue to sell into that market with success.

In the short term, our plan involves, specifically:
 
 
·
Continue to sell our current range of products into a mixture of commercial, defense and security markets, increasing sales of these products over the course of this financial year - we are expecting previous growth trends broadly to continue over the course of the year.

 
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Start to sell complete turnkey systems based around our leading Echoscope™ 3-D technology, to open markets in law enforcement and inspection - a great deal of our R&D expenditure has been directed towards refining our product and completing sales this year that are currently in our pipeline, with delivery expected to start from the second quarter.
 
 
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Continue to deliver to the Coast Guard on the contract we were awarded last July. Work on stage 2 will begin in the second quarter.
 
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Deliver on our first port security solution contract through the provision of our unique 3-D technology and other products and services, enabling us to provide complete solutions.
 
 
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Leverage our subsidiaries to take advantage of our lead in underwater sonar technology by cross marketing all group products and services from each company.
 
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Continue to review and refocus our cost base where necessary to achieve a cost level commensurate with our current level of activity.

Through these measures, we aim to move from cash negative for last year and the first quarter of this year to cash positive. We also aim to move from heavily loss-making for the past 2 years to profitable for the current year, prior to any non-cash charges made to our income statement. Although we intend to pursue our plans aggressively as set forth in the previous paragraph, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in our attempt to make the company profitable in the near future, or ever.

Inflation and Foreign Currency

The Company maintains its books in local currency: US Dollars for the parent holding Company in the United States of America, Pounds Sterling for its UK operations and Norwegian Kroner for its Norwegian operations.

The Company’s operations are primarily inside of the United States through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, though a significant proportion of revenues and costs are incurred outside of the US. As a result, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may significantly affect the Company's sales, profitability and financial position when the foreign currencies of its international operations are translated into U.S. dollars for financial reporting. In additional, we are also subject to currency fluctuation risk with respect to certain foreign currency denominated receivables and payables. Although the Company cannot predict the extent to which currency fluctuations may or will affect the Company's business and financial position, there is a risk that such fluctuations will have an adverse impact on the Company's sales, profits and financial position. Because differing portions of our revenues and costs are denominated in foreign currency, movements could impact our margins by, for example, decreasing our foreign revenues when the dollar strengthens and not correspondingly decreasing our expenses. The Company does not currently hedge its currency exposure. In the future, we may engage in hedging transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risk.

It is the opinion of the Company that inflation has not had a material effect on its operations.
 
Financing Activities

Since February 2005, we have raised approximately $36,724,289 in cash through the issuance in private offerings at various times of shares of our common stock, and units consisting of shares of preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock.
 
In February 2005, we issued a total of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for a total cash consideration of $800,534.
 
In October 2005, we issued a total of 15,000 Series A Preferred Stock (Sterling Denominated), since converted into 2,655,000 shares of common stock, for a total cash consideration of £1,500,000 equivalent to approximately $2,655,000, based upon a conversion ratio of $1.77 for each UK Pound at the time of the investment.
 
On April 30, 2006, we issued to one investor a total of 7,320.88 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to a group of individual investors for total cash consideration of £684,618.83 UK Pounds equivalent to $1,211,755 based upon a conversion ratio of $1.77 for each UK Pound at the time of the investment.
 
From June 2006 through January 2007, we issued to one institutional investor units consisting 46,000 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock and four five year warrants to purchase 9.2 million shares of our common stock at a price ranging from $1.30 to $2.00 per share and 650,000 shares of our Common Stock for a total cash consideration of $4,600,000. Of these 46,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 18,181 were redeemed in April 2007 and the remaining shares were converted into 2,781,900 shares of our common stock.
 
In July 2006, we issued to two individual investors 820 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock for a total cash consideration of $82,000. These have since been converted into 820,000 shares of our common stock.
 
On October 31, 2006, we issued to one investor 500 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock for a total consideration of $50,000. These have since been converted into 50,000 shares of our common stock.
 
In January 2007, we issued to one investor 3,000 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock plus five-year warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock at $1.30 per share and five-year warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock at $1.70 per share for a total cash consideration of $300,000. The 3,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock have since been converted into 300,000 shares of our common stock.
 
In April 2007, we issued to an individual investor 25,000 shares of our common stock plus five-year warrants to purchase the same number of shares of common stock (of which 12,500 may be purchased at $1.30 and the balance at $1.70 per share) for a total of $25,000.
 
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During April and May 2007, we issued to a group of investors a total of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock plus five-year warrants to purchase the same amount of shares of common stock (of which 7,500,000 may be purchased at $1.30 and the balance at $1.70 per share) for a total of $15,000,000.

In February 2008, we issued $12 million of 8.50% secured convertible debentures. This instrument is convertible into common stock at $1.05 per share. It is callable by the company at $2.50 after two years, $2.90 after three years and at $3.50 after four years. It matures at 130% after seven years.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
 
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Item 3. Control and Procedures
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As of April 30, 2008, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in our periodic reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified for each report and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have identified the following material weaknesses as of April 30, 2008:

 
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Insufficient disclosure controls in that we have experienced insufficient communication between the various subsidiaries and departments and a lack of timely financial reporting.
 
 
 
·
Insufficient accounting procedures relating to areas including: revenue booking, inventory control, expense sign off procedures and shipping documentation.

We are in the process of putting improved procedures in place to remedy the various shortcomings in these areas.
 
(b) Changes in Internal Controls.
 
There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control  over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this Report.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
There were no material pending legal proceedings at April 30, 2008 to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party other that ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
None
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
None
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
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Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: June 16, 2008
      
/s/ Jason Reid 
 
Jason Reid
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
     
Date: June 16, 2008 
      
/s/ Jody E. Frank
 
Jody Frank
 
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
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