Quetta Acquisition's biggest risks in the FY2024 10-K
- Quetta Acquisition Corp is focused on completing its business combination with KM QUAD and Jiujiang Lida Technology Co., Ltd. The company faces a working capital deficit and relies on extensions and promissory notes to fund operations.
- Officers have divided loyalties, and CEO Hui Chen also leads Yotta Acquisition Corporation.
The risks most specific to Quetta Acquisition
Extensions of Time Period to Complete a Business Combination
The company entered into a non-binding LOI on October 18, 2024, with QUAD for a potential business combination.
Acquisition Criteria Expansion
Stockholders approved expanding acquisition criteria to include entities with principal operations in China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Merger Agreement In Connection With KM QUAD Business Combination
On February 14, 2025, Quetta entered into a merger agreement with KM QUAD, parent of China-based film product manufacturer Jiujiang Lida Technology Co., Ltd.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $1,554,737 and a working capital deficit of $28,329
As of December 31, 2024, the company had cash of $1,554,737 and a working capital deficit of $28,329.
Administrative Service Agreement
The sponsor agreed to defer monthly administrative fees of $10,000 for office space and support.
Promissory Note In Connection With Extension Payments
The company has the right to extend the time to complete the KM QUAD business combination up to twenty-one times through October 10, 2026.
Qi Gong 63 Independent Director
CEO and Chairman Hui Chen also serves as CEO and Chairman of Yotta Acquisition Corporation.
Promissory Note – KM QUAD
The company issued an unsecured promissory note of $500,000 to KM QUAD on November 5, 2024.
All 74 risk factors
Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.
Other
- 01Extensions of Time Period to Complete a Business Combination
- 02Acquisition Criteria Expansion
- 03The foregoing description of the Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the actual agreement, filed hereto as Exhibit 10.2, and is incorporated by reference herein
- 04Merger Agreement In Connection With KM QUAD Business Combination
- 05For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had net income of $2,094,096, which consisted of interest income of $3,658,889, offset by general and administrative expenses of $623,356, related party administrative fees of $120,000, franchise tax expense of $67,178 and income tax expense of $754,259
- 06Liquidity and Capital Resources
- 07As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $1,554,737 and a working capital deficit of $28,329
- 08Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
- 09Administrative Service Agreement
- 10Promissory Note In Connection With Extension Payments
- 11Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
- 12Recent Accounting Standards
- 13ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
- 14ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures
- 15Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
- 16Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
- 17(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements
- 18Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
- 19Qi Gong 63 Independent Director
- 20Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
- 21Financial Experts on Audit Committee
- 22We do not have a standing nominating committee, though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required to do so by law or NASDAQ rules
- 23Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
- 24Investors should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest
- 25Chief Executive Officer Independent Director Yotta Acquisition Corporation will have priority over us
- 26Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
- 27Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
- 28Executive Officers and Director Compensation
- 29of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
- 30AQR Capital Management, LLC (7) 635,001 7.33 %
- 31(2) Shares owned by Yocto Investments LLC, which is controlled solely by Ms. Chen Chen, who is the wife of Hui Chen
- 32Promissory Note – KM QUAD
- 33The Company paid an underwriting fee of $0.20 per Unit, or $1,380,000, in total which includes the fee due upon the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option
- 34Concurrently with the execution of the Agreement on February 14, 2025, the Company and certain shareholders of QUAD entered into a support agreement, pursuant to which each such shareholder agreed to vote in favor of the business combination, subject to the terms of such shareholder support agreement
- 35MaloneBailey, LLP, or “MB”, acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid to MB for services rendered
- 36ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
- 37Notes to Financial Statements F-7
- 384.5* Description of Securities
- 39101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
- 40(Principal Executive Officer)
- 41Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID # 206) F-2
- 42Opinion on the Financial Statements
- 43Commitments and Contingencies - -
- 44Loss from operations (810,534 ) (121,133 )
- 45Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account (3,637,871 ) (816,524 )
- 46Net cash used in operating activities (584,488 ) (157,536 )
- 47Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,029,040 (69,690,000 )
- 48Cash - End of period $ 1,554,737 $ 610,185
- 49Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
- 50Transaction costs amounted to $4,202,729, consisted of $690,000 cash underwriting fees (net of $690,000 expense reimbursement from the underwriters), $2,415,000 deferred underwriting fees (payable only upon completion of a Business Combination) and $1,097,729 other offering costs
- 51January 2025 Stockholder Meeting
- 52Going Concern Consideration
- 53Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- 54Cash and Cash Equivalents
- 55As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had $73,115,355 and $70,506,524, respectively, in investment held in the Trust Account comprised of money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities
- 56The Company has identified the United States and the State of Delaware as its only “major” tax jurisdictions
- 57Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
- 58Redeemable common stock subject to possible redemption
- 59Non-redeemable common stock
- 60Concentration of Credit Risk
- 61Fair Value of Financial Instruments
- 62Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
- 63When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews several key metrics, formation and operational costs and interest earned on investments held in Trust Account which include the accompanying statements of operations
- 64Recent Accounting Pronouncements
- 65Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
- 66Note 4 — Private Placement
- 67Note 7 — Stockholders’ Deficit
- 68Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements
- 69Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis
- 70Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
- 71Deferred tax asset, net of allowance $ - $ -
- 72As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryovers available to offset future taxable income
- 73Note 10 — Subsequent Events
- 74In January 2025, February 2025, and March 2025, the Company made total tax payments of $1,028,284 for the year ended 2024 and the period from May 1, 2023 (inception) through December 31, 2023. Of this amount, $960,350 was for federal income taxes and $67,934 was for franchise taxes
Other Quetta Acquisition 10-Ks
- FY2025 10-K risk factors81 risks18 new11 dropped34 reworded
Quetta’s proposed KM QUAD transaction was terminated and replaced by a March 2026 Smart Kreate Group business combination agreement.
Filed Apr 23, 2026
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