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Prepared for Nicole M. | Delivered April 7, 2020
Company profile - eMerge Interactive
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Goals
To provide a company overview of eMerge Interactive. An ideal response would have information on the investment details and investor returns.
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Early Findings
eMerge Interactive
headquarters
is located in Florida, US.
eMerge Interactive operates as a
business-to-business
electronic commerce company that combines content, community, and transaction services. The Company developed an online marketplace for the cattle industry.
The company provides "
livestock procurement services
, cattle inventory management tools, and livestock health management products."
Based on the company's
10-k report to SEC
, the company was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of XL Vision.
Financial data
In 2000, eMerge Interactive raised
$107 million
from an IPO.
This raised the company share of the US cattle market in 2000 to
14%
. The company revenue also increased from
$42 million
in 1999 to
$802 million
in 2000.
An attempt to search for information on the company website was unsuccessful because the website was
last active
in 2018.
This
source
provides insights on all the company's financial filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1999 to 2007.
Based on data collated from the SEC, eMerge Interactive filled
6 annual reports
from 1999 to 2005.
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, can be accessed
here
.
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, can be accessed
here
.
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, can be accessed
here
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, can be accessed
here
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, can be accessed
here
.
The company's 10-k form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, can be accessed
here
.
In 2007, the company filed for protection with the
federal bankruptcy court
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
As a result of this process, the company was
dissolved
with its business unites – CattleLog and VerifEYE – sold to new owners.
Summary Of Our Early Findings Relevant To The Goals
Our initial hour of research provided insights that directly answer some of the questions provided to us, but we were unable to tackle the entire ask due to time constraints.
We were also unable to identify information on investor returns. Therefore, we propose that we focus on finding information on the company's investors, mergers & acquisitions, and partnerships.
Please select one or more of the options provided in the proposed scoping section below.
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