UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

  

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

 

  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

or

 

¨ 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: 001-38448 

 

 

 

EDISON NATION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada 82-2199200
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
   
909 New Brunswick Ave  
Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(610) 829-1039
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes ¨ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

x Yes ¨ No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer  x Smaller Reporting Company x
  Emerging Growth Company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

¨  Yes x  No

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   EDNT   Nasdaq

 

As of November 14, 2019, there were 6,048,835 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDISON NATION, INC.

(formerly known as Xspand Products Lab, Inc.)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        Page
Number
 
           
PART I         4  
Item 1.   Financial Statements (unaudited)     4  
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018     5  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     6  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     7  
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     9  
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     26  
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     40  
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures     41  
             
PART II         43  
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings     44  
Item 1A.   Risk Factors     44  
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds     45  
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities     45  
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures     45  
Item 5.   Other Information     45  
Item 6.   Exhibits     45  
             
    Signatures     46  

 

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USE OF MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes market and industry data that we have obtained from third-party sources, including industry publications, as well as industry data prepared by our management on the basis of its knowledge of and experience in the industries in which we operate (including our management’s estimates and assumptions relating to such industries based on that knowledge). Management has developed its knowledge of such industries through its experience and participation in these industries. While our management believes the third-party sources referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are reliable, neither we nor our management have independently verified any of the data from such sources referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon by such sources. Furthermore, internally prepared and third-party market prospective information, in particular, are estimates only and there will usually be differences between the prospective and actual results, because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as expected, and those differences may be material. Also, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to any publications, reports, surveys or articles prepared by third parties should not be construed as depicting the complete findings of the entire publication, report, survey or article. The information in any such publication, report, survey or article is not incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Solely for convenience, we refer to trademarks in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q without the ® or the ™ or symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to our own trademarks. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, if any, are the property of their respective owners, although for presentational convenience we may not use the ® or the ™ symbols to identify such trademarks.

 

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

 

Unless the context otherwise indicates, when used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Edison Nation” “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and similar terms refer to Edison Nation, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Xspand Products Lab, Inc. and Idea Lab Products, Inc., and all of our subsidiaries and affiliates. 

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements relate to future events including, without limitation, the terms, timing and closing of our proposed acquisitions or our future financial performance. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by using terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions; uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels or activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Our expectations are as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed, and we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed to confirm these statements to actual results, unless required by law.

 

You should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q identify important factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

 

  · Our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

  · Our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses;

 

  · Our ability to protect our brands and reputation;

 

  · Our ability to repay our debts;

 

  · Our ability to rely on third-party suppliers outside of the United States;

 

  · Our ability to evaluate and measure our business, prospects and performance metrics;

 

  · Our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry;

 

  · Our ability to respond and adapt to changes in technology and customer behavior;

 

  · Risks in connection with completed or potential acquisitions, dispositions and other strategic growth opportunities and initiatives;

 

  · Risks related to the anticipated timing of the closing of any potential acquisitions; and

 

  · Risks related to the integration with regards to potential or completed acquisitions.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other industry data. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. We have not independently verified the statistical and other industry data generated by independent parties and contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, accordingly, we cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness, though we do generally believe the data to be reliable. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industries in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including, but not limited to, the possibility that we may fail to preserve our expertise in consumer product development; that existing and potential distribution partners may opt to work with, or favor the products of, competitors if our competitors offer more favorable products or pricing terms; that we may be unable to maintain or grow sources of revenue; that we may be unable maintain profitability; that we may be unable to attract and retain key personnel; or that we may not be able to effectively manage, or to increase, our relationships with customers; that we may have unexpected increases in costs and expenses. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.

 

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PART I

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    Page
Number
 
       
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018     5  
         
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     6  
         
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     7  
         
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018     9  
         
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     10  

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)
    December 31,
2018
 
Assets                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,214,303     $ 2,052,731  
Accounts receivable, net     1,889,706       1,877,351  
Inventory     1,106,077       923,707  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     996,968       611,695  
Income tax receivable     31,563       -  
Total current assets     5,238,617       5,465,484  
Property and equipment, net     974,850       998,863  
Right of use assets – operating leases, net    

810,017

      -  
Intangible assets, net     11,873,337       12,687,731  
Goodwill     9,736,510       9,736,510  
Total assets   $ 28,633,331     $ 28,888,588  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 6,932,584     $ 5,519,159  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     1,849,003       1,135,551  
Deferred revenues     175,956       175,956  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities    

292,800

      -  
Income tax payable     -       129,511  
Line of credit, net of debt issuance costs of $19,466 and $31,145, respectively     452,087       531,804  
Current portion of notes payable, net of debt issuance costs of $153,793 and $0, respectively     1,270,243       313,572  
Current portion of notes payable – related parties     1,039,330       932,701  
Due to related party     22,896       140,682  
Total current liabilities     12,034,900       8,878,936  
Contingent consideration     520,000       520,000  
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion    

534,817

      -  
Convertible notes payable – related parties, net of debt discount of $439,819 and $466,667 related to the conversion feature, respectively     2,099,455       961,494  
Notes payable, net of current portion     46,101       56,688  
Notes payable – related parties, net of current portion     2,342,249       2,531,490  
Deferred tax liability     341       341  
Total liabilities     17,577,863       12,948,949  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)                
                 
Stockholders' equity                
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 6,033,835 and 5,654,830 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     6,034       5,655  
Additional paid-in-capital     21,448,280       20,548,164  
Accumulated deficit     (11,318,564 )     (5,565,756 )
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.     10,135,750       14,988,063  
Noncontrolling interests     919,718       951,576  
Total stockholders’ equity     11,055,468       15,939,639  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 28,633,331     $ 28,888,588  

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Revenues, net   $ 3,532,645     $ 4,940,188     $ 15,239,434     $ 12,758,715  
Cost of revenues     2,544,058       3,637,000       10,413,868       9,090,215  
Gross profit     988,587       1,303,188       4,825,566       3,668,500  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     3,296,323       2,065,655       9,738,107       6,276,830  
Operating loss     (2,307,736 )     (762,467 )     (4,912,541 )     (2,608,330 )
                                 
Other (expense) income:                                
Rental income     25,704       25,704       77,111       77,111  
Change in fair value of put option contract     -       (732,600 )     -       (732,600 )
Interest expense     (349,172 )     (42,130 )     (875,036 )     (407,267 )
Total other (expense) income     (323,468 )     (749,026 )     (797,925 )     (1,062,756 )
Loss before income taxes     (2,631,204 )     (1,511,493 )     (5,710,466 )     (3,671,086 )
Income tax expense     -       167,813       74,200       312,186  
Net loss   $ (2,631,204 )   $ (1,679,306 )   $ (5,784,666 )   $ (3,983,272 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (49,103 )     -       (31,858 )     -  
Net loss attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.   $ (2,582,101 )   $ (1,679,306 )   $ (5,752,808 )   $ (3,983,272 )
Net loss per share                                
- basic and diluted   $ (0.44 )   $ (0.37 )   $ (1.00 )   $ (1.11 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     5,834,167       4,560,607       5,733,379       3,577,942  

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018  
    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
    Accumulated     Noncontrolling     Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Interest     Equity (Deficit)  
Balance, July 1, 2019     5,737,830     $ 5,738     $ 21,136,912     $ (8,736,463 )   $ 968,821     $ 13,375,008  
Issuance of common stock to note holders     201,005       201       136,279       -       -       136,480  
Issuance of common stock to employees     3,000       3       8,847                       8,850  
Issuance of common stock to vendors for services     92,000       92       252,908       -       -       253,000  
Stock-based compensation     -       -       (86,666 )     -       -       (86,666 )
Net loss     -       -       -       (2,582,101 )     (49,103 )     (2,631,204 )
Balance, September 30, 2019     6,033,835     $ 6,034     $ 21,448,280     $ (11,318,564 )   $ 919,718     $ 11,055,468  
                                                 
Balance, July 1, 2018     4,368,930     $ 4,369     $ 7,551,951     $ (2,539,596 )   $ -     $ 5,016,724  
Sale of common stock – investors in the IPO     18,290       18       (18 )     -       -       -  
Issuance of common stock to employees     700       1       3,499       -       -       3,500  
Issuance of common stock to note holders     20,000       20       (20 )     -       -       -  
Issuance of common stock to vendors for services     75,000       75       374,925       -       -       375,000  
Issuance of common stock to satisfy indebtedness related to acquisition of Edison Nation, Holdings, LLC     557,084       557       3,759,760       -       -       3,760,317  
Beneficial conversion option on indebtedness related to acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     -       -       500,000       -       -       500,000  
Stock-based compensation     -       -       260,826       -       -       260,826  
Net loss     -       -       -       (1,679,306 )     -       (1,679,306 )
Balance, September 30, 2018     5,040,004     $ 5,040     $ 12,450,923     $ (4,218,902 )     -     $ 8,237,061  

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018  
    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
    Accumulated     Noncontrolling     Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Interest     Equity (Deficit)  
Balance, January 1, 2019     5,654,830     $ 5,655     $ 20,548,164     $ (5,565,756 )   $ 951,576     $ 15,939,639  
Issuance of common stock to note holders     251,004       251       309,529       -       -       309,780  
Issuance of common stock to employees     3,000       3       8,847                       8,850  
Issuance of common stock to vendors for services     125,000       125       394,000       -       -       394,125  
Stock-based compensation     -       -       187,740       -       -       187,740  
Net loss     -       -       -       (5,752,808 )     (31,858 )     (5,784,666 )
Balance, September 30, 2019     6,033,835     $ 6,034     $ 21,448,280     $ (11,318,564 )   $ 919,718     $ 11,055,468  
                                                 
Balance, January 1, 2018     3,000,000     $ 3,000     $ -     $ (235,630 )   $ -     $ (232,630 )
Sale of common stock – investors in the IPO     1,312,520       1,313       5,357,257       -       -       5,358,570  
Issuance of common stock to employees     61,900       62       309,438       -       -       309,500  
Issuance of common stock to note holders     33,500       33       167,467       -       -       167,500  
Issuance of common stock to vendors for services     75,000       75       374,925       -       -       375,000  
Issuance of common stock to satisfy indebtedness related to acquisition of Edison Nation, Holdings, LLC     557,084       557       3,759,760       -       -       3,760,317  
Beneficial conversion option on indebtedness related to acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     -       -       500,000       -       -       500,000  
Stock-based compensation     -       -       1,982,076                       1,982,076  
Net loss     -       -       -       (3,983,272 )     -       (3,983,272 )
Balance, September 30, 2018     5,040,004     $ 5,040     $ 12,450,923     $ (4,218,902 )     -     $ 8,237,061  

 

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

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2019     2018  
Cash Flow from Operating Activities                
Net loss attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.   $ (5,752,808 )   $ (3,983,272 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (31,858 )     -  
Net loss     (5,784,666 )     (3,983,272 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     952,019       120,004  
Amortization of financing costs     658,126       266,944  
Stock-based compensation     876,585       2,666,576  
Amortization of right of use asset     217,189       -  
Change in fair value of put option contract     -       732,600  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (12,355 )     (1,402,277 )
Inventory     (182,370 )     39,974  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (667,836 )     (1,011,586 )
Accounts payable     1,413,425       55,194  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     549,072       780,564  
Repayment of operating lease liabilities     (199,589 )     -  
Due from related party     (117,786 )     (472,352 )
Net cash used in operating activities     (2,298,186 )     (2,207,631 )
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                
Purchases of property and equipment     (113,612 )     (121,186 )
Acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC and Subsidiaries, net of cash received     -       (881,318 )
Purchase of loan held for investment     -       (500,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (113,612 )     (1,502,504 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                
Borrowings under lines of credit     249,370       -  
Borrowings under convertible notes payable     1,111,111       -  
Borrowings under notes payable     1,670,000       718,559  
Repayments under lines of credit     (340,766 )     -  
Repayments under notes payable     (570,587 )     (645,000 )
Repayments under notes payable – related parties     (82,612 )     (118,779 )
Net proceeds from sale of common stock     -       5,358,570  
Fees paid for financing costs     (463,146 )     (99,444 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     1,573,370       5,213,906  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (838,428 )     1,503,771  
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period     2,052,731       557,268  
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period   $ 1,214,303       2,061,039  
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest   $ 145,324     $ 93,044  
Income taxes   $ -     $ -  
Noncash investing and financing activity:                
Shares issued to note holders   $ 309,780     $ 167,500  
Shares issued for the acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     -       3,760,317  
Shares reserved in exchange for the cancellation of certain non-voting membership interests related to acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     -       6,682,500  
Borrowings under note payable for the purchase of property and equipment     -       73,559  
Issuance of 4%, 5 year senior convertible notes for the acquisition of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     -       1,428,161  

 

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

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and with Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not contain all information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all the adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) to present the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company’s accounting policies are described in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and updated, as necessary, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

As used herein, the terms the “Company,” “Edison Nation” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar refer to Edison Nation, Inc., a Nevada corporation incorporated on July 18, 2017 under the laws of the State of Nevada as Idea Lab X Products, Inc. and also formerly known as Xspand Products Lab, Inc. prior to its name change on September 12, 2018, and/or its wholly-owned and majority-owned operating subsidiaries.

 

Edison Nation is a vertically-integrated, end-to-end, consumer product research and development, manufacturing, sales and fulfillment company. The Company’s proprietary web-enabled platform provides a low risk, high reward platform and process to connect innovators of new product ideas with potential licensees.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Edison Nation, Inc. had five wholly-owned subsidiaries: S.R.M. Entertainment Limited (“SRM”), Ferguson Containers, Inc. (“Fergco”), CBAV1, LLC (“CB1”), Pirasta, LLC and Edison Nation Holdings, LLC (“EN”). Edison Nation, Inc. owns 72.15% of Cloud B, Inc. (“Cloud B”), 50% of Best Party Concepts, LLC and 50% of Ed Roses, LLC. EN is the single member of Edison Nation, LLC and Everyday Edisons, LLC. Edison Nation, LLC is the single member of Safe TV Shop, LLC. Cloud B owns 100% of Cloud B Limited (UK) and Cloud B Pty (Australia).

 

On August 23, 2019, the Company formed Ed Roses, LLC, a 50% joint venture with 4Keeps Roses, Inc., to distribute preserved roses, flowers and associated gift products.

 

Liquidity

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, our operations lost $2,307,736 and $4,912,541, respectively. At September 30, 2019, we had total current assets of approximately $5,200,000 and current liabilities of approximately $12,000,000 resulting in negative working capital of approximately $6,800,000. At September 30, 2019, we had total assets of approximately $28,600,000 and total liabilities of approximately $17,600,000 resulting in stockholders’ equity of approximately $11,000,000.

 

The foregoing factors raised initial concerns about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to attract significant new sources of capital, attain a reasonable threshold of operating efficiencies and achieve profitable operations from the sale of its products. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The following is additional information on our operating losses and working capital:

 

The Company’s operating loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 included $486,546 and $1,828,604 related to depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation. In addition, approximately $100,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, was related to transaction costs, restructuring charges and other non-recurring and redundant costs which are being removed or reduced. The negative working capital includes approximately $3,800,000 related to unsecured trade payables in our Cloud B acquisition. In addition, our outstanding balances under notes payable includes $0.9 million related to Cloud B. CB1 owns the senior secured position on the promissory note to Cloud B. in the amount of $2,270,000. In February 2019, CB1, pursuant to an Article 9 foreclosure action, perfected its secured UCC interest in all the assets of Cloud B to partially satisfy the outstanding balance on the note and thereby making any payments of such Cloud B trade payables and notes unlikely in the future. In addition, SRM was an unsecured creditor in the amount of approximately $1,700,000 which is not included in the $3,800,000 but at this time remains unpaid. The total liabilities of approximately $6,400,000, of which $1,700,000, or net of $4,700,000, has been eliminated in consolidation, are not expected to be satisfied due to the foreclosure.

 

On October 2, 2019, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (collectively, the “Investors”) for the private placement of 1,175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $2.00 per share (the “PIPE Transaction”). In a series of three closings conducted in October 2019, the Company received net proceeds of $2,039,303 which consisted of $2,350,000 of gross proceeds offset by $310,697 of fees to placement agent and their lawyers. Alexander Capital, LP (“Alexander Capital”), a FINRA registered broker dealer, acted as placement agent with respect to the PIPE Transaction. In connection with the PIPE Transaction, Alexander Capital received a commission of $141,000, a debt restructuring fee of $64,208, a debt conversion fee of 15,889, a placement fee of $33,600 and warrants to purchase 70,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). In connection with the PIPE transaction, the convertible notes entered into on May 13, 2019 were also converted at $2.00 per share into 560,185 shares of the Company's common stock.

 

Management has considered possible mitigating factors within our management plan on our ability to continue for at least a year from the date these financial statements are filed. The following items are management plans:

 

  · Cloud B liabilities are unlikely to be paid due to CB1 holding the senior secured position and its rights under the foreclosure to the remaining assets of the entity to satisfy the outstanding obligation.

  

  · Raise further capital through the sale of additional equity;

 

  · Borrow money under debt securities;

 

  · The deferral of payments to related party debt holders for both principal of approximately $1,000,000 and related interest expense;

 

  · Cost saving initiatives related to synergies and the elimination of redundant costs of approximately $500,000, of which approximately $153,000 impacted the three months ended September 30, 2019; and

 

  · Possible sale of certain brands to other manufacturers.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Edison Nation, Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements.

 

The Company’s significant estimates used in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable reserves, the valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred tax assets, the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets, debt conversion features, stock-based compensation, certain assumptions related to the valuation of the reserved shares and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the Company’s acquisitions. Certain of the Company’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to current year presentation.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company has cash on deposit in several financial institutions which, at times, may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts and periodically evaluates the creditworthiness of its financial institutions. The Company reduces its credit risk by placing its cash and cash equivalents with major financial institutions. The Company had approximately $627,000 uninsured cash at September 30, 2019 of which approximately $198,000 was held in foreign bank accounts not covered by FDIC insurance limits as of September 30, 2019.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

As of September 30, 2019, the following customers represented more than 10% of total accounts receivable:

 

    September 30,  
    2019  
Customer A     15 %

 

Inventory

 

Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company reduces the carrying value of inventories for those items that are potentially excess, obsolete, or slow moving based on changes in customer demand, technology developments, or other economic factors.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Generally, the Company considers all revenues as arising from contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized based on the five step process outlined in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606:

 

Step 1 – Identify the Contract with the Customer – A contract exists when (a) the parties to the contract have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, (b) the entity can identify each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred, (c) the entity can identify the payment terms for the goods or services to be transferred, (d) the contract has commercial substance and it is probable that the entity will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

Step 2 – Identify Performance Obligations in the Contract – Upon execution of a contract, the Company identifies as performance obligations each promise to transfer to the customer either (a) goods or services that are distinct, or (b) a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, the Company must apply judgement to determine whether the goods or services are capable of being distinct within the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

 

Step 3 – Determine the Transaction Price – When (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, the Company shall recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the performance obligation. The contract terms are used to determine the transaction price. Generally, all contracts include fixed consideration. If a contract did include variable consideration, the Company would determine the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price based on expected value method. Variable consideration would be included in the transaction price, if in the Company’s judgement, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract would not occur.

 

Step 4 – Allocate the Transaction Price – After the transaction price has been determined, the next step is to allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract. If the contract only has one performance obligation, the entire transaction price will be applied to that obligation. If the contract has multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations based on the relative standalone selling price (SSP) at contract inception.

 

Step 5 – Satisfaction of the Performance Obligations (and Recognize Revenue) – Revenue is recognized when (or as) goods or services are transferred to a customer. The Company satisfies each of its performance obligations by transferring control of the promised good or service underlying that performance obligation to the customer. Control is the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from an asset. It includes the ability to prevent other entities from directing the use of, and obtaining the benefits from an asset. Indicators that control has passed to the customer include: a present obligation to pay; physical possession of the asset; legal title; risks and rewards of ownership; and acceptance of the asset(s). Performance obligations can be satisfied at a point in time or over time.

  

Substantially all of the Company’s revenues continue to be recognized when control of the goods are transferred to the customer, which is upon shipment of the finished goods to the customer. All sales have fixed pricing and there are currently no material variable components included in the Company’s revenue. Additionally, the Company will issue credits for defective merchandise, historically these credits for defective merchandise have not been material. Based on the Company’s analysis of the new revenue standards, revenue recognition from the sale of finished goods to customers, which represents substantially all of the Company’s revenues, was not impacted by the adoption of the new revenue standards.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

The Company’s primary revenue streams include the sale and/or licensing of consumer goods and packaging materials. The Company’s licensing business is not material and has not been separately disaggregated for segment purposes. The disaggregated Company’s revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

  

    For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Revenues:                                
Product sales   $ 3,499,116     $ 4,858,055     $ 14,982,117     $ 12,676,582  
Service     19,442       -       67,753       -  
Licensing     14,087       82,133       189,564       82,133  
Total revenues, net   $ 3,532,645     $ 4,940,188     $ 15,239,434     $ 12,758,715  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the following customer represented more than 10% of total net revenues:

 

    For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Customer:                                
Customer A     11 %     23 %     22 %     10 %
Customer B     *       *       *       17 %

 

* Customer did not represent greater than 10% of total net revenue.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the following geographical regions represented more than 10% of total net revenues:

 

    For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Region:                                
North America     86 %     84 %     78 %     81 %
Asia-Pacific     *       11 %     *       15 %
Europe     *       *       15 %     *  

 

* Region did not represent greater than 10% of total net revenue.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable

 

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the Company’s notes payable approximates fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates, taken together with other features such as concurrent issuance of warrants, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk. The loan held for investment was acquired at fair value, which resulted in a discount.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

As of September 30, 2019, the book value and estimated fair value of the Company’s level 3 instruments was as follows:

 

    September 30, 2019  
    Book Value     Estimated
Fair Value
 
Contingent consideration   $ (520,000 )   $ (520,000 )

 

The following changes in level 3 instruments for the three months ended September 30, 2019 are presented below:

 

    Contingent
Consideration –
Earnout
 
Balance, July 1, 2019   $ (520,000 )
Change in fair value     -  
Balance, September 30, 2019   $ (520,000 )

 

The following changes in level 3 instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are presented below:

 

    Contingent
Consideration –
Earnout
 
Balance, December 31, 2018   $ (520,000 )
Change in fair value     -  
Balance, September 30, 2019   $ (520,000 )

 

There were no changes to the underlying assumptions used in determining the fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. There was no contingent consideration as of September 30, 2018.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company uses the United States dollar as its functional and reporting currency since the majority of the Company’s revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are in the United States. Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the cumulative translation gains and losses as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were not material.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

Net Earnings or Loss per Share

 

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of vested common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number vested of common shares, plus the net impact of common shares (computed using the treasury stock method), if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of dilutive securities. In periods when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2018, there were no common stock equivalents outstanding. As of September 30, 2019, the Company excluded the common stock equivalents summarized below, which entitle the holders thereof to ultimately acquire shares of common stock, from its calculation of earnings per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

    September 30,  
    2019  
Selling Agent Warrants     89,992  
Shares reserved in exchange for the cancellation of certain non-voting membership interest in Edison Nation Holdings, LLC     990,000  
Options     290,000  
Convertible shares under notes payable     285,632  
         
         
Total     1,655,624  

   

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (ASU 2016-02) which amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. This accounting guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Additionally, this accounting guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. In July 2018, the FASB issued a practical expedient that would allow entities the option to apply the provisions of the new lease guidance at the effective date of adoption without adjusting the comparative periods presented.

 

The Company has elected the “package of practical expedients” and as a result is not required to reassess its prior accounting conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs for lease contracts that exist as of the transition date. However, the Company has not elected the use of hindsight for determining the reasonably certain lease term.

 

The new lease standard also provides practical expedients and policy elections for an entity’s ongoing accounting. The Company has elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of its leases. The Company has elected the short-term lease recognition exemption, which results in no recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for existing short-term leases at transition.

 

Upon adoption on January 1, 2019, the Company recognized right of use assets for operating leases and operating lease liabilities that have not previously been recorded. The lease liability for operating leases is based on the net present value of future minimum lease payments. The right of use asset for operating leases is based on the lease liability. The Company did not have any deferred rent or material prepaid rent.

 

The cumulative effect of initially applying the new lease accounting standard as of January 1, 2019 is as follows:

 

    January 1,
2019
    Cumulative
Effect
Adjustment
    January 1,
2019, as
adjusted
 
Assets:                        
Right of use assets – operating leases   $                 -     $ 943,997     $ 943,997  
                         
Liabilities:                        
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   $ -     $ 261,866     $ 261,866  
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   $ -     $ 682,131     $ 682,131  

 

The adoption of the standard did not result in any material changes to the recognition of operating lease expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to accounting for employee share-based payments which clarifies that an entity should recognize excess tax benefits in the period in which the amount of the deduction is determined. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We have adopted this accounting guidance effective January 1, 2019, with no impact on our financial statements as there were no excess tax benefits to be recognized due to our net operating losses.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that addresses the accounting for implementation costs associated with a hosted service. The guidance provides that implementation costs be evaluated for capitalization using the same criteria as that used for internal-use software development costs, with amortization expense being recorded in the same income statement expense line as the hosted service costs and over the expected term of the hosting arrangement. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The guidance will be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. We have not yet adopted this accounting guidance and are currently evaluating the effect this accounting guidance will have on our financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Among the changes, an entity will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. Since this accounting guidance only revises disclosure requirements, it will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In October 2018, the FASB issued new accounting guidance for Variable Interest Entities, which requires indirect interests held through related parties in common control arrangements be considered on a proportional basis for determining whether fees paid to decision makers and service providers are variable interests. The guidance is effective for the Company’s interim and annual reporting periods during the year ending December 31, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company currently does not believe that the adoption of this accounting guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — (Continued)

 

Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were issued. Based upon such evaluation, except for items described in Note 8 and Note 10, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

Segment Reporting

 

The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The Company deploys resources on a consolidated level to all brands of the Company and therefore the Company only identifies one reportable operating segment with multiple product offerings.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 3 — Acquisition

 

On September 4, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the voting membership interest of Edison Nation Holdings, LLC (“EN”) for a total purchase price of $12,820,978 comprising of (i) $950,000 cash, (ii) the assumption of the remaining balance of the senior convertible debt through the issuance to the holders of 4%, 5-year senior convertible notes (the “New Convertible Notes”), in the aggregate principal and interest amount of the sum of $1,428,161, less debt discount of $500,000 for the approximate fair value of the conversion feature, which are convertible into approximately 285,632 shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holder of such New Convertible Notes (subject to certain adjustments as provided in the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) among the Company and EN and EN’s members dated June 29, 2018 and the terms of the New Convertible Notes), (iii) the reservation of 990,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued in exchange for the redemption of certain non-voting membership interests of EN that will be created specifically in connection with the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (which exchange obligations may be instead satisfied in cash instead of shares of common stock, in the Company’s sole discretion), and (iv) the issuance of 557,084 shares or $3,760,317 of the Company’s common stock in full satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by promissory notes payable by EN to Venture Six, LLC and Wesley Jones.

 

On October 29, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 72.15% of the outstanding capital stock of Cloud B in exchange for 489,293 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. In addition, the Company entered into an Earn Out Agreement with a majority of the stockholders of Cloud B (the “Cloud B Sellers”), whereby, beginning in 2019, the Company will pay the Cloud B Sellers an annual amount equal to 8% multiplied by the annual gross sales of Cloud B, as reduced by the total gross sales generated by Cloud B in 2018. The Earn Out Agreement expires on December 31, 2021.

  

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the voting membership interest of Pirasta, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $470,000 due from related party. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 50% of the voting membership interest of Best Party Concepts, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $500,000 due from related party. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

NL Penn Capital, LP is owned by Christopher B. Ferguson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 3 — Acquisition — (Continued)

 

The following represents the pro forma consolidated income statement as if the acquisitions had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018:

 

    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2018
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2018
 
Revenues, net   $ 6,547,012     $ 16,740,554  
Cost of revenues     4,426,614       10,989,040  
Gross profit     2,120,398       5,741,514  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative     3,810,146       10,227,429  
Operating loss     (1,689,748 )     (4,475,915 )
                 
Other (expense) income:                
Other (expense) income     88,910       (330,162 )
Loss before income taxes     (1,600,838 )     (4,806,077 )
Income tax expense     182,669       327,042  
Net loss   $ (1,783,507 )   $ (5,133,119 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (89,527 )     (370,417 )
Net loss attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.   $ (1,693,979 )   $ (4,762,701 )
Net loss per share - basic and diluted   $ (0.31 )   $ (0.98 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted     5,471,921       4,835,681  

 

Note 4 — Inventory

 

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, inventory consisted of the following:

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Raw materials   $ 46,884     $ 48,576  
Finished goods     1,059,193       875,131  
Total inventory   $ 1,106,077     $ 923,707  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 5 — Intangible assets, net

 

As of September 30, 2019, intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

            Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount
 
Finite lived intangible assets:                                
Customer relationships   15 years   14.8 years   $ 4,270,000     $ 268,389     $ 4,001,611  
Developed technology   7 years   6.7 years   $ 3,800,000       561,905       3,238,095  
Membership network   7 years   6.7 years   $ 1,740,000       269,286       1,470,714  
Non-compete agreements   2 years   1.7 years   $ 50,000       27,083       22,917  
Total finite lived intangible assets           $ 9,860,000     $ 1,126,663     $ 8,733,337  
                                 
Indefinite lived intangible assets:                                
Trademarks and tradenames   Indefinite       $ 3,140,000     $ -     $ 3,140,000  
Total indefinite lived intangible assets           $ 3,140,000     $ -     $ 3,140,000  
Total intangible assets             13,000,000     $ 1,126,663     $ 11,873,337  

 

As of December 31, 2018, intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

            Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount
 
Finite lived intangible assets:                                
Customer relationships   15 years   14.8 years   $ 4,270,000     $ 61,555     $ 4,208,445  
Developed technology   7 years   6.7 years   $ 3,800,000       159,524       3,640,476  
Membership network   7 years   6.7 years   $ 1,740,000       82,857       1,657,143  
Non-compete agreements   2 years   1.7 years   $ 50,000       8,333       41,667  
Total finite lived intangible assets           $ 9,860,000     $ 312,269     $ 9,547,731  
                                 
Indefinite lived intangible assets:                                
Trademarks and tradenames   Indefinite       $ 3,140,000     $ -     $ 3,140,000  
Total indefinite lived intangible assets           $ 3,140,000     $ -     $ 3,140,000  
Total intangible assets             13,000,000     $ 312,269     $ 12,687,731  

  

The estimated future amortization of intangibles subject to amortization at September 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

For the Years Ended December 31,   Amount  
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)   $ 275,274  
2020     1,092,762  
2021     1,076,095  
2022     1,076,095  
2023     1,076,095  
Thereafter     4,137,016  
    $ 8,733,337  

  

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $275,274 and $0, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $814,394 and $0, respectively.

 

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Note 6 — Debt

 

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, debt consisted of the following:

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Line of credit:                
Asset backed line of credit   $ 471,553     $ 561,804  
Debt issuance costs     (19,466 )     (30,000 )
Total line of credit     452,087       531,804  
                 
Senior convertible notes payable:                
Senior convertible notes payable     2,539,273       1,428,161  
Debt issuance costs     (439,818 )     (466,667 )
Total long-term senior convertible notes payable     2,099,455       961,494  
Less: current portion of long-term notes payable     -       -  
Noncurrent portion of long-term convertible notes payable     2,099,455       961,494  
                 
Notes payable:                
Notes payable     1,470,137       370,250  
Debt issuance costs     (153,793 )     -  
Total long-term debt     1,316,344       370,250  
Less: current portion of long-term debt     (1,270,243 )     (313,572 )
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt     46,101       56,678  
                 
Notes payable – related parties:                
Notes payable     3,381,579       3,464,191  
Less: current portion of long-term debt – related parties     (1,039,330 )     (932,701 )
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt – related parties   $ 2,342,249     $ 2,531,490  

 

Convertible Notes

  

On March 6, 2019, Edison Nation entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “FirstFire SPA”) with an accredited investor (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor purchased a 2% unsecured, senior convertible promissory note (the “FirstFire Note”) from the Company. The FirstFire Note was in the amount of $560,000 with an original issue discount of $60,000. The Company issued 15,000 shares of its common stock valued at $74,100 based on the share price on the date of issuance to the Investor as additional consideration for the purchase of the FirstFire Note. The Under the terms of the FirstFire SPA, the Investor will have “piggyback” registration rights in the event the Company files a Form S-1 or Form S-3 within six months from March 6, 2019, as well as a pro rata right of first refusal in respect of participation in any debt or equity financings undertaken by the Company during the 18 months following March 6, 2019. The Company is also subject to certain customary negative covenants under the FirstFire SPA, including but not limited to, the requirement to maintain its corporate existence and assets subject to certain exceptions, and to not to make any offers or sales of any security under circumstances that would have the effect of establishing rights or otherwise benefitting other investors in a manner more favorable in any material respect than those rights and benefits established in favor of the Investor under the terms of the FirstFire SPA and the FirstFire Note. The maturity date of the FirstFire Note is six months from March 6, 2019. All principal amounts and the interest thereon are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock only in the event that an event of default occurs. The FirstFire note was paid in full in May 2019.

 

On May 13, 2019, the Company entered into a series of 2% senior secured, senior convertible promissory notes of $1,111,111 with an original issue discount of $111,111. The Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the note holders as additional consideration for the purchase of the notes in July 2019. The Company accrued $78,800 as a debt discount as of September 30, 2019 related to the value of the shares to be issued. The notes are convertible upon default and mature on November 13, 2019. Under the terms of the notes, the note holders will have “piggyback” registration rights. Alexander Capital placed the notes and received warrants to purchase 24,366 shares of the Company's common stock, at an exercise price of $2.85 per share. The notes were converted into 560,185 shares of common stock in October 2019 at $2.00 per share.

 

Receivables Financing

 

In April 2019, we entered into a receivables financing arrangement for certain receivables of the Company. The agreement allows for borrowings up to 80% of the outstanding receivable based on the credit quality of the customer. The fee is between 1% and 2% of the total invoices financed.

 

Notes Payable

 

On May 16, 2019, the Company entered into a non-interest bearing promissory note of $300,000, with an original issue discount of $50,000. The Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the note holder as additional consideration for the purchase of the note. The Company recorded $62,000 as a debt discount as of September 30, 2019 related to the value of the shares issued. The note matures on November 16, 2019.

 

On June 11, 2019, the Company entered into 1.5% promissory note of $250,000. The interest and principal is due upon 30 days’ notice from the Lender, which cannot be issued before August 11, 2019. The Lender has not exercised their option for repayment yet.

 

On August 26, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Labrys Fund, LP (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor purchased a 12% Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) from the Company. Unless there is a specific Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Note) or the Note remains unpaid by the Maturity Date, then the Investor shall not have the ability to convert the principal and interest under the Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investor the Note, in the principal amount of $560,000, with an original issue discount in the amount of $60,000. The Note is due and payable February 26, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). Additionally, the Company issued 181,005 shares of Common Stock to the Investor as a commitment fee, of which 153,005 shares of Common Stock must be returned to the Company in the event the Note is fully paid and satisfied prior to the Maturity Date.

 

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Note 6 — Debt — (Continued)

 

The scheduled maturities of the debt for the next five years as of December 31, 2018, are as follows:

 

For the Years Ended December 31,   Amount  
2019   $ 2,175,092  
2020     828,426  
2021     871,916  
2022     218,266  
2023     1,229,569  
Thereafter     2,539,273  
      7,862,542  
Less: debt discount     (613,077 )
    $ 7,249,465  

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, interest expense was $349,172 and $875,036, of which $78,475 and $238,111 was related party interest expense, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, interest expense was $42,130 and $407,267, of which $42,714 and $145,656 was related party interest expense, respectively.

 

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Note 7 — Related Party Transactions

 

NL Penn Capital, LP and SRM Entertainment Group LLC

 

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the voting membership interest of Pirasta, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $470,000 due from related party. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 50% of the voting membership interest of Best Party Concepts, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $500,000 due from related party. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net amounts due to related parties consists of net amounts due to SRM Entertainment Group LLC (“SRM LLC”) and NL Penn Capital, LP , which are both majority owned by Chris Ferguson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The amount due to related parties is related to the acquisitions of Pirasta, LLC and Best Party Concepts, LLC offset by operating expenses that were paid by SRM and Edison Nation on behalf of SRM LLC and NL Penn Capital, LP. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net amount due to related parties was $22,896 and $140,682, respectively. Such amounts are due currently.

 

Service Agreement

 

On August 1, 2018, the Company entered into a one-year letter agreement with Enventys Partners, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“Enventys”), whereby Enventys agreed to provide services to the Company as an independent contractor in the areas of product development and crowdfunding campaign marketing. During the term of the Enventys Agreement, the Company shall pay Enventys a fixed fee of $15,000 per month for product development assistance, including design research, mechanical engineering and quality control planning. Depending on the success of each campaign, the Company may also pay Enventys a commission of up to ten percent of the total funds raised in the applicable campaign. Louis Foreman, who is a member of the Company’s board of directors, is also the Chief Executive Officer and the largest equity holder of Enventys. We incurred fees of approximately $22,000 and $97,500 related to the services performed by Enventys for the three and months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. During 2019, the Company and Enventys agreed to the cancellation of the agreement.

 

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Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company has entered into non-cancellable operating leases for office, warehouse, and distribution facilities, with original lease periods expiring through 2021. In addition to minimum rent, certain of the leases require payment of real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance charges, and other executory costs. Differences between rent expense and rent paid are recognized as adjustments to operating lease right-of-use assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company has operating lease liabilities of $827,617 and right of use assets for operating leases of $810,017. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, operating cash outflows relating to operating lease liabilities was $78,303 and $225,249, respectively, and the expense for right of use assets for operating leases was $75,414 and $217,189, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, the Company's operating leases had a weighted-average remaining term of 3.3 years and weighted-average discount rate of 4.5%. Excluded from the measurement of operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets were certain office, warehouse and distribution contracts that either qualify for the short-term lease recognition exception.

 

On August 8, 2016, SRM entered into a lease for office space in Kowloon, Hong Kong. On August 8, 2018, SRM extended its lease for office space in Kowloon, Hong Kong so that the lease will now expire on August 7, 2020. Monthly lease payments are approximately $6,400 for a total of approximately $154,000 for the total term of the lease.

 

On July 1, 2019, the Company entered into a lease for office space in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Monthly lease payments are $2,415 for a total of approximately $89,000 for the total term of the lease.

 

Total rent expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $128,256 and $410,759, respectively. Total rent expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $65,244 and $211,780, respectively. Rent expense is included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following is a reconciliation of future undiscounted cash flows to the operating liabilities, and the related right of use assets, included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019:

 

   

September 30,

2019

 
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)     82,230  
2020     315,660  
2021     267,249  
2022     96,288  
2023     78,648  
2024 and thereafter     52,430  
Total future lease payments     892,505  
Less: imputed interest     (64,888 )
Present value of future operating lease payments     827,617  
Less: current portion of operating lease liabilities     (292,800 )
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion     534,817  
Right of use assets – operating leases, net     810,017  

 

Rental Income

 

Fergco leases a portion of the building located in Washington, New Jersey that it owns under a month to month lease. Rental income related to the leased space for both the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $25,704, respectively. Rental income related to the leased space for both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $77,111, respectively. Rental income is included in other income on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Legal Contingencies

 

The Company is involved in claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business, some of which seek monetary damages, including claims for punitive damages, which are not covered by insurance. For certain pending matters, accruals have not been established because such matters have not progressed sufficiently through discovery, and/or development of important factual information and legal information is insufficient to enable the Company to estimate a range of possible loss, if any. An adverse determination in one or more of these pending matters could have an adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

We are, and may in the future become, subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in or outside the ordinary course of business.

 

On July 15, 2019, the Company received correspondence from the staff of the Arkansas Securities Commissioner in connection with the state’s notice filing requirements for offerings exempt under Tier 2 of Regulation A, Section 18(b)(3) of the Security Act, such as the Company’s Form 1-A. The Company has resolved the matter with the Arkansas Securities Department for $1,100.

  

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Note 9 — Stockholders’ Equity

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

On September 6, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s omnibus incentive plan solely to reflect the Company’s name change to Edison Nation, Inc. Thus, the Edison Nation, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which remains effective as of February 9, 2018, provides for the issuance of up to 1,764,705 shares of common stock to help align the interests of management and our stockholders and reward our executive officers for improved Company performance. Stock incentive awards under the Plan can be in the form of stock options, restricted stock units, performance awards and restricted stock that are made to employees, directors and service providers. Awards are subject to forfeiture until vesting conditions have been satisfied under the terms of the award. The exercise price of stock options are equal to the fair market value of the underlying Company common stock on the date of grant.

 

The following table represents total stock compensation expense by award type related to stock performance awards, restricted stock units, stock options and awards made to non-employees, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Stock option awards   $ 15,535     $ 260,826     $ 160,140     $ 260,826  
Non-employee awards     151,750       375,000       615,050       2,096,250  
Restricted stock unit awards     8,850       3,500       8,850       309,500  
Phantom stock awards     (8,038 )     -       92,545       -  
    $ 168,097     $ 639,326     $ 876,585     $ 2,666,576  

 

The stock-based compensation is included in selling, general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Stock option awards

 

The following table summarizes stock option award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Balance, January 1, 2019     290,000     $ 5.55       4.2       -  
Granted     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited     -       -                  
Balance, September 30, 2019     290,000     $ 5.55       3.5       -  
Exercisable, September 30, 2019     263,333     $ 5.41       3.5       -  

 

As of September 30, 2019, there was 26,667 unvested options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock or $62,139 of total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense that the Company expected to recognize over a remaining weighted-average period of 1 year.

 

Non-employee awards

 

From time to time, the Company grants shares of common stock to consultants and non-employee vendors for services performed. The awards are valued at the market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant and vest based on the terms of the contract which is usually upon grant. 

 

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Note 10 — Subsequent Events

 

On October 2, 2019, Edison Nation, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (collectively, the “Investors”) for the private placement of 1,175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $2.00 per share (the “PIPE Transaction”). The PIPE Purchase Agreement contains certain closing conditions relating to the sale of securities, representations and warranties by the Company and the Investors, as well as covenants of the Company and the Investors (including indemnification from the Company in the event of breaches of its representations and warranties), all of which the Company believes are customary for transactions of this type.

 

In a series of three closings conducted in October 2019, the Company received net proceeds of $2,039,303 which consisted of $2,350,000 of gross proceeds offset by $310,697 of fees to placement agent and their lawyers. Alexander Capital, LP ("Alexander Capital"), a FINRA registered broker dealer, acted as placement agent with respect to the PIPE Transaction. In connection with the PIPE Transaction, Alexander Capital received a commission of $141,000, a debt restructuring fee of $64,208, a debt conversion fee of 15,889, a placement fee of $33,600 and warrants to purchase 70,500 shares of the Company's common stock, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share (the "Placement Agent Warrants").

 

In connection with the PIPE Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into Registration Rights Agreements with each of the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company is required to prepare and file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the resale of the shares of common stock issued to the Investors under the PIPE Purchase Agreement, as well as the Placement Agent Warrants. The Company will be required to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within 90 calendar days (or 120 calendar days in the event of a “full review” by the SEC) following the applicable closing date of the PIPE Transaction. If the registration statement is not filed or declared effective within the timeframe set forth in the Registration Rights Agreements, the Company is obligated to pay the Investors an amount equal to 1% of the total purchase price of the common stock per month (up to a maximum of 8% in the aggregate) until such failure is cured. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains mutual indemnifications by the Company and each Investor, which the Company believes are customary for transactions of this type.

 

In connection with the PIPE transaction, the convertible notes entered into on May 13, 2019 were also converted at $2.00 per share into 560,185 shares of the Company's common stock.

 

On November 6, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of Uber Mom, LLC for $52,352, which was the approximate value of Uber Mom, LLC inventory, and 22,500 shares of our common stock. 

 

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

 

Overview

 

Edison Nation: End-to-end product innovation, development and commercialization

 

Edison Nation is a vertically-integrated, end-to-end, consumer product research and development, manufacturing, sales and fulfillment company.

 

The Company is the aggregation of five wholly owned subsidiaries whose operations and go-to-market strategy are vertically integrated under the Edison Nation corporate umbrella.

 

During the first quarter of 2019, Edison Nation rolled out its “One Company” initiative to integrate the acquired businesses into one cohesive operation.

 

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Edison Nation’s cornerstone business driver is its proprietary web-enabled new product development and licensing platform (www.edisonnation.com) that provides a low risk, high reward process to connect innovators of new product ideas with potential licensing partners.

 

Considered to be the “go-to” resource for independent innovators with great consumer product invention ideas, Edison Nation engages with over 140,000 registered online innovators and entrepreneurs to bring innovative, new products to market focusing on high-interest, high-velocity consumer categories.

 

Since its inception, Edison Nation has received over 100,000 idea submissions, with products selling in excess of $250 million at retail through the management of over 300 client product campaigns with distribution across diverse channels including ecommerce, mass merchandisers, specialty product chains, entertainment venues, national drug chains, and tele-shopping. These clients include many of the largest manufacturers and retailers in the world including Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, HSN, Rite Aid, P&G, and Black & Decker.

 

Edison Nation also creates, manufactures and markets its own products, in addition to products for the infant / toddler market under the Cloud B consumer brand name, innovative party products under the Best Party Concepts brand, and premium branded coloring activities under the Pirasta brand. Recently the company launched product lines for 911 Help Now, Master Sous and Smarter Specs. In addition, the Company leverages its vertically integrated resources and capabilities to create licensed consumer products for large entertainment theme park enterprises, like Disney World and Universal Studios as well as custom packaging solutions for large and small U. S. based companies.

 

Business Model

 

New product ideas have little value without the ability and skill required to commercialize them. The considerable investment and executional “know how” needed to initiate a process - from idea to product distribution - has always been a challenge for the individual innovator.

 

Edison Nation’s business model is designed to take advantage of online marketplace and crowdfunding momentum for our future growth, in order to mitigate new product development risk while allowing for optimized product monetization based on a product’s likelihood to succeed.

 

To that end, Edison Nation empowers and enables innovators and entrepreneurs to develop and launch products, gain consumer adoption and achieve commercial scale efficiently at little to no cost.

 

The Edison Nation New Product Development & Commercialization Platform

 

Indeed, the cornerstone of Edison Nation’s competitive advantage is its proprietary and web-enabled new product development (“NPD”) and commercialization platform. The platform can take a product from idea through ecommerce final sale in a matter of months versus a year or more for capital intensive and inefficient new product development protocols traditionally used by legacy manufacturers serving “big box” retailers.

 

The Company’s web-enabled NPD platform is designed to optimize product licensing and commercialization through best-in-class digital technologies, sourcing / manufacturing expertise and one of the largest sets of go-to-market solutions. This unique set of resources and capabilities have proven to be a reliable catalyst for sales success.

 

In order to expand the Company’s universe of registered innovators and entrepreneurs submitting ideas on the Edison Nation NPD web platform, the Company has entered a global agreement for distribution of two existing 13-episode seasons of the Company’s Everyday Edison TV series with a leading digital media service company. The series will be available in its original English version as well as voiceover adaptations in German, French, and Spanish. Distribution is planned for Europe and the Middle East through digital content providers such as Amazon Prime Video.

 

Product Submission Aggregation

 

Interested innovators enter the Edison Nation web site to register for a free account by providing one’s name and email address. The member then creates a username and password to use on the site. Once registered, the member is provided with their own unique, password protected dashboard by which they can begin submitting ideas and join online member forums to learn about industry trends, ask and seek answers to common questions, engage in member chats, and stay informed of the latest happenings at Edison Nation. They can also track the review progress of ideas they submit through their dashboard.

 

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Edison Nation accepts ideas through a secure online submission process. Once a member explores the active searches in different product categories being run on the platform for potential licensees seeking new product ideas to be commercialized, the member can submit their new product ideas for processing. Edison Nation regularly works with different companies and retailers in various product categories to help them find new product ideas.

 

Registered members pay $25 to submit an idea. This submission fee covers a portion of the cost to review each idea submitted to the platform. There are no additional fees after the submission fee.

 

Although the platform might not have an active search that matches the innovator’s idea, the Edison Nation Licensing Team hosts an ongoing search for new consumer product ideas in all categories.

 

“Insider Membership” is Edison Nation’s premium level of membership. Insiders receive feedback on all their ideas submitted and gain access to online features that are not available to registered members. In addition, Insiders pay $20 for each idea submitted (20% discount vs. a registered member), can opt-in ideas for free, as well as receive other benefits. An annual membership costs $99, or $9.25 / month automatically debited from a credit card each month. Also included online is feedback to the innovator on the status of each stage of the process and notification when ideas are not selected to move forward during any stage in the review process.

 

Insiders also have access to the Insider Licensing Program (the “ILP”). The primary benefit of the ILP is having the Edison Nation Licensing team working directly on an innovator’s behalf to help secure a licensing agreement with one of the company’s manufacturing partners. If an idea is selected for commercialization by a retail partner, Edison Nation will invest in any necessary patent applications, filings and maintenance. The innovator’s name is included on any patent or patent application that Edison Nation files on the member’s behalf after the idea has been selected.

 

In addition to the above member programs, the Edison Nation ASOTV (“As Seen on TV”) Team hosts a search for new products suitable for marketing via DRTV and subsequent distribution in national retail chains including mass merchandisers, specialty retail, drug chains and department stores.

 

Product Submission Review

 

Led by the Company’s NPD Licensing Team (which has over 150 years of combined experience in a variety of industries and product categories), all ideas submitted by innovators through the Company’s website are reviewed and assessed through an 8-stage process. Edison Nation’s product idea review process is confidential with non-disclosure agreements executed with every participating registered or “Insider” member.

 

 

 

The NPD platform’s database of over 85,000 product ideas helps determine which inventions have a substantial market opportunity quickly through proprietary algorithms that have been developed incorporating continuous learning from marketplace experience and changes in category requirements.

 

Selected ideas are assessed by the NPD Licensing Team based on nine key factors: competing products, uniqueness, retail pricing, liability & safety, marketability, manufacturing cost, patentability, consumer relevant features and benefits, and commercial-ability.

 

The time required to review ideas depends upon different variables, such as: the number of searches concurrently running on the Edison Nation platform, idea volume and complexity of the search, how many presentation dates to licensees are pending, and the date an idea is submitted.

 

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Presentation dates to potential licensees are usually set a few weeks following the close of the search. After the presentation has been given to a licensing / retail partner, the partner has 45 days to 6 months to select ideas on which they will move forward.

 

The Insider Licensing Program (ILP program) incorporates a four-stage process:

 

  · Stage #1 — Preliminary Review: The NPD licensing team performs a preliminary review to ensure an invention meets the program criteria. Factors that might stall an idea from moving forward include: an invention is cost-prohibitive, has engineering challenges, and/or major players in the marketplace have already launched products like it. If none of these apply, an idea will be approved and move on to the preparation phase.

 

  · Stage #2 — Preparation: The NPD licensing team performs a best partner review. Edison Nation’s retail and manufacturing contacts are assessed, and the team begins to plan which licensors would be the best fit for an idea. A gap analysis and visits the store shelves are executed to gain greater understanding of marketplace potential.

 

  · Stage #3 — Pitching: At this phase, an idea can become a “Finalist.” The NPD team begins to proactively pitch an idea to potential licensees using a proprietary presentation system. When a company expresses interest, the team proceeds into term sheets and negotiations while staying in constant contact with the prospect until the best possible deal is struck for the innovator.

 

  · Stage #4 — Outcome: In the end, the market decides what products will be successful. There are no guarantees. If for some reason Edison Nation is not successful in finding a licensing partner, a complete debrief is given to the Insider.

 

Due to the public nature of licensing, Edison Nation only accepts ideas from Insiders that are patented or patent-pending. A valid provisional patent application is required. The cost of submitting an idea to the Insider Licensing Program is $100, and a member must be an “Insider” to be considered.

 

The Edison Nation ASOTV new product development process follows a six-stage protocol appropriate for the broadcast-based sales channel. For more information regarding the ASOTV process, the Edison Nation NPD platform, its features and member benefits, visit https://app.edisonnation.com/faq.

 

Acquisition of Intellectual Property

 

Once an innovator’s idea is judged to be a potentially viable, commercial product and selected for potential commercialization, the Company acquires intellectual property rights from the innovator.

 

Once an innovator’s intellectual property is secured, the innovator’s product idea can then either be licensed to a manufacturer or retailer, or developed and marketed directly by Edison Nation. In either case, Edison Nation serves as the point-of-contact with the innovator for term sheets, royalty negotiation and concluding licensing agreements. Edison Nation also maintains contact with the innovator to keep them engaged during product development.

 

In general, innovators are paid a percentage of the Company’s revenue from the commercialization of the innovator’s intellectual property. This percentage varies with the Company’s investment in the development of the intellectual property, including whether the Company decides to license the innovator’s idea for commercialization or instead, to directly develop and market the innovator’s idea.

 

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One Company Initiative

 

During the first quarter of 2019, Edison Nation began the process to consolidate all operating companies businesses into distinct business units of Edison Nation, which allows the Company to focus on growing sales and leveraging operations. The units consist of:

 

• Innovate. The Edison Nation Platform. Responsible for the innovation platform that helps innovators go from idea to reality. This is accomplished by optimizing new product election processes through deeper analytics to predict success on platforms like crowdfunding and web market places like Amazon, while simultaneously driving brand awareness of the platform by producing content for innovators and innovators on media platforms including our own Everyday Edison’s television show.

 

• Build and launch. Consolidating our teams of product designers and developers who take the product from the concept to the consumers hand. These are distributed by geography, industry skillset and expertise in the development process to ensure efficient product build and launch. The bulk of operations are part of this business unit, and the company will continue to develop this unit to meet the needs of our product launch schedule.

 

• Sell. Our Omni-channel sales effort is divided into three groups; (1) business-to-business revenue opportunities including traditional brick and mortar retailers (2) online market places and direct-to-consumer revenue opportunities, and (3) our NiTRO Team (Near Term Revenue Opportunities). NiTRO, identifies brands and products lines that would benefit from being part of Edison Nation. The team seeks to a find a mutually beneficial transaction to accomplish that goal.

 

Product Design and Development

 

With product design, product prototyping and creation of marketing assets all resourced with expert Edison Nation in-house capabilities, we have made protracted, high-cost, high-risk research and development models obsolete.

 

Edison Nation custom designs most products in-house for specific customers and their needs. We utilize our existing tooling to produce samples and prototypes for customer reviews, refinement and approval, as well as our in-house packaging design and fabrication resources.

 

The Company’s design and product development professionals are dedicated to the commercialization and marketability of new product concepts advanced through the company’s NPD platform and for licensors / partners like Disney World and Universal Studios.

 

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No matter the product, Edison Nation’s objective is to optimize its marketability, function, value and appearance for the benefit of the consumer end user. From concept and prototyping, through design-for-manufacture, special attention is paid to a product’s utility, ease of use, lowest cost bill of materials, and how it “communicates” its features and benefits through design.

 

The combined experience and expertise of the Company’s team spans many high-demand categories including household items, small appliances, kitchenware, and toys. The Company’s in-house capabilities are complimented by third-party engineering and prototyping contractors, like Enventys Partners, and category-specific expert resources within select manufacturers.

 

Paths to Market

 

After an innovator’s idea has been selected and then developed, Edison Nation’s NPD and commercialization platform - powered by team of experienced licensing experts and backed by our scalable manufacturing and fulfillment supply chain infrastructure - provides innovators with a clear and unencumbered set of paths to market.

 

Matching the Innovation with the Licensing Community

 

Edison Nation partners with many of the biggest and most well-known consumer products companies and retailers. They use the Company’s platform as a “think engine” to develop targeted products, significantly reduce research and development expense, and expedite time to market.

 

Each potential licensee of an innovator’s idea publishes an exclusive page on the Edison Nation web site with innovation goals and a timeline for their search. Appropriate new product ideas are submitted in 100% confidence with all intellectual property safely guarded.

 

Once the search concludes, Edison Nation presents each with the best patent protected, or patentable ideas that can be selected for development.

 

Licensing partners and customers include Amazon, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Church & Dwight, Black & Decker, HSN, Worthington Industries, Pampered Chef, Boston America Corp., Walmart, Target, PetSmart, “As Seen on TV,” Sunbeam, Home Depot, and Apothecary Products.

 

Online Marketplace and Crowdfunding

 

Edison Nation has established a commercialization path to include the development and management of crowdfunding campaigns. This is evolving to be a engine for future growth. The benefits of crowdfunding include increased product testing efficiency, decreased financial risk, and the ability to get closer to the end consumer, simultaneously.

 

The ability for consumers to re-order product not only gauges marketplace demand, but it can also be leveraged as a quantitative “proof point” for potential sales to licensees. Most importantly, the money pledged for orders can be used to finance manufacturing and ecommerce launch marketing costs as negative working capital.

 

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Manufacturing, Materials and Logistics

 

Once a product’s path to market is successfully identified, Edison Nation produces and commercializes the product either through (1) licensing partnerships, or (2) through a direct-to-market path via ecommerce or traditional retail distribution.

 

To provide greater flexibility in the manufacturing and delivery of products, and as part of a continuing effort to reduce manufacturing costs, Edison Nation has concentrated production of most of the Company’s products in third-party manufacturers located in China and Hong Kong. The Company maintains a fully staffed Hong Kong office for sourcing, overseeing manufacturing and quality assurance.

 

Edison Nation’s contracted manufacturing base continues to expand, from two major facilities to 4 to-date. These include two manufacturers required to produce Cloud B children’s sleep products. Based on anticipated manufacturing requirements, this footprint may expand significantly by the end of 2019. The Company also continues to explore more efficient and expert manufacturing partners to gain greater economies of scale, potential consolidation, and cost savings on an on-going basis.

 

Products are also purchased from unrelated enterprises with specific expertise in the design, development, and manufacture those specialty products.

 

We base our production schedules on customer orders and forecasts, considering historical trends, results of market research, and current market information. Actual shipments of ordered products and order cancellation rates are affected by consumer acceptance of product lines, strength of competing products, marketing strategies of retailers, changes in buying patterns of both retailers and consumers, and overall economic conditions. Unexpected changes in these factors could result in a lack of product availability or excess inventory in a product line.

 

Most of our raw materials are available from numerous suppliers but may be subject to fluctuations in price.

 

Sales, Marketing and Advertising

 

Our Omni-channel sales effort is divided into three groups: (1) business-to-business revenue opportunities including traditional brick and mortar retailers, (2) online market places and direct-to-consumer revenue opportunities, and (3) our NiTRO Team (Near Term Revenue Opportunities). NiTRO, identifies brands and products lines that would benefit from being part of Edison Nation. The team seeks to a find a mutually beneficial transaction to accomplish that goal.

 

Edison Nation’s business to business team sells products through a diverse network of manufacturers, distributors and retailers. New customer prospects are gained through outbound sales calls, trade show participation, web searches, referrals from existing customers.

 

The online team for the Company has expertise in selling products on platforms such as the Amazon marketplace as well as portals like Walmart.com and “crowd-funded”websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

 

The NiTRO team identifies small, unique brands that could benefit from becoming part of a larger consumer products organization with more resources. The team seeks to negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement whereby the respective branded products become part of Edison Nation’s portfolio of consumer products. 

 

In order to expand the Company’s universe of registered innovators and entrepreneurs submitting ideas on the Edison Nation NPD web platform, the Company has entered a global agreement for distribution of two existing 13-episode seasons of the Company’s Everyday Edison TV series with a leading digital media service company. The series will be available in its original English version as well as voiceover adaptations in German, French, and Spanish. Distribution is planned for Europe and the Middle East through digital content providers such as Amazon Prime Video.

 

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Sources of Revenue

 

The Company aggressively pursues the following three sources of sales volume:

 

  · Our branded products sold through traditional retail channels of distribution and other channels of business to business distribution.

 

  · Our branded products sold through direct to consumer platforms such as the Amazon marketplace as well as portals like Walmart.com and “crowd-funded” websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

 

  · Custom products and packaging solutions that the Company develops and manufactures for partners such as Disney, Marvel, Madison Square Garden and Universal Studios.

 

  · Member idea submission and ILP program fees: $25 per submission (registered members); $20 per submission (Insider members); $100 per submission (ILP members)

 

  · Licensing agents: We match an innovator’s intellectual property with vertical product category leaders in a licensing structure whereby the innovator can earn up to 50% of the contracted licensing fee. Product categories include kitchenware, small appliances, toys, pet care, baby products, health & beauty aids, entertainment venue merchandise, and housewares.

 

  · Product principals: We work with innovators directly, providing such innovators direct access to all of Edison Nation’s resources. Depending on case-by-case factors, innovators may receive a range of up to 35% - 50% of profits.

 

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Market Overview

 

The process for developing and launching consumer products has changed significantly in recent years. Previously, Fortune 500 and specialty consumer product companies funded multimillion-dollar NPD divisions to develop and launch products. These products were sold primarily on “big box” retail shelves supported by large marketing investments.

 

The emergence of ecommerce giants, including Amazon and Walmart.com, has disrupted traditional NPD and commercialization paths and has accelerated a consumer shift away from “brick and mortar” retailers. The result has been the bankruptcy or downsizing of many iconic retailers, including Toys R Us, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears, Kmart, Office Depot, Family Dollar, and K-B Toys, with a commensurate loss of shelf space and accessible locations.

 

Moreover, crowdfunding sites, like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, have also disrupted NPD process cycles and are now “main stream.” In fact, as of October 2018, Kickstarter’s cumulative pledged funding exceeded $3.9 billion according to Kickstarter published data. Statista.com estimates that crowdfunded sales of products will exceed $18.9 billion by 2021.

 

These crowdfunding sites have enabled individual innovators and entrepreneurs to design, prototype and market unique products to millions of potential customers with significantly lower acquisition costs when compared to the capital and time required by legacy NPD processes.

 

Leveraging Evolving Market Opportunities for Growth

 

The Company believes that its anticipated growth will be driven by five macro factors including:

 

  · The significant growth of ecommerce (14% CAGR, estimated to reach $4.9 trillion by 2021 (eMarketer 2018);

 

  · The increasing velocity of “brick and mortar” retail closures, now surpassing Great Recession levels (Cushman & Wakefield / Moody’s Analytics 2018);

 

  · Product innovation and immediate delivery gratification driving consumer desire for next-generation products with distinctive sets of features and benefits without a reliance on brand awareness and familiarity;

 

  · The rapid adoption of crowdsourcing to expedite successful new product launches; and

 

  · Utilizing the opportunities to market products over the internet, rather than through traditional, commercial channels, to reach a much broader, higher qualified target market for brands and products.

 

In addition, we believe that by leveraging our expertise in helping companies launch thousands of new products and our ability to create unique, customized packaging, we intend to acquire small brands that have achieved approximately $1 million in retail sales over the trailing twelve-month period with a track record of generating free cash flow. In addition, we will seek to elevate the value of these acquired brands by improving each part of their launch process, based on our own marketing methodologies.

 

We believe our acquisition strategy will allow us to acquire small brands using a combination of shares of our common stock, cash and other consideration, such as earn-outs. We intend to use our acquisition strategy in order to acquire ten or more small brands per year for the next three years. In situations where we deem that a brand is not a “fit” for acquisition or partnership, we may provide the brand with certain manufacturing or consulting services that will assist the brand to achieve its goals.

 

One example is Cloud B (www.cloudb.com), a leading manufacturer of products and accessories that help parents and children sleep better. The Company distributes its products nationally and in over 100 countries worldwide.

 

 

 

Founded in 2002 and acquired by Edison Nation in October 2018, Cloud B’s highly regarded, award-winning products are developed in consultation with an Advisory Board of pediatricians and specialists. The Company recently won the Toy of the Year award from The Toy Association. Cloud B’s best-known products are Twilight Turtle™ and Sleep Sheep™.

 

Cloud B’s products can be purchased on-line (through its own ecommerce site and other online e-tailers), in specialty boutiques, gift stores, and worldwide at major retailers including Barnes & Noble, Bloomingdales, Dillard’s, Nordstrom, Von Maur, Harrods of London, and FNAC in France.

 

Immediate synergies from the Company’s acquisition of Cloud B include expanding Edison Nation’s West coast footprint by leveraging Cloud B’s sizeable distribution, sales and fulfillment operations. In addition, Cloud B is leveraging the Edison Nation proprietary NPD platform, Hong Kong-based manufacturer sourcing and management capabilities, and marketing and packaging resources.

 

The Company’s primary focus since the Cloud B acquisition has been to optimize existing product performance, while helping to develop new product lines leveraging the Edison Nation NPD platform.

 

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Factors Which May Influence Future Results of Operations

 

The following is a description of factors that may influence our future results of operations, and which we believe are important to an understanding of our business and results of operations.

 

Edison Nation Holdings, LLC Transaction

 

On September 4, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the voting membership interest of EN for a total purchase price of $11,776,696 comprising of (i) $950,000 cash (ii) the assumption of the remaining balance of the senior convertible debt through the issuance to the holders of 4%, 5-year senior convertible notes (the “New Convertible Notes”), in the aggregate principal and interest amount of the sum of $1,428,161 (less debt discount of $500,000 for the approximate fair value for the New Convertible Notes’ conversion feature), which are convertible into approximately 285,632 shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holder of such New Convertible Notes, (iii) the reservation of 990,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued in exchange for the redemption of certain non-voting membership interests of EN and (iv) the issuance of 557,084 shares of the Company’s common stock in satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by promissory notes payable by Edison Nation with a total principal balance of $4,127,602.

 

Cloud B, Inc. Transaction

  

On October 29, 2018, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with the Cloud B Sellers. Pursuant to the terms of such Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased 72.15% of the outstanding capital stock of Cloud B in exchange for 489,293 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. In addition, the Company entered into an Earn Out Agreement with the Cloud B Sellers, whereby, beginning in 2019, the Company will pay the Cloud B Sellers an annual amount equal to 8% multiplied by the incremental gross sales of Cloud B over its 2018 gross sales level. The Earn Out Agreement expires on December 31, 2021. CBAV1, LLC (“CB1”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edison Nation, Inc., owns the senior secured position on the promissory note to Cloud B, Inc. in the amount of $2,270,000. In February 2019, CB1, LLC, pursuant to an Article 9 foreclosure action, perfected its secured UCC interest in all the assets of Cloud B, Inc. to partially satisfy the outstanding balance on the note and thereby making any payments of such Cloud B trade payables and notes unlikely in the future.

 

Non-Employee Director Compensation

 

On September 26, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors approved the terms of compensation to be paid to non-employee directors for fiscal year 2018. Compensation for non-employee directors includes an annual retainer of $15,000 and an award of options to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The restricted stock underlying such options will vest one year after the grant date. However, the options have not yet been granted. In addition, the chair of each of the board’s committees shall receive an annual committee meeting fee of $5,000.

 

Acquisition of Pirsata, LLC

 

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the voting membership interest of Pirasta, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $470,000 due from related party.  NL Penn Capital, LP is owned by Christopher B. Ferguson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

Acquisition of Best Party Concepts, LLC

 

On December 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 50% of the voting membership interest of Best Party Concepts, LLC from NL Penn Capital, LP in exchange for the satisfaction of $500,000 due from related party. NL Penn Capital, LP is owned by Christopher B. Ferguson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the accounting of the combined acquired subsidiary at historical carrying values, except that equity reflects a distribution for the excess of consideration paid over the net carrying amount of assets.

 

Acquisition of Uber Mom, LLC

 

On November 6, 2019, the Company acquired the assets of Uber Mom, LLC for $52,352, which was the approximate value of Uber Mom, LLC inventory, and 22,500 shares of our common stock.

   

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Securities Purchase Agreements

 

On March 6, 2019, Edison Nation, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the FirstFire with an accredited investor (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor purchased the FirstFire Note. The Company issued 15,000 shares of its common stock to the Investor as additional consideration for the purchase of the FirstFire Note. Under the terms of the FirstFire SPA, the Investor will have piggyback registration rights in the event the Company files a Form S-1 or Form S-3 within six months from March 6, 2019, as well as a pro rata right of first refusal in respect of participation in any debt or equity financings undertaken by the Company during the 18 months following March 6, 2019. The Company is also subject to certain customary negative covenants under the FirstFire SPA, including but not limited to, the requirement to maintain its corporate existence and assets subject to certain exceptions, and to not to make any offers or sales of any security under circumstances that would have the effect of establishing rights or otherwise benefitting other investors in a manner more favorable in any material respect than those rights and benefits established in favor of the Investor under the terms of the FirstFire SPA and the FirstFire Note. The maturity date of the Note is six months from March 6, 2019. All principal amounts and the interest thereon are convertible into shares of common stock only in the event that an Event of Default (as defined in the FirstFire Note) occurs. The FirstFire Note was paid in full in May 2019.

 

On August 26, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Labrys Fund, LP (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor purchased a 12% Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) from the Company. Unless there is a specific Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Note) or the Note remains unpaid by the Maturity Date, then the Investor shall not have the ability to convert the principal and interest under the Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investor the Note, in the principal amount of $560,000, with an original issue discount in the amount of $60,000. The Note is due and payable February 26, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). Additionally, the Company issued 181,005 shares of Common Stock to the Investor as a commitment fee, of which 153,005 shares of Common Stock must be returned to the Company in the event the Note is fully paid and satisfied prior to the Maturity Date.

 

On May 13, 2019, the Company entered into a series of 2% senior secured, senior convertible promissory notes of $1,111,111 with an original issue discount of $111,111. The Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the note holders as additional consideration for the purchase of the notes in July 2019. The Company accrued $78,800 as a debt discount as of September 30, 2019 related to the value of the shares to be issued. The notes are convertible upon default and mature on November 13, 2019. Under the terms of the notes, the note holders will have “piggyback” registration rights. Alexander Capital placed the notes and received warrants to purchase 24,366 shares of the Company's common stock, at an exercise price of $2.85 per share. All of the notes were converted into a total of 560,185 shares of our common stock in October 2019 at $2.00 per share.

 

Receivables Financing

 

In April 2019, we entered into a receivables financing arrangement for certain receivables of the Company. The agreement allows for borrowing up to 80% of the outstanding receivable based on the credit quality of the customer. The fee is between 1% and 2% of the total invoice financed. 

 

Private Investment in Public Entity

 

On October 2, 2019, Edison Nation, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (collectively, the “Investors”) for the private placement of 1,175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $2.00 per share (the “PIPE Transaction”). The PIPE Purchase Agreement contains certain closing conditions relating to the sale of securities, representations and warranties by the Company and the Investors, as well as covenants of the Company and the Investors (including indemnification from the Company in the event of breaches of its representations and warranties), all of which the Company believes are customary for transactions of this type.

 

In a series of three closings conducted in October 2019, the Company received net proceeds of $2,039,303 which consisted of $2,350,000 of gross proceeds offset by $310,697 of fees to placement agent and their lawyers. Alexander Capital, LP (“Alexander Capital”), a FINRA registered broker dealer, acted as placement agent with respect to the PIPE Transaction. In connection with the PIPE Transaction, Alexander Capital received a commission of $141,000, a debt restructuring fee of $64,208, a debt conversion fee of 15,889, a placement fee of $33,600 and warrants to purchase 70,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”).

 

In connection with the PIPE Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into Registration Rights Agreements with each of the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company is required to prepare and file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the resale of the shares of common stock issued to the Investors under the PIPE Purchase Agreement, as well as the Placement Agent Warrants. The Company will be required to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within 90 calendar days (or 120 calendar days in the event of a “full review” by the SEC) following the applicable closing date of the PIPE Transaction. If the registration statement is not filed or declared effective within the timeframe set forth in the Registration Rights Agreements, the Company is obligated to pay the Investors an amount equal to 1% of the total purchase price of the common stock per month (up to a maximum of 8% in the aggregate) until such failure is cured. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains mutual indemnifications by the Company and each Investor, which the Company believes are customary for transactions of this type.

  

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements as well as the reported expenses during the reporting periods. The accounting estimates that require our most significant, difficult and subjective judgments have an impact on revenue recognition, the determination of share-based compensation and financial instruments. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Components of our Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

We sell consumer products across a variety of categories, including toys, plush, homewares and electronics, to retailers, distributors and manufacturers. We also sell consumer products directly to consumers through e-commerce channels.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Our cost of revenues includes inventory costs, materials and supplies costs, internal labor costs and related benefits, subcontractor costs, depreciation, overhead and shipping and handling costs.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance and professional expenses.

 

Rental Income

 

We earn rental income from a month-to-month lease on a portion of the building located in Washington, New Jersey that we own.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense includes the cost of our borrowings under our debt arrangements.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net (loss) income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Period over Period Change  
    2019     2018     $     %  
Revenues, net   $ 3,532,645     $ 4,940,188     $ (1,407,543 )     -28.5 %
Cost of revenues     2,544,058       3,637,000       (1,092,942 )     -30.1 %
Gross profit     988,587       1,303,188       (314,601 )     -24.1 %
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     3,296,323       2,065,655       1,230,668       59.6 %
Operating loss     (2,307,736 )     (762,467 )     (1,545,269 )     202.7 %
                                 
Other (expense) income:                                
Rental income     25,704       25,704       -       0.0 %
Change in fair value of put option contract     -       (732,600 )     732,600       -100.0 %
Interest expense     (349,172 )     (42,130 )     (307,042 )     728.8 %
Total expense     (323,468 )     (749,026 )     425,558       -56.8 %
Loss before income taxes     (2,631,204 )     (1,511,493 )     (1,119,711 )     74.1 %
Income tax expense     -       167,813       (167,813 )     -100.0 %
Net loss     (2,631,204 )     (1,679,306 )     (951,898 )     56.7 %
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests     (49,103 )     -       (49,103 )     na  
Net loss attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.   $ (2,582,101 )   $ (1,679,306 )   $ (902,795 )     53.8 %

 

Revenue

  

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, revenues decreased by $1,407,543 or 28.5%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributable to the timing of payments for the fulfilment of orders as well as a decrease in the Company’s theme park product sales due to a few factors, including, the relocation of one of our China factories; the impact of Hong Kong park attendance due to the recent China protests which have also disrupted the Company’s Hong Kong operations in general; slowed purchase orders from customers due to the China tariffs and requests by customers to quote key items made in America; and delayed shipments due to changes in quality control standards at a large customer, which has since been resolved with the customer.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, cost of revenues decreased by $1,092,942 or 30.1%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in total consolidated revenues.

 

Gross Profit

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit decreased by $314,601, or 24.1%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily a result of the decrease in revenues. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit percentage increased to 28.0%, as compared to 26.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in gross margin was due to product mix of goods sold to customers.

 

Operating Expenses

  

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $3,296,323 and $2,065,655 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing an increase of $1,230,668, or 59.6%. The increase was primarily the result of additional operating expense related to EN and Cloud B. The largest increases included wages and benefits of approximately $462,000, depreciation and amortization of approximately $280,000, professional fees of approximately $690,000, travel of approximately $66,000 offset by a decrease of stock-based compensation of $1,204,000.

  

Rental Income

 

Rental income was $25,704 for both the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

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Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $349,172 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 versus $42,130 in the previous three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in interest expense was related to increased borrowings of debt during 2019.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense was $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $167,813, compared to $167,813 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily due to losses in our operations.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net (loss) income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Period over Period Change  
    2019     2018     $     %  
Revenues, net   $ 15,239,434     $ 12,758,715     $ 2,480,719       19.4 %
Cost of revenues     10,413,868       9,090,215       1,323,653       14.6 %
Gross profit     4,825,566       3,668,500       1,157,066       31.5 %
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     9,738,107       6,276,830       3,461,277       55.1 %
Operating loss     (4,912,541 )     (2,608,330 )     (2,304,211 )     88.3 %
                                 
Other (expense) income:                                
Rental income     77,111       77,111       -       na %
Change in fair value of put option contract     -       (732,600 )     732,600       -100.0 %
Interest expense     (875,036 )     (407,267 )     (467,769 )     114.9 %
Total other expense     (797,925 )     (1,062,756 )     264,831       -24.9 %
Loss before income taxes     (5,710,466 )     (3,671,086 )     (2,039,380 )     55.6 %
Income tax expense     74,200       312,186       (237,986 )     -76.2 %
Net loss     (5,784,666 )     (3,983,272 )     (1,801,394 )     45.2 %
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests     (31,858 )     -       (31,858 )     na  
Net loss attributable to Edison Nation, Inc.   $ (5,752,808 )   $ (3,983,272 )   $ (1,769,536 )     44.4 %

 

Revenue

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenues increased by $2,480,719 or 19.4%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to new business in connection with our acquisitions in 2018. The increase includes licensing related revenues related to our acquisition of EN and product revenues related to our acquisition of Cloud B.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cost of revenues increased by $1,323,653 or 14.6%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in total consolidated revenues.

 

Gross Profit

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit increased by $1,157,066, or 31.5%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily a result of the increase in revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit percentage increased to 31.7%, as compared to 28.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in gross margin was due mostly to favorable product mix of goods sold to customers related to our Cloud B acquisition.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $9,738,107 and $6,276,830 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing an increase of $3,461,277, or 55.1%. The increase was primarily the result of operating expense incurred related to Edison Nation Holdings, LLC and Cloud B, Inc. The largest increases included wages and benefits of approximately $1,528,000, depreciation and amortization of approximately $839,000, professional fees of approximately $1,617,000, travel of approximately $186,000, rent of approximately $195,000 offset by a decrease of stock-based compensation of approximately $2,515,000.

 

Rental Income

 

Rental income was $77,111 for both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense was $875,036, an increase of 114.9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 versus $407,267 in the previous nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in interest expense was related to increased borrowings of debt during 2019.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expense was $74,200 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $237,986 or 76.2%, compared to $312,186 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in income from our foreign operations related to management fees as well as net operating losses for our domestic operations.

 

Non-GAAP Measures

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

The Company defines EBITDA as net loss before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, further adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain non-recurring items and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of our ongoing operating performance from period to period. These items will include stock-based compensation, restructuring and severance costs, transaction costs, acquisition costs, certain other non-recurring charges and gains that the Company does not believe reflects the underlying business performance.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA consisted of the following:

 

    Three Months
Ended September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
Net (loss) income   $ (2,631,204 )   $ (1,679,306 )   $ (5,784,666 )   $ (3,983,272 )
                                 
Interest expense, net     349,172       42,130       875,036       407,267  
Income tax expense     -       167,813       74,200       312,186  
Depreciation and amortization     318,449       40,742       952,019       120,003  
EBITDA     (1,963,583 )     (1,428,621 )     (3,883,411 )     (3,143,816 )
Stock-based compensation     168,097       639,326       876,585       2,666,576  
Change in fair value of put option contract             732,600               732,600  
Restructuring and severance costs     153,182       9,000       324,164       27,000  
Transaction and acquisition costs     224,370       84,980       447,908       239,682  
Other non-recurring costs     100,772       -       724,137       42,686  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ (1,317,162 )   $ 37,285     $ (1,510,617 )   $ 564,728  

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Management believes that because Adjusted EBITDA excludes (a) certain non-cash expenses (such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation) and (b) expenses that are not reflective of the Company’s core operating results over time (such as restructuring costs, litigation or dispute settlement charges or gains, and transaction-related costs), this measure provides investors with additional useful information to measure the Company’s financial performance, particularly with respect to changes in performance from period to period. The Company’s management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (a) as a measure of operating performance, (b) for planning and forecasting in future periods, and (c) in communications with the Company’s board of directors concerning the Company’s financial performance. The Company’s presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to different methods of calculation and should not be used by investors as a substitute or alternative to net income or any measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Instead, management believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be used to supplement the Company’s financial measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP to provide a more complete understanding of the trends affecting the business.

 

Although Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for, or more meaningful than, amounts determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations to using non-GAAP measures as an analytical tool are (a) they do not reflect the Company’s interest income and expense, or the requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on the Company’s debt, (b) they do not reflect future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, and (c) although depreciation and amortization charges are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and non-GAAP measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, our operations lost $2,307,736 and $4,912,541, respectively. At September 30, 2019, we had total current assets of approximately $5,200,000 and current liabilities of approximately $12,000,000 resulting in negative working capital of approximately $6,800,000. At September 30, 2019, we had total assets of approximately $28,600,000 and total liabilities of approximately $17,600,000 resulting in stockholders’ equity of approximately $11,000,000.

 

The foregoing factors raised initial concerns about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to attract significant new sources of capital, attain a reasonable threshold of operating efficiencies and achieve profitable operations from the sale of its products. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The following is additional information on our operating losses and working capital:

 

The Company’s operating loss included $486,546 and $1,828,604 related to depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation. In addition, approximately $100,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, was related to transaction costs, restructuring charges and other non-recurring and redundant costs which are being removed or reduced. The negative working capital includes approximately $3,800,000 related to unsecured trade payables in our Cloud B acquisition. In addition, our outstanding balances under notes payable includes $0.9 million related to Cloud B. CB1 owns the senior secured position on the promissory note to Cloud B, Inc. in the amount of $2,270,000. In February 2019, CB1 pursuant to an Article 9 foreclosure action, perfected its secured UCC interest in all the assets of Cloud B, Inc. to partially satisfy the outstanding balance on the note and thereby making any payments of such Cloud B trade payables and notes unlikely in the future. In addition, SRM was an unsecured creditor in the amount of approximately $1,700,000 which is not included in the $3,800,000 but at this time remains unpaid. The total liabilities of approximately $6,400,000, of which $1,700,000, or net of $4,700,000, has been eliminated in consolidation, are not expected to be satisfied due to the foreclosure.

 

On October 2, 2019, Edison Nation, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (collectively, the “Investors”) for the private placement of 1,175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $2.00 per share (the “PIPE Transaction”). In a series of three closings conducted in October 2019, the Company received net proceeds of $2,039,303 which consisted of $2,350,000 of gross proceeds offset by $310,697 of fees to placement agent and their lawyers. Alexander Capital, LP (“Alexander Capital”), a FINRA registered broker dealer, acted as placement agent with respect to the PIPE Transaction. In connection with the PIPE Transaction, Alexander Capital received a commission of $141,000, a debt restructuring fee of $64,208, a debt conversion fee of 15,889, a placement fee of $33,600 and warrants to purchase 70,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”). In connection with the PIPE transaction, the convertible notes entered into on May 13, 2019 were also converted at $2.00 per share into 560,185 shares of the Company's common stock.

 

Management has considered possible mitigating factors within our management plan on our ability to continue for at least a year from the date these financial statements are filed. The following items are management plans to alleviate any going concern issues:

 

  · Cloud B liabilities are unlikely to be paid due to CB1 holding the senior secured position and its rights under the foreclosure to the remaining assets of the entity to satisfy the outstanding obligation.

  

  · Raise further capital through the sale of additional equity;

 

  · Borrow money under debt securities;

 

  · The deferral of payments to related party debt holders for both principal of approximately $1,000,000 and related interest expense;

 

  · Cost saving initiatives related to synergies and the elimination of redundant costs of approximately $500,000, of which approximately $153,000 impacted the three months ended September 30, 2019; and

 

  · Possible sale of certain brands to other manufacturers.

 

Our operating needs include the planned costs to operate our business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully commercialize our products and services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement our product and service offerings.

 

Cash Flows

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, our sources and uses of cash were as follows:

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

  

Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $2,298,186, which included a net loss of $5,784,666. That net loss included $782,561 of cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities, which were offset by stock-based compensation of $876,585, depreciation and amortization of $952,019, amortization of debt issuance costs of $658,126 and amortization of right of use assets of $217,189. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $2,207,631, which included a net loss of $3,983,272. That net loss included $2,010,483 of cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities which was offset by stock-based compensation of $2,666,576 and amortization of debt issuance costs of $266,944.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $113,612 which related to the purchase of property and equipment. Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1,502,504 which related to the purchase of a loan held for investment of $500,000, the acquisition of EN and its subsidiaries and the purchase of property and equipment of $121,186.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $1,573,370 which related mostly to net cash received borrowings under new debt instruments offset by repayments. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $5,213,906 which related to borrowings under two notes payable.

  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have, during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any relationships with any organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not Applicable.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information that it is required to disclose in reports that the Company files with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Exchange Act rules and regulations.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019, we determined that, there were control deficiencies existing that constituted a material weakness.

  

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal controls over financial reporting because this is not required of the Company pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 308(b).

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

 

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting.

 

However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

 

As of September 30, 2019, management has not completed an effective assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the COSO framework. Management, with the participation of our principal executive officer, has concluded that as of September 30, 2019, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective to detect the inappropriate application of U.S. GAAP. Management identified the following material weaknesses set forth below in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

  1. We did not perform an effective risk assessment or monitor internal controls over financial reporting.

  

  2. With the acquisitions of EN and Cloud B, there are risks related to the timing and accuracy of the integration of information from various accounting and ERP systems. The Company has experienced delays in receiving information in a timely manner from its subsidiaries.

 

  3. Due to the demands of integrating the accounting and finance functions, along with turnover in the accounting department, the impact of new accounting standards were not completed on a timely basis.

 

In April 2019, the Company engaged an outside consultant to assist in monitoring and testing our internal controls. The Company expects improvements to be made on the integration of information issues in the remainder of 2019 as we plan to move towards transferring the data to one accounting and a single ERP system. The Company is continuing to further remediate the material weakness identified above as its resources permit.

 

We are not required by current SEC rules to include, and do not include, an auditor’s attestation report regarding our internal controls over financial reporting. Accordingly, our registered public accounting firm has not attested to management’s reports on our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

 

From time to time, the Company is party to legal actions that are routine and incidental to its business.  However, based upon available information and in consultation with legal counsel, management does not expect the ultimate disposition of any or a combination of these actions to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s assets, business, cash flow, condition (financial or otherwise), liquidity, prospects and\or results of operations.

  

On July 15, 2019, the Company received correspondence from the staff of the Arkansas Securities Commissioner in connection with the state’s notice filing requirements for offerings exempt under Tier 2 of Regulation A, Section 18(b)(3) of the Security Act, such as the Company’s Form 1-A. The Company has responded to the correspondence, and has resolved the matter with the Arkansas Securities Department for $1,100.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 

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

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Uses of Proceeds from Registered Securities

 

In connection with the foregoing, the common shares issued were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of that Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Certificates representing these securities contain a legend stating the same.

  

On May 4, 2018, we issued 13,500 shares of our common stock valued at $67,500 related to the borrowing of funds under a note payable.

 

On May 8, 2018, we issued 61,900 shares of our common stock valued at $306,000 to various employees.

 

On August 17, 2018, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock valued at $250,000 to a consultant for services provided.

 

On August 23, 2018, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock valued at $100,000 related to the borrowing of funds under a note payable.

 

On September 4, 2018, we issued 557,084 shares of our common stock valued at $3,384,285 related to the acquisition of EN.

 

On September 10, 2018, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock valued at $100,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On September 20, 2018, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock valued at $25,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On October 23, 2018, we issued 10,000 shares of our common stock valued at $50,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On November 6, 2018, we issued 2,000 shares of our common stock valued at $10,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On December 21, 2018, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock valued at $251,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On December 27, 2018, we issued 489,293 shares of our common stock valued at $2,664,200 related to the acquisition of Cloud B, Inc.

 

On December 27, 2018, we issued 18,797 shares of our common stock valued at $100,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On December 27, 2018, we issued 41,736 shares of our common stock valued at $250,000 to 2 employees.

 

On December 28, 2018, we issued 3,000 shares of our common stock valued at $15,000 to a consultant for services performed.

 

On March 6, 2019, we issued 15,000 shares of our common stock valued at $74,100 related to the borrowing of funds under a note payable.

 

On March 13, 2019, we issued 10,500 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $52,500 to two consultants for services performed.

 

On May 6, 2019, we issued 12,500 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $47,625 to a innovator for the licensing of their product.

 

On May 24, 2019, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock valued at $62,000 to a note holder related to the borrowing of funds.

 

On May 24, 2019, we issued 10,000 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $30,000 to a consultant for strategic consulting services.

 

On June 18, 2019, we issued 15,000 shares of our common stock valued at $37,200 to a note holder to satisfy a portion of the payoff of one of our notes.

 

On July 16, 2019, we issued 20,000 shares of our common stock valued at $70,920 to note holders related to the borrowing of funds.

 

On July 16, 2019, we issued 25,000 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $98,500 to a consultant for strategic consulting services.

 

On July 16, 2019, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $197,000 to a consultant for investor relations services.

 

On August 26, 2019, we issued 181,005 shares of our common stock, of which 153,005 shares were reserved shares which are returnable upon repayment, valued at $713,159.70 to a note holder related to the borrowing of funds.

 

On September 4, 2019, we issued 17,000 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $54,250 to consultants for strategic consulting services.

 

On September 4, 2019, we issued 3,000 shares of our common stock under our plan valued at $8,850 to an employee.

 

On November 4, 2019, we issued 15,000 shares of our common stock valued at $29,880 to one of our note holders related to our borrowing of funds.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

None.  

  

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit       Incorporated By Reference to   Filed
Number   Description   Form   Exhibit   Filing Date   Herewith
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 26, 2019   8-K   10.1   August 29, 2019    
10.2   12% Convertible Promissory Note dated August 26, 2019   8-K   10.2   August 29, 2019    
10.3   Form of Share Purchase Agreement dated October 2, 2019   8-K   10.1   October 2, 2019    
10.4   Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated October 2, 2019   8-K   10.2   October 2, 2019    
31.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               *
31.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               *
32.1   Certifications of the 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               **
                     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document               *
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document               *
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document               *
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document               *
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document               *
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document               *

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

Date: November 14, 2019

 

  EDISON NATION, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Christopher B. Ferguson
    Christopher B. Ferguson
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

EDISON NATION, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Christopher B. Ferguson, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Edison Nation, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2019 /s/ Christopher B. Ferguson
  Christopher B. Ferguson
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

EDISON NATION, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Brett Vroman, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Edison Nation, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2019 /s/ Brett Vroman
  Brett Vroman
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

EDISON NATION, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), of Edison Nation, Inc. (the “Company”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company hereby certify, in their capacity as an executive officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

 

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

  

Date: November 14, 2019 /s/ Christopher B. Ferguson
  Christopher B. Ferguson
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

  

Date: November 14, 2019 /s/ Brett Vroman
  Brett Vroman
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)