Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies
Nature of the Business
Better Choice Company Inc. is a growing animal health and wellness company committed to leading the industry shift toward pet products and services that help dogs and cats live healthier, happier and longer lives. The Company sells the majority of its dog food, cat food and treats under the Halo and TruDog brands, which are focused, respectively, on providing sustainably sourced kibble and canned food derived from real whole meat, and minimally processed raw-diet dog food and treats.
On May 6, 2019, the Company completed the reverse acquisition of TruPet LLC (“TruPet”) and Bona Vida Inc. (“Bona Vida”) in a pair of all stock transactions (together referred to as the “May Acquisitions”) through the issuance of shares of common stock. Following the completion of the May Acquisitions, the business conducted by the Company became primarily the businesses conducted by TruPet and Bona Vida. As a result, the condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 are comprised of the results of TruPet for the period between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 and the results of Bona Vida beginning May 6, 2019 through December 31, 2019. The Company completed the acquisition of Halo on December 19, 2019 (see "Note 2 - Acquisitions"). Accordingly, Halo’s operations are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on December 19, 2019.
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments which, in management’s opinion, are necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. Results of operations for interim periods may not be representative of results to be expected for the full year.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Tables are presented in U.S. dollars (thousands) and percentage as rounded up or down. In the notes, the Company represents U.S. dollars (millions) and percentage as rounded up or down.
Consolidation
The Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The financial statements are presented on a condensed consolidated basis subsequent to acquisitions and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern Considerations
The Company is subject to risks common in the pet wellness consumer market including, but not limited to, dependence on key personnel, competitive forces, successful marketing and sale of its products, the successful protection of its proprietary technologies, ability to grow into new markets, and compliance with government regulations. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. As of November 2020, the Company has not experienced a significant adverse impact to its business, financial condition or cash flows resulting from the pandemic. However, uncertainties regarding the continued economic impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are likely to result in sustained market turmoil which could also negatively impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and cash flows in the future. The Company has continually incurred losses and has an accumulated deficit. The Company continues to rely on current investors and the public markets to finance these losses through debt and/or equity issuances. These operating losses and the outstanding debt create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the date these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company is implementing plans to achieve cost savings and other strategic objectives to address these conditions. The Company expects cost savings from consolidation of third-party manufacturers, optimizing shipping and warehousing as well as overhead cost reductions. The business is focused on growing the most profitable channels while reducing investments in areas that are not expected to have long-term benefits. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payments of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount of and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Restricted cash
The Company was required to maintain a restricted cash balance of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, associated with a business credit card and credit card clearance operations.
During the third quarter of 2020, the Company received investor prepayment funds of $1.5 million related to the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock that was completed in October 2020 (see "Note 21 - Subsequent events").
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable consist of unpaid buyer invoices from the Company’s Retail customers and credit card payments receivable from third-party credit card processing companies. Accounts receivable is stated at the amount billed to customers, net of point of sale and cash discounts. The Company recorded a less than $0.1 million allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Goodwill
Goodwill of $18.6 million was recognized as of December 31, 2019 in connection with the Halo Acquisition (see "Note 2 - Acquisitions"). No impairment was recognized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Intangible assets
The Company acquired an intangible asset related to the Houndog license with the acquisition of Bona Vida on May 6, 2019. The Company fully impaired the asset as of December 31, 2019 as the Company terminated the contract on January 13, 2020. The Company also acquired intangible assets consisting of customer relationships and trade name with the acquisition of Halo on December 19, 2019. There were no interim indicators or impairment of intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Leases
The Company’s leases relate to its corporate offices and warehouses. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the FASB guidance on leases (“Topic 842”), which requires leases with durations greater than twelve months to be recognized on the balance sheets. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach.
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
The Company’s Redeemable Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E”) contains redemption provisions that require it to be presented outside of stockholders’ deficit. Changes in the redemption value of the redeemable convertible preferred stock, if any, are recorded immediately in the period occurred as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Income taxes
The Company was incorporated on May 6, 2019. Prior to this date, the Company operated as a flow through entity for state and United States federal tax purposes. The Company files a U.S. federal and state income tax return including its wholly owned subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any uncertain income tax positions.
Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods in accordance with the provisions of ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.
Fair value of financial instruments
The warrant derivative liability is remeasured at fair value each reporting period and represents a Level 3 financial instrument.
Reclassification of prior period presentation
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the prior period data to the current presentation. These reclassifications had no material effect on the reported results.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
The Company has reviewed the Accounting Standards Update (ASU), accounting pronouncements and interpretations thereof issued by the FASB that have effective dates during the reporting period and in future periods.
Recently adopted:
ASU 2018-13 “Fair Value Measurement”
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This new guidance removes certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value hierarchy, modifies existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and adds new disclosure requirements. The new disclosure requirements include disclosing the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. This new guidance was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)”
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)” to amend ASU 2015-5 in an effort to provide additional guidance on the accounting for costs implementation activities performed in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. The amendments in this update align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this update. The amendments in this update also require the entity to present the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same line item in the statement of income as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement and classify payments for capitalizing implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. The entity is also required to present the capitalized implementation costs in the statement of financial position in the same line item that a prepayment for the fees of the associated hosting arrangement would be presented. The new standard was effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company has no internal use software.
Issued but not Yet Adopted:
ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)” Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). Subsequent updates were released in November 2018 (ASU No. 2018-19), November 2019 (ASU No. 2019-10 and 2019-11) and February 2020 (ASU No. 2020-2) that provided additional guidance on this Topic. This ASU introduces the current expected credit loss (CECL) model, which will require an entity to measure credit losses for certain financial instruments and financial assets, including trade receivables. Under this update, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity will be required to recognize an allowance that reflects the entity’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument. The standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2023, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2019-12 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2020-04 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedient and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (IBORs) and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. The ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. The ASU can be adopted no later than December 1, 2022 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2020-03 “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments”
In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-03, Codification Improvement to Financial Instruments. This ASU improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics, including the current expected credit losses (CECL) standard issued in 2016. The ASU includes seven different issues that describe the areas of improvement and the related amendments to GAAP, intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The amendments have different effective dates. The Company is evaluating the impact the accounting guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2020-06 "Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity. This ASU reduces the number of accounting models for convertible instruments, amends diluted EPS calculations for convertible instruments, and amends the requirements for a contract (or embedded derivative) that is potentially settled in an entity’s own shares to be classified in equity. This standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company has carefully considered other new pronouncements that alter previous generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or modified principles will have a material impact on the Company’s reported balance sheets or operations.
Note 2 - Acquisitions
Acquisition of Halo
On October 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire Halo and the acquisition (the “Halo Acquisition”) was completed on December 19, 2019 (“Halo Acquisition Date”) for $38.2 million. The consideration was subject to customary adjustments for Halo’s net working capital, cash, and indebtedness, and consisted of a combination of cash consideration ($20.5 million), shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.9 million), seller notes ($15.0 million), and seller warrants ($0.3 million).
The Halo Acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the Halo Acquisition Date. The determination of the preliminary purchase price allocation to specific assets acquired and liabilities assumed is incomplete for Halo. The preliminary purchase price allocation may change in future periods as the fair value estimates of assets and liabilities and the valuation of the related tax assets and liabilities are completed. The preliminary purchase price allocation is summarized as follows:
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Dollars in thousands
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Total purchase price
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$
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38,244
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Assets
|
|
Property and equipment
|
260
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|
Accounts receivable
|
5,540
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|
Inventories
|
5,160
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Intangible assets
|
14,690
|
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Other assets
|
329
|
|
Total assets
|
25,979
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Accounts payable
|
4,628
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|
Accrued liabilities
|
1,553
|
|
Long term liability
|
168
|
|
Total liabilities
|
6,349
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Net assets acquired
|
19,630
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Goodwill
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$
|
18,614
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|
The intangible assets acquired relate to customer relationships and trade name. Acquired customer relationships are finite-lived intangible assets and are amortized over their estimated life of 7 years using the straight-line method, which approximates the customer attrition rate, reflecting the pattern of economic benefits associated with these assets. The trade name is a finite-lived intangible asset and is being amortized over its estimated life of 15 years using the straight-line method, which reflects the pattern of economic benefits associated with this asset.
The excess of purchase price over the fair value amounts assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed represents goodwill from the acquisition. The Company believes the factors that contributed to goodwill include the acquisition of a talented workforce and administrative cost synergies. The Company does not expect any portion of this goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. See "Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill" for more information.
Reverse Acquisitions of Better Choice and Bona Vida by TruPet
On May 6, 2019, Better Choice Company completed the reverse acquisitions of TruPet and Bona Vida whereby TruPet is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions.
The purchase price for Better Choice Company was $37.9 million and has been allocated based on an estimate of the fair value of Better Choice Company’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the remainder recorded as an expense. The loss on acquisition of Better Choice Company’s net liabilities is $39.6 million.
The purchase price for Bona Vida was $108.6 million and the estimated purchase price has been allocated based on an estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired has been recorded as an expense. The loss on acquisition of Bona Vida’s net assets is $107.8 million.
On May 6, 2019, the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired was:
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Dollars in thousands
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Better Choice
Company
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Bona Vida
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Total
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Total purchase price
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$
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37,949
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|
|
$
|
108,620
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|
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$
|
146,569
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|
Net Assets (Liabilities) Acquired:
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Assets
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents
|
7
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|
|
384
|
|
|
391
|
|
Restricted cash
|
—
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
25
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
—
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
69
|
|
Inventories
|
—
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
95
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
32
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
380
|
|
Intangible assets
|
986
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
986
|
|
Other assets
|
—
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
74
|
|
Total assets
|
1,025
|
|
|
995
|
|
|
2,020
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant derivative liability
|
(2,130)
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|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,130)
|
|
Accounts payable & accrued liabilities
|
(544)
|
|
|
(153)
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|
|
(697)
|
|
Total liabilities
|
(2,674)
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|
|
(153)
|
|
|
(2,827)
|
|
Net assets (liabilities) acquired
|
(1,649)
|
|
|
842
|
|
|
(807)
|
|
Loss on acquisitions
|
$
|
(39,598)
|
|
|
$
|
(107,778)
|
|
|
$
|
(147,376)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In connection with the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2019, the Company identified an error in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2019 related to the overstatement of loss on acquisitions of $2.6 million in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. This was primarily due to a change in the estimated purchase price, which also resulted in errors in the statement of stockholders’ deficit and statement of cash flows. The errors were all corrected during the three-month period ended September 30, 2019. The Company believes the correction of these errors is not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended September 30, 2019.
Note 3 - Revenue
The Company has two categories of revenue channels: retail-partner based (“Retail”), which includes the sale of product to e-commerce retailers, pet specialty chains, grocery, mass and distributors, and direct to consumer (“DTC”), which is focused on driving consumers to directly purchase product through its online web platform.
Retail-partner based channel
The Company’s Retail channel includes the sale of goods to customers for resale. The Company records revenue net of discounts. Discounts primarily consist of early pay discounts, general percentage allowances and contractual trade promotions such as auto-ship subscriptions, and cooperative agreements with third party distributors. Retail-partner based customers are not subject to sales tax. The Retail channel represents 76% and 75% of consolidated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and 9% and 10% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Shipping costs associated with moving finished products to customers through third party carriers were less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and no shipping costs were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Such shipping costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expenses.
Direct to consumer channel
The Company’s DTC products are offered through online stores where customers place orders directly for delivery across the United States. The DTC channel represents 24% and 25% of consolidated revenue of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and 91% and 90% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
The Company excludes sales taxes collected from revenues. Revenue is deferred for orders that have been paid for, but not shipped. Based on historical experience, the Company records an estimated liability for returns. Product returns were $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Shipping costs associated with moving finished products to customers were $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Such shipping costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expenses.
The Company’s DTC loyalty program enables customers to accumulate points based on spending. A portion of revenue is deferred at the time of the sale when points are earned and recognized when the loyalty points are redeemed. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, customers held unredeemed loyalty program awards of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The Company recognized revenue of $0.1 million and $0.4 million from the loyalty program for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
The amount included in net sales related to recoveries of shipping costs from customers for direct to consumer sales was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Note 4 - Inventory
Inventories are summarized as follows:
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Dollars in thousands
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September 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
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Food, treats and supplements
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$
|
5,054
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|
|
$
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6,425
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Inventory packaging and supplies
|
564
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|
|
504
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|
Other products and accessories
|
12
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|
|
73
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|
Total Inventories
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5,630
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|
|
7,002
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Inventory reserve
|
(508)
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|
|
(422)
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Inventories, net
|
$
|
5,122
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|
|
$
|
6,580
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|
Note 5 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets
On August 28, 2019, the Company entered into a radio advertising agreement with iHeart and issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $3.4 million for future advertising to be provided to the Company from August 2019 to August 2021. The Company issued an additional 125,000 shares valued at $0.1 million on March 5, 2020 pursuant to the agreement. The agreement requires the Company to spend a minimum amount for talent and other direct iHeart costs. The Company committed to using $1.7 million of the media advertising inventory by August 28, 2020, with the remainder of the advertising available through August 28, 2021. On August 28, 2020 the contract was amended to extend the commitment dates by one year, whereas $1.7 million of the advertising media inventory will now be used by August 28, 2021, with the remainder available through August 28, 2022. Prepaid advertising was $3.0 million as of September 30, 2020 and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2019. Of the total prepaid advertising amount, $1.3 million and $1.7 million is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $1.7 million and $1.1 million in other non-current assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $0.6 million of the $3.4 million of the prepaid advertising was incurred.
Note 6 - Property and equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
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|
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Dollars in thousands
|
September 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
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Equipment
|
$
|
216
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|
|
$
|
222
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Furniture and fixtures
|
199
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|
|
138
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Computer software
|
111
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|
|
115
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Computer equipment
|
2
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|
|
4
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|
Total property and equipment
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528
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|
|
479
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Accumulated depreciation
|
(223)
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|
|
(62)
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Property and equipment, net
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$
|
305
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|
|
$
|
417
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|
Depreciation expense was less than $0.1 million and less than $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Depreciation expense is included as a component of general and administrative expenses.
Note 7 - Accrued liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
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Dollars in thousands
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September 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
Accrued professional fees
|
$
|
1,802
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|
|
$
|
1,695
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|
Accrued sales tax
|
1,041
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|
|
1,233
|
|
Accrued payroll and benefits
|
1,154
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|
|
994
|
|
Accrued trade promotions
|
360
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|
|
357
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|
Accrued dividends
|
359
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|
|
256
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|
Accrued interest
|
359
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|
|
109
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|
Other
|
296
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|
|
77
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|
Total accrued liabilities
|
$
|
5,371
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|
|
$
|
4,721
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|
Accrued dividends related to the Series E are $0.4 million and $0.3 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. In connection with the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock in October 2020, all accrued dividends were settled through the terms of the exchange agreement related to the Series E preferred stock. See "Note 21 - Subsequent events" for additional information.
Note 8 - Operating leases
The table below presents certain information related to the lease costs for operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
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Dollars in thousands
|
For the Nine Months Ended
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|
For the Three Months Ended
|
September 30,
2020
|
|
September 30,
2019
|
|
September 30,
2020
|
|
September 30,
2019
|
Operating lease costs
|
$
|
331
|
|
|
$
|
219
|
|
|
$
|
110
|
|
|
$
|
95
|
|
Variable lease costs
|
27
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
8
|
|
Total operating lease costs
|
$
|
358
|
|
|
$
|
243
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
$
|
103
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|
As of September 30, 2020, the weighted-average remaining operating lease term was 1.9 years and the incremental borrowing rate was 12.5% for operating leases recognized on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Short term lease costs, excluding expenses relating to leases with a lease term of one month or less, were less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded less than $0.1 million of short term lease costs, respectively.
Rent expense was $0.2 and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Undiscounted cash flows
The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the remaining term of the operating lease liabilities recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
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Dollars in thousands
|
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Operating Leases
|
Remainder of 2020
|
|
$
|
114
|
|
2021
|
|
464
|
|
2022
|
|
246
|
|
2023
|
|
7
|
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
|
$
|
831
|
|
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest
|
|
86
|
|
Present value of future minimum lease payments
|
|
$
|
745
|
|
Less: current obligations under leases
|
|
395
|
|
Long-term lease obligations
|
|
$
|
350
|
|
Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill
Intangible assets and royalties
The Company’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consist of customer relationships and trade name acquired in the Halo Acquisition. The customer relationships and trade name are amortized over their estimated useful lives of 7 and 15 years respectively, using the straight-line method.
In May 2019, the Company acquired a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands and Elvis Presley Enterprises (“ABG”) whereby Better Choice Company was to sell newly developed hemp-derived CBD products that were to be marketed under the Elvis Presley Houndog name. The license agreement required an upfront equity payment of $1.0 million worth of common stock and the license was recorded at its amortized cost which approximated fair value. The Company did not plan to use the license in the future and therefore terminated the agreement on January 13, 2020. The Company recognized an impairment charge for the net book value of the licensing agreement as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019.
As part of the termination, the Company: (1) paid ABG $0.1 million in cash upon the signing of the termination agreement on January 13, 2020, (2) issued ABG 72,720 shares of the Company’s common stock on January 13, 2020, (3) agreed to pay ABG $0.1 million in cash in four equal installments each month from July 31, 2020 through October 31, 2020, (4) issued ABG $0.6 million aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Promissory Notes (the “ABG Notes”) effective January 20, 2020, and (5) issued ABG a common stock purchase warrant (the “ABG Warrants”) equal to a fair value of $150,000 on January 20, 2020. The terms of the ABG Notes match those of the Seller Notes, including convertible features exercisable any time after the date of issuance, a 10% interest rate and maturity date of June 30, 2023. The ABG Warrants are exercisable for 24 months from the date of the consummation of an IPO (as defined in the ABG Warrants) and carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock was sold in the IPO. The fair values of the ABG Notes and ABG Warrants on their issuance dates were $0.6 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. On June 24, 2020, the exercise price of the ABG Warrants was amended in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes (defined below) to lower the maximum exercise price from $5.00 to $4.25 per share.
The total cost of the contract termination noted above is measured at its fair value of $1.1 million and is included in general and administrative expense.
The Company’s intangible assets are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
|
September 30, 2020
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net Carrying
Amount
|
Customer relationships
|
7
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
|
$
|
(848)
|
|
|
$
|
6,652
|
|
Trade name
|
15
|
|
7,190
|
|
|
(346)
|
|
|
6,844
|
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
|
$
|
14,690
|
|
|
$
|
(1,194)
|
|
|
$
|
13,496
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net Carrying
Amount
|
Customer relationships
|
7
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
|
$
|
(35)
|
|
|
$
|
7,465
|
|
Trade name
|
15
|
|
7,190
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
7,176
|
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
|
$
|
14,690
|
|
|
$
|
(49)
|
|
|
$
|
14,641
|
|
The Company did not have intangible assets or amortization expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets over the weighted average remaining useful life of 10.3 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
Remainder of 2020
|
$
|
357
|
|
2021
|
1,551
|
|
2022
|
1,551
|
|
2023
|
1,551
|
|
2024
|
1,551
|
|
Thereafter
|
6,935
|
|
|
$
|
13,496
|
|
Note 10 - Debt
The components of the Company’s debt consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
September 30, 2020
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
Amount
|
|
Rate
|
|
Maturity
Date
|
|
Amount
|
|
Rate
|
|
Maturity
Date
|
Short term loan, net
|
$
|
19,369
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
12/19/2020
|
|
$
|
16,061
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
12/19/2020
|
Line of credit, net
|
5,048
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
7/5/2022
|
|
4,819
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
12/19/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 2019 notes payable, net (November 2019 Notes)
|
2,736
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
|
2,769
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
11/4/2021
|
December 2019 senior notes payable, net (Seller Notes)
|
9,993
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
|
9,191
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
December 2019 junior notes payable, net (Seller Notes)
|
4,797
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
|
4,410
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
ABG Notes
|
674
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
June 2020 notes payable, net (June 2020 Notes)
|
40
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
6/30/2023
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Halo PPP Loan
|
431
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
5/3/2022
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
TruPet PPP Loan
|
421
|
|
|
.98
|
%
|
|
4/6/2022
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total debt
|
43,509
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion
|
19,827
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long term debt
|
$
|
23,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
16,370
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Interest at Bank of Montreal Prime plus 8.05%
(2)Interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum
Short term loan and line of credit
On the Halo Acquisition date, December 19, 2019, the Company entered into a Loan Facilities Agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) by and among the Company, as the borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”) and a private debt lender, as agent (the “Agent”). The Facilities Agreement provided for (i) a term loan facility of $20.5 million and (ii) a revolving demand loan facility not to exceed $7.5 million. The term loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2020 or such earlier date on which a demand is made by the Agent or any Lender. The remaining revolving credit facility balance of $5.1 million was repaid in full with a portion of the proceeds from the ABL Facility, discussed below, and resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.1 million.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the term loan outstanding was $19.4 million and $16.1 million, net of debt issuance costs and discounts of $1.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively, and the line of credit outstanding was $5.0 million and $4.8 million, respectively, net of debt issuance costs and discounts of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The debt issuance costs and discounts are amortized using the effective interest method.
Certain directors and shareholders of the Company (“Shareholder Guarantors”) agreed to enter into a Continuing Guaranty (the “Shareholder Guaranties”) in the amount of $20.0 million and guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Facilities Agreement. As consideration for the Shareholder Guaranties, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to the Shareholder Guarantors in an amount equal to 0.325 warrants for each dollar of debt under the agreement guaranteed by such Shareholder Guarantors (the “Guarantor Warrants”). The Guarantor Warrants are exercisable any time from the date of issuance for up to 24 months from the date of the consummation of an IPO (as defined therein) at an exercise price $1.82 per share. The Guarantor Warrants had a fair value of $4.2 million on the date of issuance.
On July 16, 2020, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit with Citizens Business Bank in the aggregate amount of $7.5 million (the “ABL Facility”). The proceeds of the ABL Facility were used (i) to repay all principal, interest and fees outstanding under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and (ii) for general corporate purposes. Debt issuance costs of less than $0.1 million were incurred related to the Company entering into this revolving line of credit.
The ABL Facility matures on July 5, 2022 and bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points, with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum. Accrued interest on the ABL Facility is payable monthly commencing on August 5, 2020. The ABL Agreement provides for customary financial covenants, such as maintaining a specified adjusted EBITDA and a maximum senior debt leverage ratio, that commence on December 31, 2020 and customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the ABL Facility at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.
The ABL Facility is secured by a general security interest on the assets of the Company and is personally guaranteed by a member of the Company’s board of directors.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
Notes payable
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued $2.8 million of subordinated convertible notes (the “November 2019 Notes”) which carry a 10% interest rate and mature on November 4, 2021. The interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. Payment in kind (“PIK”) interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the November 2019 Notes. The November 2019 Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price. The IPO Price is the price at which the Company’s stock will be sold in a future IPO. The Company issued incremental warrants associated with the November 2019 Notes with a fair value of less than $0.1 million on the date of issuance.
The November 2019 Notes were amended on January 6, 2020. The amendment incorporates only the preferable terms of the Seller Notes as noted below, and all other terms and provisions of the November 2019 Notes remain in full force and effect. As amended, for so long as any event of default (as defined in the November 2019 Note) exists, interest shall accrue on the November 2019 Note principal at the default interest rate of 12.0% per annum, and such accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable.
The November 2019 Notes were amended for the second time on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share and extends the maturity date from November 4, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Under the applicable accounting guidance, the Company accounted for the change in conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by increasing the associated debt discount with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of November 2019 Notes outstanding was $2.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively, net of discounts of less than $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the November 2019 Notes using the effective interest method.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued $10.0 million and $5.0 million in senior subordinated convertible notes (the “Senior Seller Notes”) and junior subordinated convertible notes (the “Junior Seller Notes” and together with the Senior Seller Notes, the “Seller Notes”), respectively, to the sellers of Halo. The Seller Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. Interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the Seller Notes. The Seller Notes carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
The Seller Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than of $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amounts of the debt instruments by increasing the associated debt discounts with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020, the Senior Seller Notes outstanding were $10.0 million, net of discounts of less than $0.9 million, and the Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $4.8 million, net of discounts of less than $0.6 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Senior Seller Notes outstanding were $9.2 million, net of discounts of $0.9 million, and the Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $4.4 million, net of discounts of $0.5 million. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the Seller Notes using the effective interest method.
On January 13, 2020, the Company issued $0.6 million in senior subordinated convertible notes to ABG. The ABG Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. The interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the ABG Notes. The ABG Notes carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
The ABG Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than $0.1 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by decreasing the associated debt premium with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020, the ABG Notes outstanding was $0.7 million, including a debt premium of less than $0.1 million. The debt premium is being amortized over the life of the ABG Notes using the effective interest method.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $1.5 million in subordinated convertible promissory notes (the “June 2020 Notes”) which carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. The interest is payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Notes are convertible any time from the date of issuance and carry a conversion price $0.75 per share. The June 2020 Notes are also convertible automatically upon the Company’s consummation of an initial public offering or change in control (each as defined in the June 2020 Notes).
The Company evaluated the conversion option within the June 2020 Notes to determine whether the conversion price was beneficial to the note holders. The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) related to the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The BCF for the June 2020 Notes was recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to the beneficial conversion feature, based on relative fair value, and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature limited to the proceeds amount allocated to the instrument. The Company will accrete the discount recorded in connection with the BCF valuation as interest expense over the term of the June 2020 Notes, using the effective interest rate method.
As of September 30, 2020, the amount outstanding on the June 2020 Notes was $0.0 million, net of discounts of $1.5 million. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the June 2020 Notes using the effective interest method.
The exercise, conversion or exchange of convertible securities, including for other securities, will dilute the percentage ownership of the Company’s stockholders. The dilutive effect of the exercise or conversion of these securities may adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain additional capital.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenant requirements and there were no events of default. All notes payable are subordinated to the short term loan and line of credit.
PPP loans
On April 10, 2020, TruPet, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act (the “TruPet PPP Loan”). The loan matures on April 6, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 0.98% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 6, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the TruPet PPP Loan outstanding was $0.4 million.
On May 7, 2020, Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the PPP (the “Halo PPP Loan”). The loan matures on May 3, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 1, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Halo PPP Loan outstanding was $0.4 million.
Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the loans may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act. The Company has used the entire loan amounts for qualifying expenses.
The Company recorded interest expense related to its outstanding indebtedness of $2.6 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
The fair value of the November 2019, Senior Seller Notes and Junior Seller Notes, ABG Notes, June 2020 Notes and PPP loans were approximately $2.9 million, $10.4 million, $5.1 million, $0.6 million, $1.5 million, and $0.7 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2020. Fair value was determined by applying the income approach using a discounted cash flow model which primarily uses unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The carrying amount of the Company’s short term loan approximates fair value due to its short term nature. The carrying amount for the Company’s line of credit approximates fair value as the instrument has a variable interest rate that approximates market rates.
Note 11 - Warrant derivative liability
On December 12, 2018, the Company closed a private placement offering (the “December Offering”) of 1,425,641 units (the “Units”), each unit consisting of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant (the "December 2018 Warrants") to purchase one half of a share of common stock. The Units were offered at a fixed price of $1.95 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2.8 million. Costs associated with the December Offering were $0.1 million, and net proceeds were $2.7 million. The December Offering generated $2.6 million of net proceeds that were received by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2018 for the sale of 1,400,000 Units, and $0.1 million of the net proceeds were received on January 8, 2019 for the sale of 25,641 Units. The warrants are exercisable anytime from the date of issuance over a two-year period and carried an initial exercise price of $3.90 per share.
The warrants include an option to settle in cash in the event of a change of control of the Company and a reset feature if the Company issues shares of common stock with a strike price below the exercise price of the warrants, which requires the Company to record the warrants as a derivative liability. The Company calculates the fair value of the derivative liability through a Monte Carlo Model that values the warrants based upon a probability weighted discounted cash flow model.
During January 2020, the Company issued shares below the exercise price of the warrants acquired on May 6, 2019. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 1,003,232 warrants on March 17, 2020 to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $1.62 and modified the exercise price of the existing warrants to $1.62.
During June 2020, the Company issued common stock equivalents below the exercise price of the warrants issued on March 17, 2020. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 1,990,624 warrants to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $0.75 and modified the exercise price of the existing warrants to $0.75.
During September 2020, the Company amended all of the common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with the December 2018 Warrants to eliminate certain anti-dilution rights, fix the number of shares of common stock purchasable under each of the outstanding December 2018 Warrants, and set the exercise price thereof at $0.65 per share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 570,258 warrants to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $0.65.
The warrants are valued based on future assumptions and, as the reset triggers were known events on September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company included the triggers in the valuations performed as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The following schedule shows the fair value of the warrant derivative liability as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the change in fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
Warrant derivative liability
|
Balance as of December 31, 2019
|
$
|
2,220
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability
|
(1,379)
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2020
|
$
|
841
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability
|
3,474
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2020
|
$
|
4,315
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability
|
(4,213)
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2020
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrant derivative liability
|
|
May 6,
2019
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
September 30, 2020
|
Stock price
|
|
$
|
6.00
|
|
|
$
|
2.70
|
|
|
$
|
0.49
|
|
Exercise price
|
|
$
|
3.90
|
|
|
$
|
1.62
|
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
Expected remaining term (in years)
|
|
1.60 - 1.68
|
|
0.95 - 1.02
|
|
0.22
|
|
Volatility
|
|
64
|
%
|
|
69
|
%
|
|
75
|
%
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
2.39
|
%
|
|
1.60
|
%
|
|
0.09
|
%
|
The valuation of the warrants is subject to uncertainty as a result of the unobservable inputs. If the volatility rate or risk-free interest rate were to change, the value of the warrants would be impacted.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company would be required to pay $0.2 million if all warrants were settled in cash or issue 4,276,937 shares if all warrants were settled in shares.
Note 12 - Other liabilities
As of September 30, 2020, other liabilities totaled $1.7 million consisting of $0.2 million related to a reserve for a potential customer dispute and $1.5 million of investor prepayment funds related to the issuance of Series F preferred stock. As of December 31, 2019, other liabilities consisted of a settlement of $0.5 million as a prepayment for the issuance of common stock.
Note 13 - Commitments and contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to various legal claims and contingencies that arise, including claims related to commercial transactions, product liability, health and safety, taxes, environmental matters, employee matters and other matters. Litigation is subject to numerous uncertainties and the outcome of individual claims and contingencies is not predictable. It is possible that some legal matters for which reserves have or have not been established could result in an unfavorable outcome for the Company and any such unfavorable outcome could be of a material nature or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Management is not aware of any claims or lawsuits that may have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
The Company had no purchase obligations as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.
Note 14 - Stockholders’ deficit
As a result of the reverse acquisition of Better Choice Company and Bona Vida by TruPet in May 2019, the historical TruPet members’ equity (units and incentive units) have been re-cast to reflect the equivalent Better Choice common stock for all periods presented after the transaction. Prior to the transaction in May 2019, TruPet was a limited liability company and as such, the concept of authorized shares was not relevant.
A summary of equity transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is set forth below:
On February 12, 2019, the Company issued 69,115 Series A Preferred Units in a private placement at $2.17 per unit. The proceeds were approximately $0.2 million, net of share issuance costs. On May 6, 2019, all Series A Preferred Shares were converted to 2,460,518 shares of common stock.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 1,011,748 shares of common stock valued at $6.1 million representing its initial 7% investment in TruPet. These shares are recorded as an acquisition of treasury shares.
On May 6, 2019, the Company issued 5,744,991 units for gross proceeds of $3.00 per unit in a PIPE transaction. Each unit included one share of common stock of Better Choice Company stock and a warrant to purchase an additional share. The funds raised from the PIPE were used to fund the operations of the combined company. Net proceeds of $15.7 million were received in the private placement, allocable between shares of common stock and warrants.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 2,633,678 outstanding shares of Series E, which represented an element of the purchase price and were recorded at fair value (on an as converted into common stock basis) based on the $6.00 per share closing price of Better Choice Company’s shares of common stock as they remained outstanding after the reverse acquisitions discussed in "Note 2 - Acquisitions" above. The Series E has a stated value of $0.99 per share; is convertible to common stock at a price of $0.78 per share.
On May 10, 2019 and May 13, 2019, holders of the Company’s Series E converted 689,394 and 236,364 preferred shares into 875,000 and 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.
Pursuant to the employment agreement of an officer with Bona Vida dated October 29, 2018, the officer was entitled to a $500,000 change of control payment. The officer later agreed to receive 100,000 shares of Better Choice Company common stock. The 100,000 shares of common stock were valued at $6.00 per share, which was the market value as of the date of the May Acquisitions.
On August 28, 2019, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock valued at $3.4 million to iHeartMedia for future advertising to be incurred from August 2019 to August 2021. Refer to "Note 5 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets" for more information.
On January 2, 2020, the Company issued 308,642 shares of common stock to an investor for net proceeds of $0.5 million, net of issuance costs of less than $0.1 million.
On January 13, 2020, the Company issued 72,720 shares of common stock to ABG in connection with the termination of a licensing agreement discussed in "Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill".
On March 3, 2020, the Company issued 450,000 shares of restricted common stock to three non-employee directors in return for services provided in their capacity as directors.
On March 5, 2020, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock for advertising services.
On March 30, 2020, the Company issued 5,956 restricted shares of common stock to an officer of the Company.
On September 22, 2020, the Company issued 200,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with a warrant exercise.
The Company has reserved common stock for future issuance as follows:
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September 30, 2020
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December 31, 2019
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Conversion of Series E
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1,760,903
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1,760,903
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Exercise of options to purchase common stock
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7,241,942
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7,791,833
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Warrants to purchase common stock
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19,898,859
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16,981,854
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Notes payable
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7,346,568
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4,437,500
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Total
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36,248,272
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30,972,090
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Warrants
On May 6, 2019, in connection with the May Acquisitions, the Company acquired 712,823 warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $3.90. The Company also issued 5,744,991 warrants with an exercise price of $4.25 on May 6, 2019 as part of the PIPE. Additionally, in connection with the PIPE transaction, the Company issued 220,539 warrants to brokers with an exercise price of $3.00. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On September 17, 2019, a Company advisor was issued 2,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.10 and 1,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $10.00. The warrants were exercisable as follows: 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”) were exercisable on the earlier of the twelve-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company; the remaining 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 2 Warrants”) and the 1,500,000 warrants with the $10.00 exercise price (the Tranche 3 Warrants) were exercisable on the earlier of the eighteen-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company.
On June 1, 2020, the Company entered into a termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with the advisor. Pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Tranche 1 Warrants were amended to reduce the number of shares of common stock purchasable thereunder to 1,041,666 shares, and the Tranche 2 Warrants and Tranche 3 Warrants were cancelled. The Tranche 1 Warrants (as amended pursuant to the Termination Agreement) were fully vested as of the date of the termination of the agreement and will remain exercisable until September 17, 2029. Furthermore, if the Company engages in any restricted business line as defined in the Termination Agreement, the Company will issue to the former advisor additional shares of common stock based on formulas intended to compensate the former advisor for the warrants that were reduced or terminated.
In connection with the Termination Agreement, the Company recorded expense of $5.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This amount is included in general and administrative expense.
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued 11,000 warrants in connection with the November 2019 Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued 937,500 warrants in connection with the Seller Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On June 24, 2020, the warrants related to the November 2019 Notes and Seller Notes were amended in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes to lower the maximum exercise price applicable to these warrants from $5.00 to $4.25 per share. The decrease in the exercise price resulted in an increase to the fair value of the warrants of less than $0.2 million which the Company recognized in general and administrative expense.
On December 19, 2019 the Company issued 6,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $1.82 in conjunction with the short term loan (the “Guarantor Warrants”). The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On March 17, 2020, 1,003,232 warrants were issued to holders of warrants issued on May 6, 2019 due to the dilutive impact of subsequent issuances. The Company issued an additional 2,560,883 warrants to holders of these warrants due to the further dilutive impact of subsequent issuances.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants (the “June 2020 Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share in connection with the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share to two non-employee directors. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $1.05 per share in consideration for a personal guarantee by a member of the Company's board of directors on the ABL Facility (the "July 2020 Guarantor Warrants"). Additionally, on July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock to two non-employee directors at a price of $1.05 per share (the "July 2020 Director Warrants" and together with the July 2020 Guarantor Warrants, the "July 2020 Warrants"). The July 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
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Warrants
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price
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Warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2019
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16,981,854
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$
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3.23
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Issued
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6,125,339
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0.91
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Exercised
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(250,000)
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(0.10)
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Terminated
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(2,958,334)
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(5.12)
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Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2020
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19,898,859
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$
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2.13
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The intrinsic value of outstanding warrants was $0.3 million and $12.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Note 15 - Share-based compensation
The Company recognizes compensation cost for stock option awards with only service conditions that have a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the service period for each separate vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $1.5 million and $7.0 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company recognized $2.5 million and $6.7 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively.
The Company acquired the Better Choice Company Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “2019 Plan”) which became effective as of April 29, 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock or cash-based awards or a dividend equivalent award (each an “Award”). On November 11, 2019, the Company received shareholder approval for the Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “Amended 2019 Plan”). Under the Amended 2019 Plan, the number of option awards available for issuance increased from 6,000,000 to 9,000,000 on December 19, 2019.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 300,000 stock options. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 160,000 and 5,993,000 stock options, respectively.
Note 16 - Related party transactions
Marketing services
A company controlled by a member of the board of directors provided online traffic acquisition marketing services for the Company. The Company incurred immaterial amounts for their services during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no outstanding balance and as of December 31, 2019 the outstanding balance was less than $0.1 million and was included in accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Notes payable
The Company issued $1.4 million of subordinated convertible notes to a member of the board of directors during the year ended December 2019, and $0.8 million of subordinated convertible notes to the same director during June 2020. The notes remain outstanding as of September 30, 2020. Interest related to the subordinated convertible notes was less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
Halo transaction bonus and notes payable
The Company issued $0.1 million of subordinated convertible notes to an executive in satisfaction of a transaction bonus as per his employment agreement upon the close of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. These convertible notes are outstanding as of September 30, 2020.
Note 17- Income taxes
For the periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded no current or deferred income tax expense.
The Company’s effective tax rate of 0% differs from the United States federal statutory rate of 21% primarily because the Company’s losses have been fully offset by a valuation allowance due to uncertainty of realizing the tax benefit of net operating losses (“NOLs”) for the periods ended September 30, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019.
The Company’s deferred tax assets attributed to net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2027.
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The Company continues to examine the impact that the CARES Act may have on its business but does not expect the impact to be material.
The ultimate realization of deferred taxes is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. On the basis of management’s assessment, a valuation allowance equal to the net deferred tax assets was recorded since it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company has no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions. The Company does not anticipate that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any significant uncertain tax positions. If incurred, the Company would classify interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense.
The Company’s income tax returns generally remain open for examination for three years from the date filed with each taxing jurisdiction.
For the period ended May 6, 2019, the Company was a limited liability company, taxed as a partnership. Thus, all of the Company’s income and losses flowed through to the owners. The company converted to a C-corporation, subject to income tax on May 6, 2019, the date of the May Acquisitions.
Note 18 - Major suppliers
The Company sourced approximately 78% of its inventory purchases from three vendors for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company sourced approximately 85% of its inventory purchases from one vendor for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Note 19 - Concentration of credit risk and off-balance sheet risk
Cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in accounts at several financial institutions. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality, accredited financial institutions and, accordingly, such funds are subject to minimal credit risk. The Company may maintain balances with financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits.
The Company has not experienced any losses historically in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk in its cash and cash equivalents. The Company has no significant off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts, or other hedging arrangements. Accounts receivable from three customers represented 70% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2020. Accounts receivable from one customer represented 44% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.
Two customers represented 35% of gross sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. None of the Company’s customers represented greater than 10% of gross sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Note 20- Net loss per share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options and the amount of compensation cost for future service that has not yet been recognized are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares.
Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing net and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s basic and diluted net and comprehensive loss per share attributable to common stockholders are the same, because the Company has generated a net loss to common stockholders and common stock equivalents are excluded from diluted net loss per share as they have an antidilutive impact.
The following table sets forth basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
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Dollars in thousands
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Common stockholders
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Numerator:
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Net and comprehensive loss
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$
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(29,551)
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$
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(170,311)
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$
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(1,693)
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$
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(6,025)
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Less: Preferred stock dividends
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103
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70
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35
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43
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Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders
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$
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(29,654)
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$
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(170,381)
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$
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(1,728)
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$
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(6,068)
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Denominator:
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Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
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48,809,740
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28,624,230
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48,961,447
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43,575,010
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Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
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$
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(0.61)
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$
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(5.95)
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$
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(0.04)
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$
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(0.14)
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Note 21 - Subsequent events
Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock and Exchange of Series E Preferred Stock
During October, 2020, the Company consummated an insider-led equity financing, including the transactions contemplated by a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and certain accredited and sophisticated investors (the “Purchasers”) and an exchange agreement (the “Series E Exchange Agreement”) between the Company and Cavalry Fund LP ("Cavalry"), the holder of all of the Company’s outstanding Series E preferred stock.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company, in a private placement (the “Series F Private Placement”), issued and sold units (the “Series F Units”) to the Purchasers for a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit. Each Unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s Series F convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), which is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a value per share of common stock of $0.50; and (ii) a warrant to purchase for a six year period such number of shares of common stock (the “Warrant Shares”) into which such share of Series F Preferred Stock is convertible at an exercise price per Warrant Share of $0.75. Pursuant to the Series F Private Placement, the Company raised approximately $21.7 million in gross cash proceeds, approximately $11.5 million of which was invested by certain officers and directors of the Company.
Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers entered into a registration rights agreement, (the "Registration Rights Agreement") and as amended by a certain first amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement"), dated October 29,2020, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC by December 1, 2020 to register the Warrant Shares and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock.
In connection with the consummation of the Series F Private Placement, on October 1, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations which authorizes a total of 30,000 shares of Series F Preferred Stock and sets forth the designations, preferences, and rights of the Company's Series F Preferred Stock.
Pursuant to the Series E Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 3,500 Series F Units to Cavalry in exchange for all of its outstanding Series E Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Transaction”).
In addition, on October 2, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to its Facilities Agreement to permit the Company to use a portion of the net proceeds of the Series F Private Placement to make a partial repayment of the outstanding term loan thereunder.
Repricing of Stock Options
Effective October 1, 2020, outstanding stock option awards held by current employees as of October 1, 2020 were repriced concurrent with the closing of the Series F Private Placement. In total, 6,077,731 stock options were repriced. The exercise price was set at a 20% premium to the Series F Preferred Stock conversion price, or $0.60 per share.