As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2024
Registration Number 333-276095
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MASSIMO GROUP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada | 3799 | 92-0790263 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3101 W Miller Road
Garland, TX 75041
877-881-6376
(Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Corporation Service Company
112 North Curry Street
Carson City, NV 89703
1-866-403-5272
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
with copies to:
Richard Anslow, Esq. Vincent
McGill, Esq. |
M. Ali Panjwani, Esq. Pryor Cashman LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Phone: (212) 326-0820 Fax: (212) 326-0806 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after the effective date hereof.
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The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2024 |
1,300,000 Shares
Common Stock
This is the initial public offering of common stock of Massimo Group. We are offering 1,300,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 (“common stock”), in this offering. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. We currently expect the initial public offering price per share to be between $4.00 and $5.00.
We have applied to have our common stock listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “MAMO.”
We are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.
Following this offering, David Shan, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors will hold approximately 82.3% of the voting power in us (or approximately 81.9% if the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full), and, as a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards. As a result, Mr. Shan will have the ability to determine all matters requiring approval by stockholders, subject to applicable law. Furthermore, for so long as we remain a controlled company under that definition, we technically qualify and are eligible to be exempted from the obligation to comply with certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, however, we do not currently plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies. Our status as a controlled company could cause our securities to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise adversely affect our securities’ trading price.
Investing in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Per Share | Total | |||||||
Public offering price | $ | $ | ||||||
Discounts and commissions to Underwriters | $ | $ | ||||||
Proceeds to us, before expenses | $ | $ |
We have granted a 45-day option to the representative of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 195,000 shares of common stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
The Underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers on or about [ ], through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company.
Bookrunners
Roth Capital Partners | Craft Capital Management, LLC |
The date of this prospectus is [ ], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with information different from or in addition to that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
Unless otherwise indicated, in this prospectus, the following terms shall have the meaning set out below:
“ASC” | Accounting Standards Codification. | |
“ASC 260” | ASC titled “Earnings per Share.” | |
“ASC 606” | Refers to an accounting standard which directs entities to recognize revenue when the promised goods or services are transferred to the customer. | |
“ASUs” | Accounting Standards Updates. | |
“ASU 2016-13” | ASU titled “Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” | |
“ASU 2019-12” | ASU titled “Income Taxes” (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” | |
“ASU 2021-08” | ASU titled “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” | |
“ATIFUS” | Asian International Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. | |
“ATVs” | All-Terrain Vehicles. | |
“BRP” | Bombardier Recreational Products. | |
“China” or the “PRC” | The People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau for the purposes of this prospectus only. | |
“Code” | The Internal Revenue Code. | |
“common stock” | Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Massimo Group. | |
“Controlling Shareholder” | Mr. David Shan. | |
“Court” | Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County of the State of Nevada. | |
“COVID-19” | Coronavirus Disease. | |
“EPS” | Earnings per share. | |
“Exchange Act” | Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
“FATCA” | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. | |
“FDIC” | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. | |
“FDIC Insurance” | A U.S. federal insurance system which protects depositors of insured banks located in the United States against the loss of their deposits if an insured bank fails. | |
“FINRA” | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. | |
“Fiscal 2021” | The 12 months ended December 31, 2021. | |
“Fiscal 2022” | The 12 months ended December 31, 2022. | |
“FSCSC” | Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops. | |
“IRS” | U.S. Internal Revenue Service. | |
“IT” | Information technology. | |
“JOBS Act” | A U.S. federal law which allows companies to access funding in ways that were not allowed before due to securities regulations. | |
“Linhai Powersports” | Linhai Powersports USA Corporation. | |
“Massimo Motor Sports” | Massimo Motor Sports LLC. | |
“Massimo Marine” | Massimo Marine LLC. | |
“Mercury Marine” | Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick corporation. | |
“Mid-Tier Band” | The mid-tier band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry, which our management considers to be those manufacturers that produce a wide range of products that cater to customer needs but do not yet have the international operations and market share of the Top-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. | |
“Nasdaq” | The Nasdaq Capital Market. | |
“net proceeds” | What we expect to receive after deducting the underwriting discount and commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us. | |
“NRS” | Nevada Revised Statues. | |
“Overallotment Option” | A 45-day option granted to the underwriters to purchase up to an additional 195,000 shares of our common stock at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. | |
“Pontoon Boats” | Pontoon and tritoon boats. | |
“Powersports Vehicles and Boat Industry” | The powersports vehicles and boats industry in the United States, which comprises the ATV, UTV, and the Pontoon Boat subsectors. | |
“R&D” | Research and development. | |
“Reorganization” | An internal reorganization whereby (i) ATIFUS entered into two separate contribution agreements with Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports respectively, whereby ATIFUS contributed $1,000,000 to Massimo Marine and $1,000,000 to Massimo Motor Sports in exchange for fifteen percent (15%) of membership interests in both entities, and (ii) simultaneously, on the same date, Mr. David Shan and ATIFUS contributed their membership interests in Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports, which was eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) respectively, to Massimo Group in exchange for common stock of Massimo Group, the end result being that Mr. David Shan and ATIFUS own eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) of Massimo Group. | |
“Representative” | Roth Capital Partners, LLC as the representative of the Underwriters in this offering. | |
“RMB” or “Chinese Yuan” | Legal currency of China. | |
“SEC” | The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
“Securities Act” | The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. | |
“SOE” | A legal entity that is established by the Chinese government to participate in commercial activities on the government’s behalf. | |
“SSI” | Statistical Surveys Inc. | |
“Tail Financing” | Any public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind. | |
“Top-Tier Band” | The top-tier band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry, which our management consider to include companies such as Polaris, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Arctic Cat, Honda and Yamaha with international operations and large market shares. | |
“Underwriters” | Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craft Capital Management, LLC. | |
“Underwriting Agreement” | An underwriting agreement with the Representative. | |
“underwriting discount” | The offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at those prices less the fee/commission paid to the Underwriters equivalent to seven point five percent (7.5%) of the gross proceeds of this offering. | |
“USDA” | U.S Department of Agriculture. | |
“U.S. GAAP” | The generally accepted accounting principles of the United States. | |
“US”, “U.S.” or “USA” | The United States. | |
“US$,” “U.S. dollars,” “$,” and “dollars” | Legal currency of the United States. | |
“UTVs” | Utility-Terrain Vehicles. |
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Numerical figures included in this registration statement may be subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in various tables may not be arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.
Except where indicated or where the context otherwise requires, all information in this prospectus assumes no exercise by the Underwriters of their over-allotment option.
We obtained the industry, market and competitive position data in this prospectus from our own internal estimates, surveys, and research as well as from publicly available information, industry and general publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. None of the independent industry publications used in this prospectus were prepared on our behalf. Industry publications, research, surveys, studies and forecasts generally state that the information they contain has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, and we are responsible for such information. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and uncertainties as the other forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and to risks due to a variety of factors, including those described under “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these forecasts and other forward-looking information.
We own or have a license to use the trademarks used in this prospectus and that are important to our business, many of which are registered under applicable United States intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are used without the ®, ™ and other similar symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we do not own or have a license to use such trademarks, service marks or trade names and will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.
This prospectus contains additional trademarks, service marks and trade names of others. All trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. Unless expressly stated herein, we do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, service marks or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other person.
Our fiscal year end is December 31. References to a particular “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year ended December 31 of that calendar year. References to a particular “year” are also to our fiscal year ended December 31 of that calendar year unless the text indicates otherwise. Our audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
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This summary highlights certain information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Before you decide to invest in our common stock, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 and the financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this prospectus, the terms “Massimo Group,” “Massimo,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “our business” refer, to Massimo Group, including its subsidiaries named herein .
Introduction
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 10, 2022 for the purpose of effectuating our Reorganization (see “—Corporate History”).
We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. We currently have 40,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding.
Overview
We believe we are a leading company in the mid-tier band the (“Mid-Tier Band”) of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry (as defined in “—Industry Developments below), which our management considers to be those manufacturers that produce a wide range of ATVs, UTVs, and Pontoon Boats cater to customer needs but do not yet have the international operations and market share of the top-tier band (the “Top-Tier Band”) of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry, which would include companies such as Polaris, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Arctic Cat, Honda and Yamaha. In 2020, we became one of the 15 largest pontoon manufacturers in Texas. Our emphasis on providing the sports enthusiast with powerful, affordable, and reliable products has enabled us to grow annual revenues and net income to in excess of $86 million and $4 million, respectively, in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”), and in excess of $75 million and $6 million, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, since entering the industry in 2009.
We manufacture, import and distribute a diversified portfolio of products divided into two main lines: (1) a motor sports brand consisting of utility terrain vehicles (“UTVs”), all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), motorcycles, scooters, golf carts and a juvenile line from go karts to balance bikes; and (2) a motor boat line consisting of pontoon and tritoon boats (“Pontoon Boats”). We have been developing new product lines, such as EV chargers, portable solar panels, electric coolers, power stations and electric Pontoon Boats, all of which are currently available for sale. In addition to distributing our products, we intend to provide unparalleled customer service through a network which includes over 600 motor vehicles and 5,500 marine third-party service providers across the United States, 24-hour customer support and an approximately 40,000 sq. ft. parts facility which enables us to fulfill most parts orders within 48 hours.
We seek to provide our customers with reliable, high-quality products at great value. By doing so, we believe we have developed a loyal customer base and achieved annual revenues and net income in excess of $86 million and $4 million, respectively, in the 12 months ended December 31, 2022, and in excess of $75 million and $6 million, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
We are headquartered in a 286,000 sq. ft. facility of which 220,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to Massimo Motor Sports and 66,000 sq. ft. to Massimo Marine. Our facility is adjacent to seven acres for boat storage in Dallas, Texas, which houses a design center, two assembly lines, our parts department, a test track, dyno and over 30 loading docks. Our products are sold directly by us, in the e-commerce marketplace, and through a network of dealerships, distributors, and chain stores. We have a significant in-store UTV retail partnership with Tractor Supply Co.
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We manufacture and assemble our products in our Dallas facility and rely upon an international network of strategic global partnerships to supply us with parts and components. In 2017, we began a partnership with Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., located in Shanghai, China, which allowed us to rapidly expand our product line and increase the performance of our vehicles. Further, we partnered with Kubota Japan to enter the Diesel UTV market in 2019.
Corporate History
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC was initially formed as a limited liability company in Texas on June 30, 2009 (“Massimo Motor Sports”). Massimo Marine, LLC was formed as a limited liability company in Texas on January 6, 2020 (“Massimo Marine”). At the time of the respective formations, Mr. David Shan had held one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine.
On October 10, 2022, Mr. Shan formed Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation, to combine Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine into one company. On June 1, 2023, Asia International Securities Exchange Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt company (“ATIFUS”), entered into two separate contribution agreements with Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports, respectively, whereby ATIFUS committed to contribute $1,000,000 to Massimo Marine and $1,000,000 to Massimo Motor Sports in exchange for fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding membership interests in both entities. Simultaneously, on the same date, Mr. Shan and ATIFUS contributed their membership interests in Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports, which was eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%), respectively, to Massimo Group in exchange for shares of common stock of Massimo Group, the end result being that Mr. Shan and ATIFUS own eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) of Massimo Group (“Reorganization”), respectively. The following chart is a summary of our current corporate structure:
Our Strengths
We believe we are a leading company in the Mid-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. The following strengths have enabled us to achieve our growth to date, and we believe will contribute to our ongoing growth:
Diversified and Comprehensive Product Portfolio
We have a robust portfolio of products, including UTVs and ATVs, golf carts, motorcycles, scooters, Pontoon Boats, snow equipment and a line of accessories for the outdoor enthusiast including electric coolers, power stations and portable solar panels. Our products provide enthusiasts with a variety of exhilarating, stylish and powerful vehicles for year-round use on a variety of terrains. The diversity of our products reduces our exposure to changes in consumer behavior in any single category and provides us with multiple avenues for continued growth. Furthermore, certain product lines are sold in offsetting seasons, reducing the overall seasonality of our sales and lowering cash flow influx risk.
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In addition to its appeal to consumers, our broad product portfolio provides a compelling value proposition to our dealers and distributors and allows dealers to reduce seasonality, increase operational efficiency and facilitate inventory management.
Multiple Distribution Channels
We have established multiple distribution channels for our products, including our own e-commerce platforms, leading marketplace accounts, an extensive network of independent dealers and distributors, and relationships with some of the largest retailers in the United States including Tractor Supply Co., Lowes, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Orscheln Farm & Home, and more. Our multiple channels for distribution and large dealer network provide multiple avenues through which we can engage and communicate with consumers.
Strategic Partnerships with Leading Suppliers of High-Quality Products
We benefit from cordial relationships with leading suppliers throughout the world. We have ongoing relationships with leading manufacturers which enable us to offer our customers reliable leading-edge high-quality products at prices which represent great value. For example, our partnership with Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., a supplier based in Shanghai, China, has allowed us to increase our vehicles’ performance and expand our product lines in 2017. These relationships also enable us to cut costs while maintaining quality standards and plan shipments to control our inventory levels. Many of our manufacturing partners’ facilities are located in China, which enables them to offer lower cost manufacturing and rapid lead-times for end-market distribution in the United States.
Dedicated Customer Support Team
We have over 600 third-party motor sports service providers across the United States, more than 5,500 third-party marine boat dealers to service our Pontoon Boats and a dedicated staff of full-time employees including trained technicians to provide online and telephone support to our customers and dealers. This is a value-added service we provide, albeit we have not historically generated revenue from providing maintenance services. We carry full lines of parts, accessories and maintenance items across all models in our approximately 40,000 sq. ft. parts department and strive to fill all orders for parts and accessories within 48 hours.
State of the Art Facility
We are headquartered in a 286,000 sq. ft. facility of which 220,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to Massimo Motor Sports and 66,000 sq. ft. to Massimo Marine. Our facility is adjacent to seven acres for boat storage in Dallas, Texas, which houses a design center, two assembly lines, our parts department, a test track, dyno, and over 30 loading docks. In addition to serving as the manufacturing facility for our Pontoon Boats, the facility is equipped to quickly palletize and shrink wrap ATVs and UTVs so that most orders can be shipped to stores or distributors within three days.
Highly Experienced Management Team
Our experienced management team has demonstrated its ability to identify, create and implement new product opportunities, increase revenues, improve financial performance, and maintain a corporate culture dedicated to serving our customers and providing them with premium quality products at great value with unparalleled service.
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Industry Developments
Massimo operates mainly in the ATV, UTV, and the Pontoon Boat subsectors (the “Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry”). ATV and UTV markets are further segmented into the category of outdoor sports and recreation activities, agricultural activities, and military purposes.
Regarding the ATV industry subsector, according to Frost & Sullivan, the market size of the ATV market in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 5.0% from $2.2 billion in 2017 to $2.6 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $3.9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 8.0%.
Regarding the UTV industry subsector, according to Frost & Sullivan, the market size of the UTV market in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 8.6% from $3.3 billion in 2017 to $4.6 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $7.9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 11.4 %. ATV market growth rate is expected to be slower compared to UTV market growth partially because of drivers’ preference for a more comfortable and safer driving experience. Of the ATV and UTV vehicles sold in 2021, 63.2% were installed with gasoline propulsion and 34.1% with diesel propulsion with electric propulsion taking up the balance of 2.7% in 2021. It is expected that the percentage of electric propulsion vehicles sold will increase with diesel engines decreasing. However, gasoline propulsion is expected to be the consumers’ choice for the foreseeable future.
According to Frost & Sullivan, in 2021, 45.2% of the ATV and UTV vehicles were used for outdoor sports and recreation activities, 30.1% were used for agricultural activities and 24.7% were used for military purposes. There is an increase in demand for ATVs and UTVs for military activities such as driving on difficult terrains, transporting troops, and others. ATVs and UTVs are expected to experience substantial growth in the military segment, owing to superior mobility provided for tactical missions. Additionally, features such as high maneuverability, flexibility, and superior navigational aids providing instant directions for vehicle operators will help foster further market growth.
Lastly, regarding the Pontoon Boats industry subsector, according to Frost & Sullivan, the size of the Pontoon Boats market in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 10.7% from $2.2 billion in 2017 to $3.3 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $6.6 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 14.9 %. Frost & Sullivan concluded that this upward trend in the United States recreational boating market size is mainly due to the technological developments in excursion boats. Manufacturers have been actively investing in research and development (“R&D”) to introduce versatile and affordable motorboats with enhanced technical features to attract the youth population thereby boosting the industry demand.
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Strategy
Our goal is to enter the Top-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry and increase our market share through the following initiatives:
● | Open New Distribution Centers. A portion of the proceeds of this offering will be used to open new distribution centers in California and the Southeast of the United States. We expect that this will enable us to reduce the time and expense associated with delivering products, replacement parts and accessories to customers, distributors and retailers located in the western and eastern parts of the United States, thereby enabling us to reduce costs to customers or improve our margins while increasing customer satisfaction. |
● | Expand our Internal Sales Capabilities. We will seek to strengthen our marketing efforts by hiring and incentivizing talented marketing professionals and sales personnel to increase our nationwide presence in the dealer, distributor, and retailer communities, along with the military of the United States. |
● | Invest in our Infrastructure. We believe our success greatly depends on our ability to maintain our operating efficiencies. To assist in this effort, we will use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to expand and upgrade portions of our IT systems, including our online sales and distribution networks. |
● | Expand Our Product Lines. We plan to expand our product lines by introducing new models of UTVs, ATVs and recreational vehicles that cater to different customer needs and preferences. This will include models with advanced features that will include remote diagnostics capabilities and electric lines of our UTVs. We will continue to follow consumer trends and consult with our suppliers and distributors to identify new products and product upgrades we will offer to customers and distributors. Where possible, such as with our Pontoon Boats, we will upgrade our offerings and add new accessories to increase our profit margins. |
● | Expand and Diversify our Supplier Base. To enable us to further diversify our product offerings, drive down our product costs and reduce our supply chain risks and improve quality control, we will seek to establish relationships with new suppliers in countries building their manufacturing capacities as certain buyers seek to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturers. Should appropriate opportunities arise, we will seek to vertically integrate our production capabilities by acquiring a manufacturing facility or opening our own plant. |
● | Increase our Personnel. We intend to look to augment our current personnel by adding additional employees with experience to increase sales of our current products, identify and launch new products and increase our operating efficiencies. This will also include hiring experienced engineers, product designers, and sales representatives who can help the company achieve its growth objectives. |
● | Acquisitions and Consolidation: We will explore potential acquisitions and consolidation opportunities in the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry to expand our market share and gain access to new technologies and capabilities. |
Recent Developments
Set forth below are preliminary estimates of selected financial and other information for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our full audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 are not yet available and will not be available until after the completion of this offering. The following information reflects our preliminary estimates based on currently available information and is subject to change. We have provided ranges, rather than specific amounts, for the preliminary estimates of the financial information described below primarily because our financial closing procedures for the year ended December 31, 2023 are not yet complete and, as a result, our final results upon completion of our closing procedures may vary from the preliminary estimates.
The Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2022 (audited) | 2023 (unaudited) | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Actual | Low | High | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 86,528 | $ | 103,500 | $ | 126,500 | ||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 22,204 | $ | 32,138 | $ | 39,502 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | $ | 17,599 | $ | 21,430 | $ | 25,970 | ||||||
Net Income(1) | $ | 3,288 | $ | 9,774 | $ | 10,946 | ||||||
Cash on hand | $ | 948 | $ | 680 | $ | 850 |
(1) | Reflects provision for income taxes. |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report revenue in the range of $103.5 million to $126.5 million. The expected increase in revenue as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by an increase in land vehicle sales, more retail stores carrying our products and an increase in Pontoon Boat sales. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report gross profit in the range of $32.1 million to $39.5 million. The expected increase in gross profit as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by reduced ocean freight costs, and fewer returns resulting from improved quality control and customer service. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report operating expenses in the range of $21.4 million to $26.0 million. The expected increase in operating expenses as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by increases in marketing costs and warranty expenses rising as a result of increased sales. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report net income in the range of $9.8 million to $10.9 million. The expected increase in net income as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by the factors described in the bullets above. |
Inclusion of Preliminary Consolidated Financial and Operational Information
The preliminary consolidated financial and operational information included in this prospectus reflects management’s estimates based solely upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus and is the responsibility of management. The preliminary consolidated financial results presented above are not a comprehensive statement of our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and have not been audited, reviewed or compiled by our independent registered public accounting firm, ZH CPA, LLC (“ZH”). Accordingly, ZH does not express an opinion and assumes no responsibility for, and disclaims any association with, such preliminary consolidated financial results and operational information. The preliminary consolidated financial results presented above are subject to the completion of our financial closing procedures, which have not yet been completed. Our actual results for the year ended December 31, 2023 will not be available until after this offering is completed and may vary from these estimates. For example, during the course of the preparation of the respective consolidated financial statements and related notes, additional items that would require adjustments to be made to the preliminary estimated consolidated financial results presented above may be identified. While we do not expect that our actual results for the year ended December 31, 2023 will vary materially from the preliminary consolidated financial results presented above, there can be no assurance that these estimates will be realized, and estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are not within our control. See “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
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On January 3, 2024, our credit line with MidFirst Bank was amended and restated with a change in maturity date from January 13, 2024 to January 3, 2026. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Loan Facilities.” In connection with that extension, we entered into a no interest promissory note with our Chief Executive Officer, David Shan, in the amount of approximately $9.6 million with a maturity date of January 3, 2029 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was entered into to replace and supersede the previously outstanding related party loan due to Mr. Shan. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” The Promissory Note is subordinated to the amounts outstanding under our credit line with MidFirst Bank.
Controlled Company
A controlled company is a company in which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. We are a controlled company because Mr. Shan, our Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, holds more than 50% of our voting power, and we expect we will continue to be a controlled company upon completion of this offering.
Therefore, for so long as we remain a controlled company, we technically qualify and are eligible to be exempted from the obligation to comply with certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, however, we do not currently plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, which include:
● | our Board of Directors is not required to be comprised of a majority of independent directors; | |
● | our Board of Directors is not subject to the compensation committee requirement; and | |
● | we are not subject to the requirements that director nominees be selected either by the independent directors or a nomination committee comprised solely of independent directors. |
The controlled company exemptions do not apply to the audit committee requirement or the requirement for executive sessions of independent directors. We are required to disclose in our annual report that we are a controlled company and the basis for that determination. Although we do not currently plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, we may in the future take advantage of such exemptions.
Summary of Significant Risks Affecting Our Company
Our business is subject to multiple risks and uncertainties, as more fully described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. We urge you to read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 and this prospectus in full. Our significant risks may be summarized as follows:
● | We have a limited operating history on which to judge our performance and assess our prospects for future success. |
● | Resources devoted to product innovation may not yield new products that achieve commercial success. |
● | We rely on independent dealers and distributors to manage the retail distribution of many of our products. |
● | We rely on third parties to manufacture many of the products we sell. |
● | The majority of the products we purchase are manufactured by in China and their operations are subject to risks associated with business operations in China. Any disruption of these manufacturers to supply us with appropriately priced products on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business. |
● | Our management team has no experience operating a company with publicly traded shares. |
● | Economic conditions that impact consumer spending may have a material adverse effect on our business, and our partners’ business. |
● | We currently maintain all our cash and cash equivalents with three financial institutions. |
● | We face intense competition in all product lines, including from some competitors that have greater financial and marketing resources. |
● | Any decline in the social acceptability of our products or any increased restrictions on the access or the use of the Company’s products in certain locations could materially adversely affect our business, results operations, or financial condition. |
● | Our future expansion plans are subject to uncertainties and risks, and distribution centers we intend to open may not result in increased sales or efficiencies. |
● | Our limited investment in R&D of new products may adversely affect our ability to enhance existing products and develop and market new products. |
● | The inability of our dealers and distributors to secure adequate access to capital could materially adversely affect our business. |
● | We depend upon the successful management of inventory levels, both ours and that of our dealers |
● | There is no assurance there will not be disruptions to trade between China and the United States. |
● | We may not be able to successfully maintain our strategy of relying upon offshore manufacturers. |
● | Supply problems, termination or interruption of supply arrangements or increases in the cost of products could have a material adverse effect on our business. |
● | The high cost of delivering our recreational boats may limit the geographic market for these products. |
● | Higher fuel costs can materially adversely affect our business. |
● | Changes in the credit markets could decrease the ability of consumers to purchase our products and have a material adverse effect on our business. |
● | We may require additional capital which may not be available. |
● | Our business depends on the continued contributions made by Mr. Shan, our founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. |
● | Our business depends on the efforts of our management, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services. |
● | If we fail to develop and protect our brand names and reputation, we may not attract and retain new distributors and dealers, or customers. |
● | We may be unable to protect our intellectual property or may incur substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to our intellectual property. |
● | Significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our business. |
● | The failure of our IT systems or a security breach involving consumer or employee personal data could have a materially adverse effect on our business. |
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● | Retail sales of our new products may be materially adversely affected by declining prices for used versions of our products or the supply of new products by competitors in excess of demand. |
● | We are subject to laws, rules and regulations regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution, and other issues. |
● | If product liability lawsuits are brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities. |
● | Our insurance may not be sufficient. |
● | We have been in the past, and may be, in the future subject to several litigation proceedings relating to defective products that have caused property damage, physical injury, and death. |
● | Our business requires us to pay licensing fees for each state that we operate in. We may not be able to justify the cost of compliance in a particular state or locality thus necessitating that we allow our license to expire. |
● | We have not made use of confidentiality agreements in the past and, although we intend to rely on such agreements in future dealings with suppliers, employees, consultants, and other parties, the prior lack or the breach of such agreements could adversely affect our business and results of operations. |
● | Our business could be materially harmed by epidemics, pandemics such as the coronavirus disease of 2019 (“COVID-19”), and other public health emergencies. |
● | Natural disasters, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts, and geo-political events could materially adversely affect our business. |
● | Our ability, or lack thereof, to attract, recruit, and maintain talented sales representatives may adversely affect our business and our plans to expand our market. |
● | Our ability, or lack thereof, to establish strategic partnerships and expand our distribution channels may adversely affect our business and our plans. |
● | Policies of the United States granting farmers incentives may cease. |
● | There is no existing market for our securities, and we do not know if one will develop. |
● | The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment. |
● | We have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. |
● | Our founder and principal shareholder have substantial influence over our Company. |
● | You will experience immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this offering and may experience additional dilution in the future. |
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● | We will incur significant increased costs as a result of operating as a public company and will be required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives. |
● | Changes to estimates related to our property, fixtures and equipment or operating results that are lower than our current estimates may cause us to incur impairment charges on certain long-lived assets, which may adversely affect our results of operations. |
● | As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we will be subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders with less information or fewer rights available to stockholders of more mature companies. |
● | If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business, or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, the price of our common stock and trading volume could decline. |
● | Anti-takeover provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and Nevada law could discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock. |
● | Failure to establish and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price. |
● | Our Bylaws provide that the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County of the State of Nevada is the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters. |
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and may take advantage of reduced public reporting requirements. These provisions include, but are not limited to:
● | being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our filings with the SEC; | |
● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting; | |
● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and | |
● | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our shares pursuant to this offering. However, if certain events occur before the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large, accelerated filer,” if our annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion or if we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company before the end of such five-year period.
Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period and acknowledge such election is irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act.
Impact of COVID-19
In December 2019, COVID-19 was first reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 spread rapidly to many parts of the PRC and other parts of the world in the first half of 2020, which caused significant volatility in the domestic and international markets. The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected many aspects of our business, including the expansion of our customer base and the introduction of new product offerings. We temporarily closed our offices and production facilities partially in March 2020, as required by relevant local authorities. Our offices reopened in April 2020 upon approval from the local governments. Due to the extended lock-down and self-quarantine policies in Dallas, Texas, we experienced a business disruption during the lock-down period from early March to June 2020. In July 2020, due to the effective containment of COVID-19 in the United States, we resumed our full operation. Then, due to the lockdown in China, where most of our suppliers are, our stock supply was disrupted from May to July 2022. Our ability to re-supply our inventory resumed in August 2022. We estimate that we lost about $1.5 million of sales as a result of this supply disruption. However, the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material net impact on the Company’s financial positions and operating results, and our revenue reached (i) approximately $86 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of approximately $4 million or 5% from approximately $82 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and (ii) approximately $75 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing an increase of approximately $13 million or 23% from approximately $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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The Offering
Common stock offered by us | 1,300,000 shares | |
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering | 41,300,000 shares (or 41,495,000 shares if the Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). | |
Over-allotment option | We have granted the Underwriters a 45 day option to purchase up to an additional 195,000 shares of our common stock at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Overallotment Option”). | |
Use of proceeds | We intend to use the proceeds from this Offering for (i) business expansion, (ii) technological innovation, (iii) enhancing warehousing and distribution capacities, (iv) recruitment of talent personnel, and (v) general working capital. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 38 of this Prospectus for more information. | |
Concentration of ownership | Upon completion of this offering, our executive officers and directors will beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 82.3% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. | |
Underwriters | Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craft Capital Management, LLC. | |
Proposed Nasdaq symbol | MAMO | |
Risk factors | Investing in our common stock is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 and the other information in this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before you decide to invest in our common stock. | |
Lock-up period |
180 days | |
Transfer agent |
Transhare Corporation | |
Payment and settlement | The Underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company on [ ], 2024 |
All information in this prospectus assumes the Underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option, and excludes the following:
● | 2,000,000 shares of our common stock (which is equal to 4.8% of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation this offering) reserved for future issuance under our 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, which will become effective as of the closing of this offering. |
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Summary Selected Financial Information
The following summary selected financial data as of and for the period ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following summary selected financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and have been derived from our audited financial statements included in this prospectus. The financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,000,000 and 40,000,000 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively* | $ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | ||||
Preferred share, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 preferred shares authorized, no shares were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively* | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Subscription receivable | (1,052,159 | ) | (2,034,000 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 1,994,000 | 1,994,000 | ||||||
Retained Earnings | 9,450,576 | 5,070,740 | ||||||
Total equity | 10,432,417 | 5,070,740 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 40,584,053 | $ | 36,862,456 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the reorganization
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHESIVE INCOME
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 29,907,697 | $ | 20,759,684 | $ | 75,483,811 | $ | 61,572,677 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues | 19,850,258 | 15,912,295 | 51,706,682 | 46,195,092 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 10,057,439 | 4,847,389 | 23,777,129 | 15,377,585 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Selling expense | 2,104,505 | 2,102,360 | 6,541,244 | 5,405,908 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 2,716,733 | 2,172,192 | 9,038,488 | 5,839,633 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,821,238 | 4,274,552 | 15,579,732 | 11,245,541 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 5,236,201 | 572,837 | 8,197,397 | 4,132,044 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 41,133 | 231,036 | 113,001 | 353,104 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (213,901 | ) | (162,427 | ) | (494,011 | ) | (378,235 | ) | ||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | (172,768 | ) | 68,609 | (381,010 | ) | (25,131 | ) | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5,063,433 | 641,446 | 7,816,387 | 4,106,913 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | - | 1,236,551 | - | ||||||||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 4,106,913 | ||||||||
Pro Forma information as a C Corporation upon Reorganization | ||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 5,063,433 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 7,816,387 | $ | 4,106,913 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | 134,704 | 1,236,551 | 862,452 | ||||||||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 506,742 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 3,244,461 | ||||||||
Earnings per Share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.08 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted* | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.08 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the reorganization
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization.
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MASSIMO
GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHESIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | 86,527,534 | $ | 82,567,816 | ||||
Cost of revenues | 64,323,858 | 65,526,818 | ||||||
Gross Profit | 22,203,676 | 17,040,998 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling expense | 8,670,176 | 6,095,479 | ||||||
General and administrative | 8,928,493 | 6,572,729 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,598,669 | 12,668,208 | ||||||
Income from operations | 4,605,007 | 4,372,790 | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Other income, net | 384,622 | 799,977 | ||||||
Interest expense | (828,016 | ) | (454,066 | ) | ||||
Total other income (expense), net | (443,394 | ) | 345,911 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 4,161,613 | 4,718,701 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 4,161,613 | $ | 4,718,701 | ||||
Pro Forma information as a C Corporation upon Reorganization | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | 4,161,613 | 4,718,701 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes (pro forma) | (873,939 | ) | (990,927 | ) | ||||
Net income and comprehensive income (pro forma) | $ | 3,287,674 | $ | 3,727,774 | ||||
Earnings per share – basic and diluted (pro forma) | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.09 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic and diluted* | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization.
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Any investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, which we believe represent certain of the material risks to our business, together with the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus, before you decide to invest in our shares of common stock. Please note that the risks highlighted here are not the only ones that we may face. For example, additional risks presently unknown to us or that we currently consider immaterial or unlikely to occur could also impair our operations. If any of the following events occur or any additional risks presently unknown to us actually occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to Our Business, Strategy, and Industry
We have a limited operating history on which to judge our performance and assess our prospects for future success.
In 2017, we entered the market and began distributing recreational vehicles, including UTVs and ATVs. In 2020, we began to distribute pontoon and triton boats and, more recently, we began to distribute accessories. Consequently, we have a limited operating history on which to evaluate our prospects and those of our products. We may fail to continue our growth. You should not consider our historical growth and expansion of our business as indicative of our ability to grow in the future.
Economic conditions that impact consumer spending may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our products compete with a variety of other recreational products and activities for consumers’ discretionary income and leisure time. Our results of operations are therefore sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions, primarily in North America, that impact consumer spending and particularly discretionary spending. Weakening of, and fluctuations in, economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income such as personal income levels, the availability of consumer credit, employment levels, consumer confidence, business conditions, changes in housing market conditions, capital markets, tax rates, savings rates, interest rates, fuel and energy costs, as well as the impacts of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, acts of terrorism or other similar events could reduce consumer spending generally or discretionary spending in particular. Such reductions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Worldwide economic conditions continue to be challenging as economies recover from the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Demand for our products has been significantly influenced by weak economic conditions and increased market volatility worldwide. Any deterioration in general economic conditions that further diminishes consumer confidence or discretionary income may further reduce our sales and materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. We cannot predict the timing or strength of economic recovery, either worldwide or in the specific markets where we compete.
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We currently maintain all our cash and cash equivalents with three financial institutions, and, therefore, our cash and cash equivalents could be adversely affected if the financial institutions in which we hold our cash and cash equivalents fails.
We currently maintain all our cash and cash equivalents with three financial institutions. At the current time, our cash balance with such financial institutions is in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance (“FDIC Insurance”) limit and, therefore, we may not be able to recover a substantial portion of these cash and cash equivalents, in the event of the failure of any such financial institutions. As a result of the recent inability of certain businesses with accounts at Silicon Valley Bank to gain access to their deposits and the greater focus on the concerns of potential failures of other financial institutions in the future, we are currently diversifying our investments by transferring cash not required for immediate use into short-term treasury bills and also considering transferring a portion of our cash and cash equivalents to other financial institutions in order to reduce the risks associated with maintaining all of our cash and cash equivalents at three financial institutions. Additionally, we are working with our current financial institutions to increase the amount of funds held there that are insured by FDIC Insurance. Notwithstanding these efforts, the failure of one or more of the financial institutions in which our cash and cash equivalents are held, the resulting inability for us to obtain the return of our funds from any of those financial institutions, or any other adverse condition suffered by any of those financial institutions, could impact access to our invested cash or cash equivalents and could adversely impact our operating liquidity and financial performance.
We face intense competition in all product lines, including from some competitors that have greater financial and marketing resources. Failure to compete effectively against competitors could materially adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry is highly competitive. Competition in such markets is based upon several factors, including price, quality, reliability, styling, product features and warranties. At the dealer level, competition is based on several factors including sales and marketing support programs (such as financing joint advertising programs and cooperative advertising). Certain of our competitors are more diversified and have financial and marketing resources which are substantially greater than ours, which allow these competitors to invest more heavily in intellectual property, product development, and sales and marketing support. If we are not able to compete with new products, product features or models comparable to or superior to those of our competitors, or attract new dealers, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
We are subject to competitive pricing. Such pricing pressure may limit our ability to maintain prices or to increase prices for our products in response to raw material, component and other cost increases and so negatively affect our profit margins.
Any decline in the social acceptability of our products or any increased restrictions on the access or the use of the Company’s products in certain locations could materially adversely affect our business, results operations, or financial condition.
Demand for our products depends in part on their social acceptability. Public concerns about the environmental impact of our products or their perceived safety could result in diminished social acceptance. Circumstances outside the Company’s control, such as social actions to reduce the use of fossil fuels, could also negatively impact consumers’ perceptions of our products. Any decline in the social acceptability of our products could negatively impact their sales or lead to changes in laws, rules and regulations that prevent their access to certain locations, including trails and lakes, or restrict their use or manner of use in certain areas or during certain times. Additionally, while we have implemented various initiatives to address these risks, including the improvement of the environmental footprint and safety of our products, there can be no assurance that the perceptions of customers will not change. Consumers’ attitudes towards our products and the activities in which they are used also affect demand. Any failure to maintain the social acceptability of our products could impact our ability to retain existing customers and attract new ones which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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Our future expansion plans are subject to uncertainties and risks, and distribution centers we intend to open may not result in sufficient increased sales of our products or the anticipated efficiencies.
We intend to seek to expand our operations by opening additional distribution centers in the United States and distributing new products. Our management will devote substantial time and resources to equipping and opening our new distribution centers which may distract them from our current business. We must also devote substantial time and resources any time we introduce a new product. There is no assurance that any new product we introduce will be successful and that we will recoup the amounts expended to introduce such product to our customers and distributors. If our new distribution centers are not operated efficiently or new products we introduce do not gain consumer acceptance, our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
We intend to use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to open new distribution centers in California and the Southeast of the United States. Opening these facilities should reduce the costs of delivering our products, particularly our UTVs and ATVs, to dealers, distributors, and customers, and should increase our ability to sharply respond to the needs of our customers for spare parts and equipment. However, there is no assurance that opening these facilities will increase our sales and will not have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Our limited investment in R&D of new products may adversely affect our ability to enhance existing products and develop and market new products that respond to customer needs and preferences and achieve market acceptance.
We continually review consumer demand for our products and canvass our suppliers and distributors regarding products we might distribute. We, however, devote limited amounts to researching consumer demand and developing new product lines. Thus, we may not be able to compete effectively with those of our competitors that continually seek to develop new products and innovations to enhance consumer appeal. Product development requires significant financial, technological, and other resources and without significant investment in product development, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully compete in the marketplace. The new products of our competitors may beat our products to market, be more effective with more features and be less expensive than our products, thus obtaining better market acceptance or rendering our products obsolete.
Any new products that our suppliers develop may not receive market acceptance or otherwise generate any meaningful sales or profits for us. Our suppliers may choose not to maintain or increase the level of their investments in manufacturing capacity and product R&D or to fund advertising, marketing, promotional programs necessary to enhance the customer appeal of their products or their manufacturing efficiencies. The sales of new products generally decline over the products’ life cycle, with sales being higher early in the life cycle of the new products and decreasing over time as the new products age. We cannot predict the length of the life cycle for any new products we choose to distribute. Any failure by us and our suppliers to enhance existing products and develop and market new products that respond to customer needs and preferences and achieve market acceptance could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Even if we can successfully introduce enhanced existing products and new products in collaboration with suppliers, there is no guarantee that the markets for these products will progress as anticipated. If any of the markets in which our products compete do not develop as expected, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
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Resources devoted to product innovation may not yield new products that achieve commercial success.
Our ability to develop new and innovative products or identify and acquire new and innovative products from third-party manufacturers, depends on, among other factors, our ability to understand evolving market trends and translate our insights into identifying, and then designing and manufacturing or otherwise obtaining, commercially successful new products. If we are unable to do so, our relationships with our distributors and dealers and product sales could be harmed significantly. The recreation industry is characterized by rapid and frequent changes in demand for products. Our failure to accurately predict these trends could harm our relationships and cause us to fail to increase our revenues.
We rely on independent dealers and distributors to manage the retail distribution of many of our products.
We depend on the capability of independent dealers and distributors to develop and implement effective retail sales plans to create demand among retail purchasers for many of our products. If these independent dealers and distributors are not successful in these endeavors, we will be unable to maintain or increase our sales. Independent dealers and distributors may experience difficulty in funding their day-to-day cash flow needs and paying their obligations resulting from adverse business conditions, including weakened consumer spending or tightened credit. Inability to fund operations can force dealers and distributors to cease business, and we may not be able to obtain alternate distribution in the vacated market, which could negatively impact our sales through reduced market presence or inadequate market coverage. If a dealer or distributor defaults under any floorplan financing arrangements, we may be required to repurchase such dealer’s or distributor’s inventory. See “The inability of dealers and distributors to secure adequate access to capital could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.” In some cases, we may seek to terminate relationships with certain dealers or distributors, leading to a reduction in the number of dealers or distributors which carry our products. Being forced to liquidate a former dealer’s or distributor’s inventory of our products could add downward pressure on such products’ prices. Further, the unplanned loss of any independent dealers or distributors may create negative impressions of us or our products with retail customers and have a material adverse impact on our ability to collect wholesale receivables that are associated with that dealer or distributor. Also, if our dealer and distributor base were to consolidate, competition for the business of fewer dealers and distributors would intensify. If we do not provide product offerings at prices that meet the needs of dealers and distributors, or if we lose a substantial amount of our dealer and distributor base, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. Additionally, if we are unable to optimize or expand our dealer network in North America, part of our growth strategy will be negatively impacted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We sell a majority of our products through distribution and dealer agreements. In general, distributors that are party to such agreements are contractually obligated to offer our products on an exclusive basis. In contrast, the dealers through which we sell our products also carry competing products. Occasionally, we may rely on dealers to service and repair our products. There can be no assurance that dealers will provide high quality repair services to our customers. If dealers fail to provide quality service to our customers, our brand identity and reputation may be damaged, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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The inability of our dealers and distributors to secure adequate access to capital could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our dealers and distributors require adequate liquidity to finance their operations and to purchase our products. Dealers and distributors are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could unfavorably affect their liquidity, including, among other things, continued access to adequate financing on a timely basis and on reasonable terms. We currently have agreements in place with two financing companies to provide inventory financing to dealers and distributors to facilitate their purchase of our products. These sources of financing are instrumental in our ability to sell products through our distribution network, as a significant percentage of our sales are done under such arrangements. Our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected if a decline in financing availability to its dealers and distributors occurs, or if financing terms change unfavorably. This could require us to find alternative sources of financing, including providing this financing directly to dealers and distributors, which could require additional capital to fund the associated receivables.
We depend on dealers, suppliers, financing sources and other strategic partners who may be sensitive to economic conditions that could affect their businesses, results of operations or financial condition in a manner that materially adversely affects their relationship with us.
We distribute products through numerous dealers and distributors. Therefore, we rely on third-party providers for the warehousing and distribution of our products and for IT services. Also, we have relationships with a limited number of sources of product financing for dealers and consumers. Therefore, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected if a deterioration of economic or business conditions results in a weakening of the financial condition of a material number of our dealers and distributors, suppliers, or financing sources or if uncertainty about the economy or the demand for our products causes these business partners to voluntarily or involuntarily reduce or terminate their relationship with us.
We depend upon the successful management of inventory levels, both ours and that of our dealers, and any failure to successfully manage inventory levels could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We must maintain sufficient inventory levels to operate our business successfully. However, we must also guard against accumulating excess inventory as we seek to minimize out-of-stock levels across all product categories and to maintain appropriate in-stock levels. The nature of certain of our product lines, including our ATV, UTV, and recreational boat product lines, requires us to purchase or manufacture products well in advance of the time they will be offered for sale. As a result, we may experience difficulty in responding to a changing retail environment, which may lead to excess inventory or to inventory shortages if supply does not meet demand. In addition, sales for many product lines are managed through long-term purchase commitments. We plan our inventory levels on an annual basis including planning for the introduction of new products based on anticipated demand, as determined by our market assessment based in part on communications with our dealers and other customers. If we do not accurately anticipate future demand for a particular product or the time it will take to obtain new inventory, our inventory levels will not be appropriate and our results of operations may be negatively impacted, either through lost sales or through lower gross profit margins due to greater than anticipated discounts and markdowns that might be necessary to reduce inventory levels. Any failure by us to maintain appropriate inventory levels could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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Additionally, we must work with our dealers and distributors to ensure that they maintain appropriate inventory levels. If our dealers and distributors maintain insufficient inventory, it could result in lost sales. If they place additional orders for our products as sales materialize, we and our suppliers might be unable to respond rapidly to these demands resulting in lost sales. Conversely, if our dealers and distributors have excess inventory levels, it could result in lower gross profit margins due to demands on us to offer greater than anticipated discounts and markdowns. Thus, any failure by our dealers to maintain appropriate inventory levels could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We rely on third parties to manufacture many of the products we sell.
We depend on third party suppliers to manufacture many of the products we sell, in particular, ATVs and UTVs, as opposed to our recreational boats which we manufacture in our Dallas facility. Approximately, 58% of our purchases in 2022 and 61% of our purchases in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were made from two suppliers, and, as of both September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 and both December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, one supplier accounted for more than 30% of the Company’s total accounts payable respectively. Competition for the output of these suppliers is intense. If these independent suppliers were unwilling or unable to supply us with products at prices which enable us to maintain our gross margins, it would materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Although we are looking to broaden our supplier base and to reduce our dependence upon a limited number of suppliers, there is no assurance we will be able to do so and increasing the number of suppliers from which we purchase products may increase our costs.
We rely on freights to ship the products that we purchase from our suppliers based in China to our facility in Dallas, Texas and as such, we may face risks related to overseas freights cost fluctuation.
We have supply agreements with approximately 13 suppliers, one of which are based in the U.S. and 12 of which are based in China. Approximately 68% of the products we purchased in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, based on cost, were purchased from three suppliers in China of which 59% was purchased from a single supplier located in Shanghai, China. Approximately 66% of the products we purchased in 2022, based on cost, were purchased from three suppliers in China of which 45% was purchased from a single supplier located in Shanghai, China. Due to the supply chain crisis in the years 2021 and 2022, the cost of our oversea freights increased significantly to double or even triple what it had been in the years 2020 and 2019. To offset these price increases, we increased the selling prices for the majority of our products. Since 2023, the cost of overseas freights has decreased substantially, though it still exceeds the cost prior to the supply chain crises. Although we are looking to broaden our supplier base outside of China to reduce our dependence upon Chinese-based suppliers in general, there is no assurance we will be able to broaden our supplier base outside of China or that we will be able to raise our prices to offset increased freight cost in the future.
The majority of the products we purchase are manufactured by suppliers in China and their operations are subject to risks associated with business operations in China. Any disruption in the ability of these manufacturers to supply us with appropriately priced products on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We have supply agreements with approximately 13 suppliers, one of which are based in the U.S. and 12 of which are based in China. Approximately 68% of the products we purchased in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, based on cost, were purchased from three suppliers in China of which 59% was purchased from a single supplier located in Shanghai, China. Approximately 66% of the products we purchased in 2022, based on cost, were purchased from three suppliers in China of which 45% was purchased from a single supplier located in Shanghai, China. Although we are looking to broaden our supplier base outside of China to reduce our dependence upon Chinese based suppliers in general, there is no assurance we will be able to broaden our supplier base outside of China.
The Chinese government may intervene or influence the operations of any business located in China or the industry in which a business operates at any time, which could result in a material change to the operations of any or all our suppliers based in China. For example, the Chinese government recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will release regulations or policies that could adversely affect the business, financial condition, and results of operations of our Chinese suppliers.
China has been subject to political instability and dramatic changes in economic policies. The Chinese economy is in a transition from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy subject to five-year and annual plans adopted by the central government that set national economic development goals. Policies of the Chinese government can have significant effects on the economic conditions of China. The Chinese government has confirmed that economic development will follow the model of a market economy. Under this direction, we believe that China will continue to strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and business development in China will follow market forces. While we believe that this trend will continue, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. Changes in policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws by the Chinese government, may produce quick shifts in policy with little advance notice that could adversely affect our interests by interfering with the operations of our Chinese based suppliers. Although the Chinese government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than two decades, we cannot assure you that the government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting China’s political, economic, and social environment.
As a majority of our products are manufactured by suppliers in China, and the Company only registers its patents in the U.S., our products may be subject to scrutiny during manufacturing in China.
Our patents applied to our products manufactured in China are only registered in the U.S., and we are not sure whether there are any similar technologies that are registered patents in China by other companies. Based on the relevant PRC laws, it is legal to build and assemble certain products within the territory of China without due registration of the intellectual property rights, as long as the products will not be disseminated in Chinese market. However, our products are manufactured by our suppliers in China, and we may not be able to efficiently regulate them not to apply our technologies on other products they manufactured. Therefore, there is a risk that our suppliers may be found in infringement of other companies’ intellectual property rights and therefore, their business operations may be halted, which in turn affect our normal supplying system.
We have suppliers based in Taiwan and the imports that we receive from Taiwan may be subject to certain risks of economic and policy changes in China that could adversely affect our business operations.
We also import our products from Taiwan. The sovereignty of Taiwan is a longstanding point of contention between China and the United States. The United States maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, while also recognizing the “One China” policy of China, which acknowledges Beijing as the legitimate government of China. Both China and the United States have engaged in military posturing around the Taiwan Strait. This increases the risk of accidental clashes or misunderstandings that could escalate into conflict, which will affect both our China-mainland-based and Taiwan-based suppliers.
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Our major supplier is a state-owned entity in China.
During 2022 and the first nine months ended September 30, 2023, we purchased a majority of our products from Linhai Powersports USA Corporation (“Linhai Powersports”), which is a state-owned entity (“SOE”) in China. A SOE is a legal entity that is established by the Chinese government to participate in commercial activities on the government’s behalf. As a SOE, Linhai Powersports is subject to the authority, direction, and mandates of the Chinese government, which may be influenced to a significant degree by the political, economic, and social conditions in China. The Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industries within China by imposing industrial policies, providing subsidies, and heavily regulating or prohibiting unwanted activities. There is no assurance the Chinese government will not interfere with the operations of Linhai Powersports or any of our other suppliers. In addition, the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustments, to control the pace of economic growth in China. These measures, or other economic, political, or social developments in China may affect our China-based suppliers, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.
There is no assurance there will not be disruptions to trade between China and the United States
In the recent past, the governments of the United States and China have each imposed tariffs on certain products and taken other actions that have had an adverse impact on trade between the two countries. There is no assurance that either of these governments will not take similar actions in the future which limit the number of products we may acquire from suppliers based in China or increase the cost of such products. Any such action could limit our sales or decrease our margins, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.
We may not be able to successfully maintain our strategy of relying upon offshore manufacturers.
We continually aim to lower operational costs, increase operational efficiencies and lower costs of acquiring inventory. We believe that reliance upon flexible offshore low-cost product manufacturers mainly based in China is a key element to enable improvements in our ability to respond to customers in a cost-effective manner. Our success in implementing this strategic plan is dependent on the involvement of management, production employees, suppliers, and the stability of China economically and politically. Any inability to achieve this priority could materially adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition by disrupting our ability to deliver appropriately priced products to customers at the right time. Any disruption to anticipated levels of productivity and operational efficiencies in the operations of the manufacturers from which we purchase products could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Supply problems, termination or interruption of supply arrangements or increases in the cost of products could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Because we rely upon overseas manufacturers for many of our products, we are particularly susceptible to disruptions in our supply chain. We cannot be certain that we will not experience supply problems, such as the untimely delivery of, or defects or variations in, completed products or parts or components of our products. We obtain a portion of our products from either a sole supplier or a limited number of suppliers, mostly based in China. If these supply arrangements were terminated or interrupted for any reason, we could have difficulty establishing substitute supply arrangements on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms. For example, due to the city lockdown in China where most of our suppliers are, our stock supply was disrupted from May to July 2022. Our ability to re-supply our inventory resumed in August 2022, but we estimate that we lost about $1.5 million of sales as a result of this supply disruption. Problems with our supplies or supply arrangements could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. This situation could be further aggravated if we are overly dependent on a few key suppliers. Moreover, our profitability could be affected by significant fluctuations in the prices of the raw materials, parts, and components that our suppliers purchase to manufacture products. While our business has been impacted by rising inflation, our management does not believe that it has had a material negative impact on our business and results of operations. In recent years, our China-based suppliers have increased the cost of their products as a result of inflation. However, these increases have thus far been offset by the exchange rate fluctuation of the Chinese RMB, which has resulted in there being no material change to our costs. We may not be able to pass along price increases in raw materials, parts, or components to customers. As a result, an increase in the cost of the raw materials, parts, and components our suppliers use in the manufacture of our products could reduce our profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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The high cost of delivering our recreational boats may limit the geographic market for these products.
The cost of delivering a Pontoon Boat is substantial relative to its purchase price. Consequently, many purchasers of our pontoons arrange to pick up their boats at our facility in Dallas and it may be difficult to sell to reach customers located at substantial distances from our facilities. This may limit our ability to increase sales of our pontoons without opening new manufacturing facilities.
Higher fuel costs can materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Higher fuel costs increase the transportation cost both of acquiring our inventory and shipping products to customers. Increases in energy costs can also adversely affect the pricing and availability of petroleum based raw materials. There is no guarantee that we will be able to pass such higher costs to customers, and so an increase in such costs could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Also, higher fuel costs, whether petroleum based or electric, increase the cost of owning and operating many of our products, which can reduce demand for them and so materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Changes in the credit markets could decrease the ability of consumers to purchase our products and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Changes in economic conditions could result in a deterioration or increased volatility in the credit and lending markets, which could adversely impact the consumers who purchase our products and rely upon financing for such purchases. If financing is not available to consumers or dealers on satisfactory terms, it is possible that our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, concerns regarding the debt ceiling of the United States and budget deficit resulting in the downgrade of the United States government’s credit rating and the impact of additional credit agency downgrades could have a material adverse effect on worldwide economic conditions, the financial markets, and the availability of credit and, consequently, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We may require additional capital which may not be available.
We will require significant expenditures to fund future growth. We intend to fund our growth out of the proceeds of this offering and internal sources of liquidity or through additional financing from external sources. Our ability to obtain external financing in the future at a reasonable cost is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and the condition of the global and domestic financial markets.
If we require additional funds and cannot obtain them on acceptable terms when required or at all, we may be unable to fulfill our working capital needs, upgrade our existing facilities or expand our business and may have to reduce the level of our operations. These factors may also prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business or implementing our future strategies. Any debt financing that we undertake may be expensive and might impose covenants that restrict our operations and strategic initiatives, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our capital stock, make investments and engage in mergers, consolidations, and asset sale transactions. Equity financing may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our shareholders, and the prices at which new investors would be willing to purchase our equity securities may be lower than the trading prices of such equities. If new sources of financing are required, but are unattractive, insufficient, or unavailable, then we could be required to modify our business plans or growth strategy which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
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Our business depends on the continued contributions made by Mr. David Shan, our founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of his services may result in a severe impediment to our business.
Our success is dependent upon the continued contributions made by our founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. David Shan. If Mr. Shan cannot serve the Company or is no longer willing to do so, the Company may not be able to find alternatives in a timely manner or at all. This would likely result in severe damage to our business operations and would have an adverse material impact on our financial position and operational results.
Our business depends on the efforts of our management, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
In addition to Mr. Shan, we currently depend on the continued services and performance of key members of our management team. Many of our senior executives have extensive experience in our industries and with our business, products, distributors and dealers, and the markets for our products. The loss of the technical knowledge, management expertise and knowledge of our operations possessed by one or more members of the core management team could result in a diversion of management resources, as the remaining members of management would need to cover the duties of any senior executive who leaves us and would need to spend time usually reserved for managing our business to search for, hire and train new members of management. The loss of some or all our senior executives could negatively affect our ability to develop and pursue our business strategy, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. We do not maintain “Key Employee” insurance on any members of our management team.
In addition, our success depends to a large extent upon our ability to retain skilled employees at rates which enable us to maintain our margins. There is intense competition for qualified and skilled employees, and our failure to recruit, train and retain such employees at appropriate rates of compensation, if at all, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our management team has no experience operating a company with publicly traded shares.
Mr. David Shan, our founder and principal shareholder, relocated to the United States from China in 1995. Mr. Shan and the members of our senior management team have never operated a company with shares traded in the public markets and consequently, is not familiar with many of the requirements applicable to a public company with shares listed on Nasdaq. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to ensure compliance with these requirements and we anticipate that we may need to rely upon outside advisors, counsel, and consultants to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and undertaking various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures. We anticipate that compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs substantially.
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If we fail to develop and protect our brand names and reputation, we may not attract and retain new distributors and dealers, or customers, which could adversely affect our revenues and financial performance.
We will invest significant resources to promote our brand names to obtain favorable recognition for us and our products among the public and, in particular, prospective distributors and dealers. We may not be able to attract and retain a robust network of distributors and dealers or a significant customer base, which could in turn adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our ability to adequately protect our trade names, trademarks and patents could have an impact on our brand images, reputation, and ability to penetrate new markets.
We believe that our trade names and trademarks and patents are important assets and an essential element of our strategy. We have applied for the registration of many of our trade names, trademarks, and patents in the United States. Some of these applications have been granted and some of these registrations are currently pending approval from the corresponding departments. There can be no assurance that we will obtain such registrations or that the registrations we obtain will prevent the imitation of our products or infringement of our intellectual property rights by others. Our failure to successfully protect our trademarks could diminish the value and effectiveness of our past and future marketing efforts and could cause customer confusion. This could in turn adversely affect our revenues, profitability, and the market price of our common stock.
We may be unable to protect our intellectual property or may incur substantial costs because of litigation or other proceedings relating to the protection of our intellectual property.
Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property from unauthorized use by others. If substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights occurs, we may incur significant costs in enforcing such rights by prosecuting actions for infringement, particularly considering that policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property may be particularly difficult outside North America. Such unauthorized use could also result in diversion of management resources devoting attention to these matters at the expense of other tasks related to our business. Others may also initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our intellectual property, or allege that we are infringing their intellectual property. If our competitors initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our intellectual property, or allege that we infringe theirs, we may incur substantial costs to defend our rights. If the outcome of any such litigation is unfavorable, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. We cannot be sure that any patents we have obtained or may obtain, or other protections such as confidentiality and trade secrets, will be adequate to prevent imitation of our products and technology by others. If we are unable to protect our technology through the enforcement of our intellectual property, our ability to compete based on technological advantages may be harmed. If we fail to prevent substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property, we risk the loss of certain competitive advantages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Some of our competitors have significantly more resources to direct toward developing and patenting new technologies. It is possible that our competitors will develop patent equivalent or superior engine technologies and other products that compete with our products. They may assert these patents against us and we may be required to license these patents on unfavorable terms or cease using the technology covered by these patents, either of which could harm our competitive position and may materially adversely affect our business, results of operation or financial condition.
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Significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We provide a limited warranty against defects for all our products for a period generally varying from 30 days to one year. We also provide a limited emissions warranty for certain emissions-related parts in its products as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Although we employ quality control procedures, sometimes a product is distributed that needs repair or replacement, or that needs to be recalled. Our standard warranties require dealers to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods at no cost to the consumer. We record provisions in our financial statements based on an estimate of product warranty claims, but there is the possibility that actual claims may exceed these provisions and therefore negatively impact earnings. We could make major product recalls or could be held liable should our products not meet safety standards or statutory requirements on product safety or consumer protection.
In addition, the risks of a product recall may be aggravated if production volumes increase significantly, supplied products do not meet our standards, or we fail to perform our risk analysis systematically or product-related decisions are not fully documented. Historically, product recalls have been administered through our dealers and distributors. The repair and replacement costs that we could incur in connection with a recall could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Product recalls could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers, particularly if recalls cause consumers to question the safety or reliability of our Company’s products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The failure of our IT systems or a security breach involving consumer or employee personal data could have a materially adverse effect on our reputation and business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business operations utilize a variety of cloud-based IT systems. We are dependent on these systems for all commercial transactions, dealership and distributorship interactions, and supply chain and inventory management. Although (i) have established a firewall for our network, (ii) conduct regular system updates and employee trainings, (iii) regularly backup our data and (iv) have established appropriate contingency plans to mitigate the risks associated with a failure of our IT systems or a security breach, if one of our key IT systems were to suffer a failure or security breach this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Further, we rely on third parties for certain IT services. If an IT service provider were to fail or the relationship with us were to end, we might be unable to find a suitable replacement in a timely manner, and our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. We continually modify and enhance our IT systems and technologies to increase productivity and efficiency. As new systems and technologies are implemented, we could experience unanticipated difficulties resulting in unexpected costs and adverse impacts to our manufacturing and other business processes. When implemented, the systems and technologies may not provide the benefits anticipated and could add costs and complications to ongoing operations, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We and our dealers and distributors receive and store personal information in connection with human resources operations, credit operations, warranty management, marketing efforts and other aspects of our businesses. Additionally, we exchange information with numerous trading partners across all aspects of our operations. Any security breach of our IT systems or those of our dealers, distributors and trading partners could result in disruptions to our operations or erroneous transactions. To the extent that such a breach results in a loss or damage to our data, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information, it could cause significant damage to our reputation, affect our relationships with our customers, lead to claims against us and ultimately materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not experienced a material cyber security incident.
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Retail sales of our new products may be materially adversely affected by declining prices for used versions of our products or the supply of new products by competitors in excess of demand.
We have observed that when prices for used versions of our products have declined, it has had the effect of reducing demand among retail purchasers for new versions of our products (at or near manufacturer’s suggested retail prices). Also, while we take steps designed to balance production volumes for our products with demand, our competitors could choose to supply new products to the market in excess of demand at reduced prices which could also reduce demand for new versions of our products. Reduced demand for new versions of our products could lead to reduced sales, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our results of operations fluctuate from quarter to quarter and from year to year as they are affected, among other things, by the seasonal nature of some of our product lines.
Our results of operations experience substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year. A portion of our sales revenue generated from Massimo Marine has seasonable sales pattern. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, our revenue generated from Massimo Marine made up approximately 12.9% and 10.5% of our total revenue, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, our revenue generated from the Massimo Marine made up approximately 9.8% and 4.9% of our total revenue, respectively. In general, retail sales of our products are highest in their particular season of use and in the immediately preceding period. For example, retail sales for ATVs and boats will be highest in winter and spring. Revenues in the first half of the fiscal year have generally been lower than those in the second half. However, the mix of product sales may vary considerably from time to time as a result of changes in seasonal and geographic demand, the introduction of new products and models and production scheduling for particular types of products. Any negative economic conditions that occur during the months of traditionally higher sales of a given product could have a disproportionate effect on our results of operations for the entire fiscal year. In addition, our dealers and distributors may modify orders, change delivery schedules, or change the mix of products ordered. We may also make strategic decisions to deliver and invoice products at certain dates to lower costs or improve supply chain efficiencies or may be forced to do so because of supply chain issues or disruption. As a result, our results of operations are likely to fluctuate significantly from period to period such that any historical results should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. In addition, we incur significant additional expenses in the periods leading up to the introduction of new products which may also result in fluctuations in our results of operations. Our annual and quarterly gross profit margins are also sensitive to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including shifts in product sales mix, geographic sales trends, and currency exchange rate fluctuations, all of which we expect will continue. This seasonality in revenues, expenses and margins, along with other factors that are beyond our control, including general economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences, weather conditions, tariffs, free-trade arrangements, geopolitical uncertainty, the cost or availability of raw materials or labor, discretionary spending habits and currency exchange rate fluctuations, could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We are subject to laws, rules and regulations regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution and other issues that could cause us to incur fines or penalties or increase our operating costs.
We are subject to federal, provincial, state local, and municipal laws, rules and regulations in Canada and the United States regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution and other issues that could cause us to incur fines or penalties or increase our operating costs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. A failure to comply with, or compliance with, any such requirements or any new requirements could result in increased expenses to modify our products, or harm to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Certain jurisdictions require or are considering requiring a license to operate certain of our products. While such licensing requirements are not expected to be unduly restrictive, they may deter potential customers, thereby reducing sales. Our products are also subject to laws, rules and regulations imposing environmental, noise emission, zoning and permitting restrictions, which laws, rules and regulations are subject to change and may limit the locations where our products may be sold or used or restrict their use during certain times or on certain conditions. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to adapt health and safety measures throughout our facilities to comply with changing local regulations in connection with the COVID-19 health crisis, resulting in incremental costs. Additional costs and investments might be required in the future if new regulations or restrictions are put in place.
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Climate change is receiving increasing attention worldwide. A perceived consensus among scientists, legislators and others regarding the impact of increased levels of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, on climate change has led to significant legislative and regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas regulations could require us to purchase allowances to offset our emissions or result in an overall increase in costs of raw materials or operating expenses, any of which could reduce competitiveness in a global economy or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Many of our suppliers face similar circumstances. Moreover, we and our suppliers may face greater regulatory or customer pressure to offer products that generate less emissions. This may require the expenditure of significant funds on R&D implementation and subject us to the risk that our competitors may respond to these pressures in a manner that gives them a competitive advantage. The development of such products may also present challenges in maintaining the look, sound and feel of our products. While additional regulations of emissions in the future appear likely, it is too early to predict whether such regulation could ultimately have a material adverse effect on the our business, results of operations or financial condition.
If product liability lawsuits are brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities.
We face a risk of lawsuits alleging product liability claims. We may be sued if any of our products allegedly causes injury or are found to be otherwise unsuitable during product testing, manufacturing, marketing or sale. Any such product liability claims may include allegations of defects in manufacturing, defects in design, a failure to warn of dangers inherent in the product, negligence, strict liability and a breach of warranties. Claims could also be asserted under state consumer protection acts. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities. Even successful defense would require significant financial and management resources. Regardless of the merits or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:
● | decreased demand for products that we offer for sale; | |
● | injury to our reputation; | |
● | costs to defend the related litigation; | |
● | a diversion of management’s time and resources; | |
● | substantial monetary awards to trial participants or customers; and | |
● | product recalls, withdrawals or labeling, marketing or promotional restrictions. |
We currently maintain product liability insurance. However, there is no guarantee that that such insurance will remain affordable or be sufficient. If we are unable to retain sufficient product liability insurance coverage, it could prevent or inhibit the commercialization of products we intend to market. Even if we maintain product liability insurance in the future, we may have to pay amounts awarded by a court or negotiated in a settlement that exceed our coverage limitations or that are not covered by our insurance, and we may not have, or be able to obtain, sufficient capital to pay such amounts.
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Our insurance may not be sufficient.
We carry insurance that we consider adequate in regard to the nature of the covered risks and the costs of coverage. We are not fully insured against all possible risks, nor are all such risks insurable. We may be forced to cover the costs of certain realized risks which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
An adverse determination in any significant product liability claim could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The development, manufacture, sale and use of our products exposes us to significant risks associated with product liability claims. If our products are defective or used incorrectly by consumers, it may result in bodily injury, property damage or other injury, including death, which could give rise to product liability claims against us. Changes to our suppliers’ manufacturing processes and the production of new products could result in product quality issues, thereby increasing the risk of litigation and potential liability. Further, we have limited control over the design, manufacture, and assembly, processes because these are undertaken by our suppliers. Any losses that we may suffer from any liability claims and the effect that any product liability litigation may have upon the brand image, reputation and marketability of our products could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We have three (3) pending litigation cases as of December 13, 2023. No assurance can be given that our historical claims record will not change, that material product liability claims will not be made in the future against us, or that claims will not arise in the future in excess of our indemnities and insurance coverage. Our records provision for known potential liabilities, but there is the possibility that actual losses may exceed these provisions and therefore negatively impact earnings. Also, we may not be able in the future to adequately insure our product liability and warranty risk or the cost of doing so may be prohibitive. Adverse determinations of material product liability claims made against us could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We have been in the past and may be in the future subject to several litigation proceedings relating to defective products that have caused property damage, physical injury and death. These proceedings may negatively affect our reputation, hurt the perception of our products being safe and subject us to damages.
From 2017 to 2023, we have been subject to over fifty (50) litigation proceedings relating to: accidental fires, defective steering mechanisms, faulty batteries and braking systems, bad engines and other issues of product design and/or manufacturing defect. Some of these proceedings were filed pursuant to the plaintiffs experiencing death, injury or property damage. While we have been able to settle the vast majority of these claims, there remains a possibility that these past claims may adversely affect the future ability to sell our products. Distributors, dealers and customers may perceive our products to be unsafe or poorly built and may refuse to carry them in stores or purchase them for personal use. We may be subject to similar litigation proceedings in the future which may result in additional damages and a poor reputation among our distributors, dealers and customers. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. See “An adverse determination in any significant product liability claim could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.”
We have been in the past and may be in the future subject to regulatory inquiries with respect to the safety of our products and compliance with business regulations. These inquiries may negatively affect our reputation, hurt the perception of our products being safe and subject us to costly penalties.
We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws which regulate our business. These laws include consumer safety protection laws, laws regulating the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, state lemon laws, the Uniform Commercial Code, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and other such laws regulating the motorsports vehicle industry.
In the past we have been subject to regulatory inquiries from institutions such as the Missouri Office of the State Attorney General, the California Air Resources Board, the Pennsylvania State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons and the U.S. Consumer Product Protection Commission. On at least one occasion, we have received punitive action by the U.S. Consumer Product Protection Commission in the form of a Stop Sale order. The order required us to halt the sale of our Electric Balance Bike due to issues concerning excessive lead content and the lack of a child safety certificate. Stop Sale orders may adversely affect our ability to sell popular products and may cause us to have a poor reputation with the retailers, distributors and dealerships that may carry our products. If such past or future inquiries were to become publicized, it could negatively affect consumers’ perception of our brand and may lead to a significant decrease in sales.
Any failure to adhere to the regulations and laws of federal, state and local institutions may result in costly fines, loss of license to do business in a particular jurisdiction and other severe penalties. These penalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. The burden of compliance with such regulations and laws may come at significant time and expense and despite our best efforts to comply, we may still be subject to regulatory inquiry and sanction.
Our business requires us to pay licensing fees for each state that we operate in. We may not be able to justify the cost of compliance in a particular state or locality thus necessitating that we allow our license to expire. This may have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Each state within the United States maintains its own licensing regime with respect to vehicular sales. The applicable fees and compliance rules may prove too costly for us and senior management may choose to permit our license-to-do-business in certain states to expire. We may make such a decision based on the costs outweighing the benefits, although our judgment may prove incorrect, and we may forfeit the possibility of significant profit by withdrawing from a certain state. Poor decision-making with respect to allowing certain licenses to expire or to maintaining them indefinitely may have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We have not made use of confidentiality agreements in the past and, although we intend to rely on such agreements in future dealings with our suppliers, employees, consultants, and other parties, the prior lack or the breach of such agreements could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
In the past, we have not made use of confidentiality agreements with our employees, customers, consultants and other parties to protect proprietary information or trade secrets. We intend to rely on such confidentiality agreements on a go-forward basis. Current and former employees not covered under confidentiality agreements may divulge our proprietary information or trade secrets. The release of such proprietary information or trade secrets could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Additionally, for individuals covered by future confidentiality agreements, there can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any such breach or that our proprietary information or trade secrets will not otherwise become known to or independently developed by competitors. To the extent that consultants, key employees or other third parties apply technological information independently developed by them or by others to our proposed projects, disputes may arise as to the proprietary rights to such information that may not be resolved in our favor. We may be involved from time to time in litigation to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights. Any such litigation could result in substantial cost and diversion of effort by our management and technical personnel at the expense of other tasks related to our business.
Unionization activities may disrupt our operations and increase our costs.
Although none of our employees are currently covered under collective bargaining agreements, our employees or that of our suppliers, distributors or retailers may elect to be represented by labor unions in the future. If a significant number of our employees or that of our suppliers, distributors or retailers were to become unionized and collective bargaining agreement terms were significantly different from our or our suppliers’, distributors’ or retailers’ current compensation arrangements, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a labor dispute involving some or all our or that of our suppliers, distributors, retailers or employees may harm our reputation, disrupt our operations and reduce our revenues, and resolution of disputes could increase our costs. Further, if we enter into a new market with unionized construction companies, or the construction companies in our current markets become unionized, construction and build-out costs for new restaurants in such markets could materially increase.
Our business could be materially harmed by epidemics, pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other outbreaks and public health emergencies.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that infections caused by COVID-19 had become a pandemic. Economies throughout the world, including those of the United States and China, were severely disrupted by the effects of the pandemic and the quarantines, stay at home orders, business closures and the reluctance of individuals to leave their homes resulting from the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic. These lockdowns and any accompanying travel restrictions adversely impacted many industries in China and disrupted the supply chains on which we and other businesses relied upon. We temporarily closed our offices and production facilities partially in March 2020, as required by relevant local authorities. Our offices reopened in April 2020 upon approval from the local governments. Due to the extended lock-down and self-quarantine policies in Dallas, Texas, we experienced a business disruption during the lock-down period from early March to June 2020. and have since been picking up slowly after China reopened businesses nationwide. From July 2020, due to the effective containment of COVID-19 in the United States, we resumed our full operation. Then due to the city lockdown in China where most of our suppliers are, our stock supply was disrupted from May to July 2022. Our ability to re-supply our inventory resumed in August 2022. We estimate that we lost about $1.5 million of sales as a result of this supply disruption. We cannot forecast with any certainty the extent to which our business or the manufacturers on which we rely for products may be negatively impacted by an increase in cases as a result of the spread of a new COVID-19 variant or a new pandemic and restrictions imposed by governments or voluntarily undertaken in response to any such event. Any such disruption may materially impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Furthermore, even after an outbreak has subsided, we may experience impacts to our business as a result of the global economic impact of the outbreak, including any economic downturn or recession or other long-term effects that have occurred or may occur to us, our customers and vendors in the future.
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Natural disasters, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition and the market for stocks globally.
The occurrence of one or more natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events, such as civil unrest and acts of terrorism, upheavals in U.S.-China relations, or similar disruptions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. These events could result in physical damage to one or more of our properties or the properties of our suppliers and distributors, increases in fuel or other energy prices, temporary or permanent closure of one or more of our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers and distributors, temporary lack of an adequate workforce in a market, temporary or long-term disruption in the supply of raw materials, product parts and components, temporary disruption in transport to and from overseas, especially China, and disruption to our information systems, and, ultimately, have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The occurrence of one or more natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events, such as civil unrest and acts of terrorism, upheavals in U.S-China relations, or similar disruptions could materially adversely affect the financial markets. The price of our common stock may decline significantly if such an event were to occur after the consummation of this offering, in which case you may lose your investment.
Our ability, or lack thereof, to attract, recruit, and maintain talented sales representatives may adversely affect our business and our plans to expand our market.
We have a team of sales representatives which works with our dealers and distributors and to coordinate sales and distribution of our products through their channels. To execute our expansion into new markets, it is important to attract, employ, and maintain talented sales representatives. Even if we attract new talented sales representatives, there is no guarantee that we can maintain the talented individuals. Our inability to maintain a roster of talented sales representatives may adversely affect our business and planned expansion into new markets.
Our ability, or lack thereof, to establish strategic partnerships and expand our distribution channels regionally and nationally may adversely affect our business and our plans to expand our market.
We rely on our local and regional sales representatives to assist us with establishing strategic partnerships with dealers and distributors located in new geographic areas. A critical component of our expansion plan is our sales representatives’ ability to successfully establish new strategic partnerships in the Northeast, West, Southeast, and Midwest of the United States. Even if we establish new strategic partnerships, there is no guarantee that we can maintain successful relationships with the new dealers and distributors or that our partners will yield additional revenue and profits based on sales.
U.S. policies granting farmers incentives may cease and farmers represent a large percentage of our revenue.
In both the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the fiscal year of 2022, approximately 25% of our consumers were farmers, respectively. As a supplier to farmers, we are aware that farmers rely on U.S. governmental programs to fund the purchase of supplies from us and operate their business. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has a variety of grants and subsidies. The USDA offers farming producers and agricultural businesses funding through its Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The USDA’s program, The Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (“FSCSC”) program provides up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023.
In addition to USDA, various other regulatory entities at the federal and state level offer grants and subsidies, which some of our consumers rely on to purchase our products. Most government incentives contain terms. Once the term of the program expires, there is no guarantee that the program will be extended. If the United States’ policies granting farmers incentives are not available to our farming consumers, then we may lose consumers and this would adversely affect our business.
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Risks Relating to Our Securities and this Offering
There is no existing market for our securities, and we do not know if one will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity. Even if a market does develop following this offering, the stock prices in the market may not exceed the offering price.
Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for our securities. We cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop following this offering, or if it does develop, it may not be maintained. You may not be able to sell your shares quickly or at the market price if trading in our common stock is not active. The initial public offering price for the shares will be determined by negotiations between us and representatives of the Underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market following the completion of this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you pay in this offering.
Massimo Group is a holding company.
We, Massimo Group, are a holding company and our only significant assets are the membership interest and capital stock of our subsidiaries. As a result, we are subject to the risks attributable to our subsidiaries. As a holding company, we conduct substantially all of our business through its subsidiaries, which generate substantially all of our revenues. Consequently, our cash flows and ability to complete current or desirable future enhancement opportunities are dependent on the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings to us. The ability of these entities to pay dividends and other distributions will depend on their operating results and will be subject to applicable laws and regulations which require that solvency and capital standards be maintained by such companies and contractual restrictions contained in the instruments governing their debt. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of our subsidiaries, holders of indebtedness and trade creditors will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of that subsidiary before any assets are made available for distribution to us.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile. This volatility may prevent you from being able to sell your shares at or above the price you paid for your shares. Our stock price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include:
● | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results; | |
● | publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry; | |
● | the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); | |
● | our failure or the failure of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that we or our competitors may give to the market; | |
● | additions and departures of key personnel; |
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● | strategic decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments or changes in business strategy; | |
● | the passage of legislation or other regulatory developments affecting us or our industry; | |
● | speculation in the press or investment community; | |
● | changes in accounting principles; | |
● | terrorist acts, acts of war or periods of widespread civil unrest; | |
● | natural disasters and other calamities; and | |
● | changes in general market and economic conditions. |
In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources and could also require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly and could fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors due to seasonality and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, resulting in a decline in our stock price.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly because of several factors, including:
● | labor availability and costs for hourly and management personnel; | |
● | changes in interest rates; | |
● | macroeconomic conditions, both nationally and locally; | |
● | changes in consumer preferences and competitive conditions; | |
● | expansion to new markets; | |
● | increases in infrastructure costs; and | |
● | in commodity prices. |
Unanticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating results could result in a decline in our stock price.
Nasdaq may not list our securities, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
We anticipate that our securities will be listed on Nasdaq, a national securities exchange, upon consummation of this offering. Although, after giving effect to this offering, we expect to meet, on a pro forma basis, Nasdaq’s minimum initial listing standards, which generally mandate that we meet certain requirements relating to stockholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares and distribution requirements, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements. If Nasdaq does not list our securities for trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
● | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; | |
● | reduced liquidity with respect to our securities; | |
● | a determination that our shares of common stock are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our shares of common stock to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our shares of common stock; | |
● | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and | |
● | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
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The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Assuming our common stock will be listed on Nasdaq, our common stock will be covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Furthermore, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our common stock would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq could result in a de-listing of our common stock.
If after listing we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum closing bid price requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to de-list our common stock. Such a de-listing would likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a de-listing, we would take actions to restore our compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements.
If our shares are delisted from Nasdaq and become subject to the penny stock rules, it would become more difficult to trade our shares.
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. If we do not obtain or retain a listing on Nasdaq and if the price of our common stock is less than $5.00, our common stock will be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.
We have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future, and you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
We may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur, including our credit facility. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our common stock unless you sell our common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it and any potential investor who anticipates the need for current dividends should not purchase our securities. See the section entitled “Dividend Policy.”
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There can be no assurance that we will ever provide liquidity to our investors through a sale of our company.
While acquisitions of manufacturing and distribution companies like ours are not uncommon, potential investors are cautioned that no assurances can be given that any form of merger, combination, or sale of our company will take place following this offering, or that any merger, combination, or sale, even if consummated, would provide liquidity or a profit for our investors. You should not invest in our company with the expectation that we will be able to sell the business in order to provide liquidity or a profit for our investors.
Our management will have broad discretion in how we use the net proceeds of this offering and might not use them effectively.
Our management will have considerable discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering. You will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used in a manner which you may consider most appropriate. Our management might spend a portion or all of the net proceeds from this offering in ways that our stockholders do not desire or that might not yield a favorable return. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Furthermore, you will have no direct say on how our management allocates the net proceeds of this offering. Until the net proceeds are used, they may be placed in investments that do not produce significant income or that may lose value.
Our founder and principal shareholder has substantial influence over our company. His interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders, and he could prevent or cause a change of control or other transactions.
After giving effect to the sale of the shares offered hereby, Mr. David Shan will own 82.3% of our outstanding shares, or 81.9% if the Underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full. Accordingly, Mr. Shan will have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations, the appointment of directors and other significant corporate actions. Mr. Shan will also have the power to prevent or cause a change in control. Without the consent of Mr. Shan, we may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us or our minority shareholders. In addition, Mr. Shan could violate his fiduciary duties by diverting business opportunities from us to himself or others. The interests of Mr. Shan may differ from the interests of our other shareholders. The concentration in the ownership of our common stock shares may cause a material decline in the value of our common stock. For more information regarding Mr. Shan, see “Principal Shareholders.”
The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect its market price.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after the completion of this offering, including sales made of any shares pledged for a loan by any holder of a significant number of shares of our common stock, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. The common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, and shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and the applicable lock-up agreements. There will be 41,300,000 shares of common stock outstanding immediately after this offering or 41,495,000 shares assuming the full exercise of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option. In connection with this offering, we and each of our directors and officers named in the section “Management,” have agreed not to sell any common stock for six months from the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, subject to certain exceptions. However, the Underwriters may release these securities from these restrictions at any time, subject to applicable regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our significant shareholders or any other shareholder or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our common stock. See “Underwriting” and “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” for a more detailed description of the restrictions on selling our securities after this offering.
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You will experience immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this offering and may experience additional dilution in the future.
You will incur immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this offering. After giving effect to the sale by us of 1,300,000 shares of common stock offered in this offering at a public offering price of $4.50 per share (the mid-point of the range appearing on the front cover of this prospectus), and after deducting underwriting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, investors in this offering can expect an immediate dilution of $4.17 per share, or approximately 92.7%, at the assumed public offering price. Additionally, to the extent that these warrants, or options we will grant to our officers, directors and employees, are ultimately exercised, you will sustain future dilution. We may also acquire new businesses or finance strategic alliances by issuing equity, which may result in additional dilution to our stockholders. Following the completion of this offering, our Board of Directors has the authority, without action or vote of our stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, including shares issuable upon the exercise of options, or shares of our authorized but unissued preferred stock. Issuances of common stock or voting preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which our stockholders vote and, in the case of issuances of preferred stock, would likely result in your interest in us being subject to the prior rights of holders of that preferred stock. See the section titled “Dilution.”
We will incur significant increased costs as a result of operating as a public company and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.
As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq, has imposed various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, we anticipate that compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs substantially. A number of those requirements will require us to carry out activities we have not done previously. For example, we will create new board committees and adopt new internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, these rules and regulations may make our activities related to legal, accounting and financial compliance more difficult, time-consuming and costly and may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and resources. Furthermore, if we identify any issues in complying with those requirements (for example, if we or our auditors identify a material weakness or significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting), we could incur additional costs rectifying those issues, and the existence of those issues could adversely affect us, our reputation or investor perceptions of us. If these requirements divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, we expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain our current levels of such coverage. These increased costs will require us to divert a significant amount of money that we could otherwise use to expand our business and achieve our strategic objectives. Advocacy efforts by stockholders and third parties may also prompt additional changes in governance and reporting requirements, which could further increase our costs.
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Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We will be subject to income taxes in the United States, and our domestic tax liabilities will be subject to the allocation of expenses in differing jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:
● | changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; | |
● | expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances; | |
● | tax effects of stock-based compensation; | |
● | costs related to intercompany restructurings; | |
● | changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or | |
● | lower than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates. |
In addition, we may be subject to audits of our income, sales and other transaction taxes by federal, state and local authorities. Outcomes from these audits could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Changes to accounting rules or regulations may adversely affect the reporting of our results of operations.
Changes to existing accounting rules or regulations may impact the reporting of our future results of operations or cause the perception that we are more highly leveraged. Other new accounting rules or regulations and varying interpretations of existing accounting rules or regulations have occurred and may occur in the future.
Changes to estimates related to our property, fixtures and equipment or operating results that are lower than our current estimates at certain locations may cause us to incur impairment charges on certain long-lived assets, which may adversely affect our results of operations.
In accordance with accounting guidance as it relates to the impairment of long-lived assets, we make certain estimates and projections with regard to our operations, as well as our overall performance, in connection with our impairment analyses for long-lived assets. When impairment triggers are deemed to exist for our operations, the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge equal to the difference between the carrying value and the fair value is recorded. The projections of future cash flows used in these analyses require the use of judgment and a number of estimates and projections of future operating results. If actual results differ from our estimates, additional charges for asset impairments may be required in the future. If future impairment charges are significant, this could have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations.
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As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we will be subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders with less information or fewer rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.
For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company”, we have elected to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to:
● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; | |
● | taking advantage of an extension of time to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards; | |
● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and | |
● | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” Because of these lessened regulatory requirements, our stockholders would be left without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.
Because we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards for an “emerging growth company” our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards for an emerging growth company. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, and thus investors may have difficulty evaluating or comparing our business, performance or prospects in comparison to other public companies, which may have a negative impact on the value and liquidity of our common stock.
We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq listing standards and, as a result, will qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
Following this offering, David Shan, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors will hold approximately 82.3% of the voting power in us (or approximately 81.9% if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full) and, as a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards. For so long as we remain a controlled company, we technically qualify and are eligible to be exempted from the obligation to comply with certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, however, we do not plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, which include
● | our Board of Directors is not required to be comprised of a majority of independent directors; | |
● | our Board of Directors is not subject to the compensation committee requirements; and | |
● | we are not subject to the requirements that director nominees be selected either by the independent directors or a nomination committee comprised solely of independent directors. | |
● | our Board of Directors is not required to be comprised of a majority of independent directors; |
The controlled company exemptions do not apply to the audit committee requirement or the requirement for executive sessions of independent directors. We are required to disclose in our annual report that we are a controlled company and the basis for that determination. Although we do not plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, we may in the future take advantage of such exemptions. Our status as a controlled company could cause our securities to be less attractive to certain investors or otherwise adversely affect our securities’ trading price.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, the price of our common stock and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock may be influenced by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our common stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us was to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our common stock or trading volume to decline.
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Anti-takeover provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and Nevada law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.
The anti-takeover provisions of the Nevada law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. Our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, upon the consummation of this offering, may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. For example, our Board of Directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval that could be used to dilute a potential hostile acquirer. As a result, you may lose your ability to sell your stock for a price in excess of the prevailing market price due to these protective measures, and efforts by stockholders to change the direction or management of the company may be unsuccessful. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will:
● | provide that vacancies on our Board of Directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office; | |
● | provide that special meetings of stockholders may only be called by our Chairman and/or President, our Board of Directors or a super-majority (66 or 2/3%) of our stockholders; | |
● | place restrictive requirements (including advance notification of stockholder nominations and proposals) on how special meetings of stockholders may be called by our stockholders; | |
● | not provide stockholders with the ability to cumulate their votes; and provide that only a super-majority of our stockholders (66 or 2/3%) may amend our amended and restated bylaws. |
Failure to establish and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.
We are not currently required to comply with the rules of the SEC implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and therefore are not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a publicly traded company, we will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of controls over financial reporting. Though we will be required to disclose changes made in our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis, we will not be required to make our first annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC. Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until the later of the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC or the date we are no longer an emerging growth company and are an accelerated or large accelerated filer.
To comply with the requirements of being a public company, we may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. In addition, we may identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the applicable deadline imposed upon us for compliance with the requirements of Section 404.
If we identify weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our common stock could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by Nasdaq on which our securities are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources. On September 15, 2023, our management team identified a material weakness and significant deficiency while assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The matters involving this material weakness and significant deficiency were related to inadequate segregation of duties resulting from limited accounting staff and resources. While we have taken steps to remediate this weakness and deficiency by hiring additional staff, there can be no assurances that we will be able to maintain effective internal controls at all times.
Our Bylaws provide that the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County of the State of Nevada is the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes against us, or our directors and officers.
Our Bylaws require, to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County of the State of Nevada (the “Court”) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company, any director or the Company’s officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the NRS, Chapters 78 or 92A of the NRS or our Nevada Articles of Incorporation or our Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company, any director or the Company’s officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine. However, each of these clauses (i) through (iv) will not apply to any claim (x) as to which the Court determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court within ten (10) days following such determination), (y) for which the Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, or (z) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court, including pursuant to Section 27 of the Exchange Act, which provides for exclusive federal jurisdiction over suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides for concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and as such the exclusive jurisdiction clauses set forth above would not apply to such suits.
Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Nevada law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our shares of capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this exclusive forum provision, but will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. If a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our amended and restated bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this prospectus other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, projected costs and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “should,” “shall,” “intend,” “goal,” “objective,” “seek,” “expect,” and similar expressions or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to: our limited operating history on which to judge our performance and assess our prospects for future success, risks related to our reliance on a network of independent dealers and distributors to manage the retail distribution of many of our products, our reliance on third-party manufacturers and supplies for our products, risks related to the fact that the majority of the products we purchase are manufactured by suppliers in China and their operations are subject to risks associated with business operations in China, the inexperience of our principal shareholder and senior management in operating a publicly traded company, economic conditions that impact consumer spending may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition, risks related to face intense competition in all product lines, including from some competitors that have greater financial and marketing resources, risks related to our ability to attract and retain key personnel, potential harm caused by misappropriation of our data and compromises in cybersecurity, changes in laws, regulatory requirements, governmental incentives and fuel and energy prices, litigation, regulatory proceedings, complaints, product liability claims and/or adverse publicity, the inability of our dealers, customers and distributors to secure adequate access to capital or financing, failure to develop brand name and reputation, the significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls, the impact of health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on our business, the other risks we face and the actions we may take in response thereto and other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. 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. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements.
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We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock we are offering will be approximately $2.86 million based on an assumed offering price of $4.50 per share (which represents the mid-point of the estimated range of the initial public offering price shown on the front cover of this prospectus). If the Underwriters fully exercise the Overallotment Option, the net proceeds of the shares we sell will be approximately $6.73 million. “Net proceeds” is what we expect to receive after deducting the underwriting discount and commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed offering price of $4.50 would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $1.3 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discount and commission and estimated offering expenses payable by us, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. Each increase of 100,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us at the assumed public offering price would increase the net proceeds to us in this offering by approximately $0.45 million. Similarly, each decrease of 100,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us at the assumed public offering price would decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $0.45 million. A change in the offering price or the number of shares by these amounts could have a material effect on our uses of the proceeds from this offering, and it may impact the amount of time prior to which we will need to seek additional capital.
We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows, after we complete the remittance process:
● | approximately 15% for the marketing and promotion of our branded products to expand our business; | |
● | approximately 10% for R&D activities, which include our efforts to develop new products and new EV-related technology; | |
● | approximately 20% to establish assembly/distribution operations in other parts of the United States; | |
● | approximately 5% for the recruitment of talent personnel; and | |
● | the balance of approximately 50%, together with any proceeds from the over-allotment option, for general administration and working capital. |
Use of Net Proceeds | $ (in millions)* | % | ||||||
Business expansion | 428,962 | 15 | % | |||||
Technological innovation | 285,975 | 10 | % | |||||
Enhancing warehousing and distribution capacities | 571,950 | 20 | % | |||||
Recruitment of talent personnel | 142,988 | 5 | % | |||||
General working capital | 1,429,875 | 50 | % | |||||
Total | 2,859,750 | 100 | % |
While we expect to use the net proceeds for the purposes described above, the amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including our sales and marketing efforts, our operating costs and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. The expected net proceeds from the sale of the shares offered hereby, if added to our current cash and cash equivalents is anticipated to be sufficient to fund our operations through the next 12 months. In the event that our plans change, our assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, or the net proceeds of this offering are less than as set forth herein or otherwise prove to be insufficient, it may be necessary or advisable to reallocate proceeds or curtail expansion activities, or we may be required to seek additional financing or curtail our operations. As a result of the foregoing, our success will be affected by our discretion and judgment with respect to the application and allocation of the net proceeds of this offering.
Pending their use, we plan to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.
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Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends only when and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for dividends.
Historically, we have been treated as an S Corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and as such, we have paid distributions to our existing shareholder to assist him in paying the U.S. federal income taxes on our taxable income that is “passed through” to them, as well as additional amounts for returns on capital. On December 31, 2022, our board declared and paid cash dividend of $12 million to our original sole shareholder Mr. David Shan and Mr. Shan has lent back approximately $11 million to the Company with non-interest bearing and no fixed payback term as of December 31, 2022. On May 30, 2023, our board declared an additional $2.2 million cash dividend to Mr. Shan.
After the consummation of the Reorganization, on June 1, 2023, whereby we elected to be taxed as a C Corporation, until the date of this prospectus, we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our equity interests. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition and other relevant facts. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business.
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The following table sets forth our cash and equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2023:
● | on an actual basis; and | |
● | on a pro forma as adjusted basis to additionally give effect to the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering, assuming an initial public offering price of $4.50 per share (the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. |
You should read the information in this table together with our financial statements and accompanying notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
As of September 30, 2023 | ||||||||
Actual | As Adjusted | |||||||
($ in thousands) | ||||||||
Equity: | ||||||||
Shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding on an actual basis; and 41,300,000 shares of common stock outstanding as adjusted | $ | 40,000 | $ | 41,300 | ||||
Subscription receivable | (1,052,159 | ) | (1,052,159 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 1,994,000 | 4,852,450 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 9,450,576 | 9,450,576 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 10,432,417 | $ | 13,292,167 | ||||
Total capitalization | $ | 10,432,417 | $ | 13,379,765 |
(1) | Pro forma additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting underwriting fee, Underwriters’ expense allowance and other expenses. We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $2,859,750 (offering proceeds of $5,850,000, less underwriting discounts of $438,750, non-accountable expense of $58,500 and offering expenses of $2,493,000, which includes reimbursement of the Representative’s out-of-pocket expenses of $170,000). If the Underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised, the net proceeds to us would be $3,662,662. The increase in additional paid in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting underwriting discounts, Underwriters’ expense allowance and other expenses |
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If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the assumed public offering price of $4.50 per share (the mid-point of the range appearing on the front cover of this prospectus) and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately upon the consummation of this offering.
On a pro forma basis, our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2023 was approximately $10.4 million, or approximately $0.26 per share. Net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023.
Net tangible book value dilution per share to new investors represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers in this offering and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after completion of this offering. After giving effect to our sale of 1,300,000 shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $4.50 per share, and after deducting Underwriters’ commissions and estimated offering expenses, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2023 would have been $13.3 million, or $0.32 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.06 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $4.18 per share to purchasers of shares in this offering, as illustrated in the following table:
Assumed initial public offering price per share | $ | 4.50 | ||||||
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors | $ | 0.06 | ||||||
Adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2023, after giving effect to this offering | $ | 0.32 | ||||||
Dilution per share to new investors in this offering | $ | 4.18 |
The above discussion and tables do not include the following:
● | 2,000,000 shares of our common stock (which is equal to 4.8% of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation this offering) reserved for future issuance under our 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, which will become effective at a date to be determined after the closing of this offering. |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in this prospectus. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in “Risk Factors.” All amounts included herein with respect to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. All amounts included herein with respect to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Overview of Company
Massimo Group is a holding company established on October 10, 2022 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of a wide selection of farm and ranch tested UTVs, recreational ATVs, and Pontoon Boats. Mr. David Shan, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is the controlling shareholder (the “Controlling Shareholder”) of the Company.
A Reorganization of the legal structure was completed on June 1, 2023. the Controlling Shareholder transferred his 100% equity interest in Massimo Motor and 100% equity interest in Massimo Marine to Massimo Group. After this reorganization, Massimo Group ultimately owns 100% equity interests of Massimo Motor and Massimo Marine.
Before and after the Reorganization, the Company, together with its subsidiaries, is effectively controlled by the same Controlling Shareholder, and therefore, the Reorganization is considered as a recapitalization of entities under common control in accordance with ASC 805-50-25. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries have been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5.
Massimo Group currently generates most of its revenues from the sales of UTVs and ATVs, which represent 90.1% and 87.1% of total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. We also generate revenue from the sales of Pontoon Boats, which represented 9.9% and 12.9% of our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, our total revenues were approximately $30.0 million and $75.5 million, respectively.
Massimo Group currently generates most of its revenues from the sales of UTVs and ATVs, which represent 89.1% and 89.5% of total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. We also generate revenue from the sales of Pontoon Boats, which represented 10.9% and 10.5% of our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, our total revenues were approximately $20.8 million and $61.6 million, respectively.
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Trends and Key Factors that Affect Operating Results
We believe the most significant factors that affect our business and results of operations include the following:
● | Risk of intense competition in the industry - The Powersports Vehicles and Boat Industry is highly competitive. Competition in such markets is based upon a number of factors, including price, quality, reliability, styling, product features and warranties. At the dealer level, competition is based on a number of factors including sales and marketing support programs (such as financing joint advertising programs and cooperative advertising). Certain of our competitors are more diversified and have financial and marketing resources which are substantially greater than ours, which allow these competitors to invest more heavily in intellectual property, product development, and sales and marketing support. If we are not able to compete with new products, product features or models comparable or superior to those of our competitors, or attract new dealers, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
We are subject to competitive pricing. Such pricing pressure may limit our ability to maintain prices or to increase prices for our products in response to raw material, component and other cost increases and so negatively affect our profit margins. |
● | Risk of economic and policy changes within China – We import our products from various Chinese suppliers. The Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry within China by imposing industrial policies, providing subsidies and heavily regulating or prohibiting unwanted activities. There is no assurance the Chinese government will not interfere with the operations of Linhai Powersports or any of our other suppliers. In addition, the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustments, to control the pace of economic growth in China. These measures, or other economic, political, or social developments in China may affect our China-based suppliers, which may adversely affect our business and operating results. We also import our products from Taiwan. The Taiwan issue is a longstanding point of contention between China and the United States. The U.S. maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, while also recognizing the One China policy, which acknowledges Beijing as the legitimate government of Taiwan. Both China and the U.S. have engaged in military posturing around the Taiwan Strait. This increases the risk of accidental clashes or misunderstandings that could escalate into conflict, which will affect both our China-mainland-based and Taiwan-based suppliers. |
● | Risk of unavailability of additional capital - We will require significant expenditures to fund future growth. We intend to fund our growth out of the proceeds of this offering and internal sources of liquidity or through additional financing from external sources. Our ability to obtain external financing in the future at a reasonable cost is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and the condition of the global and domestic financial markets. If we require additional funds and cannot obtain them on acceptable terms when required or at all, we may be unable to fulfill our working capital needs, upgrade our existing facilities or expand our business and may have to reduce the level of our operations. These factors may also prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business or implementing our future strategies. Any debt financing that we undertake may be expensive and might impose covenants that restrict our operations and strategic initiatives, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our capital stock, make investments and engage in mergers, consolidations and asset sale transactions. Equity financings may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our shareholders, and the prices at which new investors would be willing to purchase our equity securities may be lower than the trading prices of such equities. If new sources of financing are required, but are unattractive, insufficient or unavailable, then we could be required to modify our business plans or growth strategy which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. |
● | Risk of uncertainty in the cost and production level of raw materials - We depend on third party suppliers to manufacture many of the products we sell, in particular, ATVs and UTVs, as opposed to our recreational boats which we manufacture in our Dallas facility. As of September 30, 2023, we purchased approximately 61% of our products from two of these suppliers. Competition for the output of these suppliers is intense. If these independent suppliers were unwilling or unable to supply us with products at prices which enable us to maintain our gross margins, it would materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Although we are looking to broaden our supplier base and to reduce our dependence upon a limited number of suppliers, there is no assurance we will be able to do so and increasing the number of suppliers from which we purchase products may increase our costs. |
● | Risk related to overseas freights fluctuation – The inflation rate and supply chain crisis experienced in 2021 and 2022 led to a significant increase in overseas freight costs. However, by September 30, 2023, there was a notable easing in both inflation and freight costs, reflecting an improvement in economic conditions and a stabilization in the supply chain. | |
● | Risk related to inflation – In recent years, our China-based suppliers have increased the cost of their products due to inflation. |
● | Risk of seasonable sale of Pontoon Boats - A portion of our sales revenue generated from Massimo Marine has a seasonable sales pattern. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, our revenue generated from Massimo Marine was approximately 12.9% and 10.5% of our total revenue, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 9.8% and 4.9% of our total revenue, respectively. |
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Results of Operations
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes the results of condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 in U.S. dollars, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 29,907,697 | $ | 20,759,684 | $ | 75,483,811 | $ | 61,572,677 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues | 19,850,258 | 15,912,295 | 51,706,682 | 46,195,092 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 10,057,439 | 4,847,389 | 23,777,129 | 15,377,585 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Selling expense | 2,104,505 | 2,102,360 | 6,541,244 | 5,405,908 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 2,716,733 | 2,172,192 | 9,038,488 | 5,839,633 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,821,238 | 4,274,552 | 15,579,732 | 11,245,541 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 5,236,201 | 572,837 | 8,197,397 | 4,132,044 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 41,133 | 231,036 | 113,001 | 353,104 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (213,901 | ) | (162,427 | ) | (494,011 | ) | (378,235 | ) | ||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | (172,768 | ) | 68,609 | (381,010 | ) | (25,131 | ) | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5,063,433 | 641,446 | 7,816,387 | 4,106,913 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | - | 1,236,551 | - | ||||||||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 4,106,913 |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
For the nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | As % of Sales | Amount | As % of Sales | Amount Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 75,483,811 | 100.0 | % | $ | 61,572,677 | 100.0 | % | $ | 13,911,134 | 22.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 51,706,682 | 68.5 | % | 46,195,092 | 75.0 | % | 5,511,590 | 11.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 23,777,129 | 31.5 | % | 15,377,585 | 25.0 | % | 8,399,544 | 54.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling expenses | 6,541,244 | 8.7 | % | 5,405,908 | 8.8 | % | 1,135,336 | 21.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 9,038,488 | 12.0 | % | 5,839,633 | 9.5 | % | 3,198,855 | 54.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 15,579,732 | 20.6 | % | 11,245,541 | 18.3 | % | 4,334,191 | 38.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 8,197,397 | 10.9 | % | 4,132,044 | 6.7 | % | 4,065,353 | 98.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other income (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 113,001 | 0.1 | % | 353,104 | 0.6 | % | (240,103 | ) | (68.0 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (494,011 | ) | (0.7 | )% | (378,235 | ) | (0.6 | )% | (115,776 | ) | 30.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Total other income/(expenses) | (381,010 | ) | (0.5 | )% | (25,131 | ) | - | (355,879 | ) | 1,416.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 7,816,387 | 10.4 | % | 4,106,913 | 6.7 | % | 3,709,474 | 90.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,236,551 | 1.6 | % | - | - | 1,236,551 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 6,579,836 | 8.7 | % | 4,106,913 | 6.7 | % | 2,472,923 | 60.2 | % |
Revenues.
Revenues increased by $13.9 million, or 22.6%, to approximately $75.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from approximately $61.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in revenue was principally due to increased demand in the electric bike and fishing boat market. In 2022, shutdown of cities in China from April to June significantly affected our suppliers. We were completely out of stock for two out of the twelve months of 2022. The recovery of the electric bike and fishing boat markets was related to the reduction of impacts felt from the COVID-19 pandemic on manufacturing and the supply chain since 2022. An increase in demand and steady supply boosted our revenue in the first nine months of 2023 when compared with the same period in 2022.
Revenue by Type
For the nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue category | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Amount Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 65,765,577 | 87.1 | % | $ | 55,115,219 | 89.5 | % | $ | 10,650,358 | 19.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats | 9,718,234 | 12.9 | % | 6,457,458 | 10.5 | % | 3,260,776 | 50.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 75,483,811 | 100.0 | % | $ | 61,572,677 | 100.0 | % | $ | 13,911,134 | 22.6 | % |
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Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes
Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes increased by $10.7 million, or 19.3%, from $55.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $65.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in sales return was attributable to an increase in revenue. Starting from 2023, we strategically reduced the sales return rate by improving product quality and increasing customer satisfaction. We have enhanced our weekly tracking of warranty part demand to ensure timely customer service. Additionally, in 2023, we are gradually shifting sales from retailers with high return rates such as Costco, to other with lower return rates such as Tractor Supply Co.
Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats
Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats increased by $3.3 million, or 50.5%, from $6.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $9.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to strong demand in the Pontoon Boat market after stock supply returned to normal levels after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the shutdown of cities in China for two months affected our sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Additionally, we put more resources on advertising and promotion of our Massimo Marine brand, which boosted our sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 when compared to same period last year.
Gross profit
Our gross profit increased by $8.4 million, or 54.6%, to $23.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 from $15.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Gross profit margin was 31.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared with 25.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase of 6.5% in the gross profit margin was primarily attributable to higher selling price due to higher market demand, as well as the lower cost of sales due to reduced freight costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared with the same period in 2022.
Our cost and gross profit by revenue types are as follows:
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | Cost of
revenue | Gross profit | Gross
profit % | Cost of
revenue | Gross
profit | Gross profit % | Variance in Cost of revenue | Variance in gross profit | Variance in gross profit % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 43,547,341 | $ | 22,218,236 | 33.8 | $ | 40,975,052 | $ | 14,140,167 | 25.7 | $ | 2,572,289 | $ | 8,078,069 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats | 8,159,341 | 1,558,893 | 16.0 | 5,220,040 | 1,237,418 | 19.2 | 2,939,301 | 321,475 | (3.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 51,706,682 | $ | 23,777,129 | 31.5 | $ | 46,195,092 | $ | 15,377,585 | 25.0 | $ | 5,511,590 | $ | 8,399,544 | 6.5 |
Cost of revenue on UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes increased by $2.6 million from $41.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $43.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. and gross profit increased by $8.1 million from $14.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $22.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Gross margin increased from 25.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to 31.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increased cost of revenue was in line with increase in sales. The increase in gross margin was mainly due to significant decline in global container freight since mid-2022. Our freight costs dropped by approximately 50% in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 when compared with the same period in 2022.
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Cost of revenue on Pontoon Boats increased by $2.9 million from $5.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $8.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and gross profit increased by $0.4 million from $1.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $1.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Gross profit margin decreased slightly from 19.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to 16.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in gross margin was mainly due to some old models being sold at reduced prices in the beginning of the period. We rented a new warehouse for the Massimo Marine line to support its growing business operation in May 2023, resulting in a higher overhead cost in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.
Selling expenses
Our selling expenses mainly include warranty expense, advertising and promotion expense, shipping and handling fee and merchant service fee. It increased by $1.1 million, or 21.0%, from $5.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $6.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing 8.7% and 8.8% of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was mainly due to the increased warranty expense by $0.7 million or 82.6% from $0.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $1.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of increased sales. The increase in shipping and handling costs by $0.3 million or 13.3% from $2.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $3.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is attributable to an increase in selling expense.
General and administrative expenses
Our general and administrative expenses primarily include salaries and benefits, professional fee, office expenses, travel expenses, insurance expenses, and depreciation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $3.2 million, or 54.8%, from $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $9.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to increased salaries and benefits and professional fees. Our general and administrative expenses represented 12.0% and 9.5% of our total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Our salaries and benefits increased by $0.6 million or 23.5%, from $2.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $3.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing 36.1% and 45.2% of our total general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The significant increase was mainly due to the Company recruiting more employees for the assembly line to speed up production and fulfill increase in demand and to support the growth of business.
Our professional fee increased by $1.5 million or 188.7%, from $0.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $2.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing 26.1% and 14.0% of our total general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was mainly due to legal fees arising from lawsuits.
Interest expenses
Our interest expense increased by $0.1 million, from $0.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $0.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The significant increase in interest expense was mainly due to an increase in the average interest rate of 8.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 (the nine months ended September 30, 2022: 4.4%).
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Other income, net
Our other income was $0.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared with other income of $0.3 million in nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by $0.2 million, or 68.0%. The decrease was primarily due to lower insurance claims. We received income from insurance claims of $33,042 and $200,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Income before income taxes
We had income before income taxes of approximately $7.8 million and $4.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of revenue by $13.9 million and gross profit by $8.4 million, which was partly offset by increase of general and administrative expenses by approximately $3.2 million, as well as other expenses as discussed above.
Provision for income taxes
The income tax expense was approximately $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. We had no provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as before the Reorganization, Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine both elected to be taxed as an “S Corporation” under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and comparable state income tax law. As an S Corporation, Massimo Motor and Masson Marine are not subject to federal income tax and Texas state tax. Taxable income “passes through” to the personal tax returns of the owners. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes for Massimo Motor and Massimo Marine for the nine months ended September 30,2022.
Net income
We had net income of $6.6 million and $4.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased revenues and gross as discussed above.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
For the three months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | Amount | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | As
% of Sales | Amount | As
% of Sales | Increase (Decrease) | Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 29,907,697 | 100.0 | % | $ | 20,759,684 | 100.0 | % | $ | 9,148,013 | 44.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 19,850,258 | 66.4 | % | 15,912,295 | 76.6 | % | 3,937,963 | 24.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 10,057,439 | 33.6 | % | 4,847,389 | 23.4 | % | 5,210,050 | 107.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling expenses | 2,104,505 | 7.0 | % | 2,102,360 | 10.1 | % | 2,145 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 2,716,733 | 9.1 | % | 2,172,192 | 10.5 | % | 544,541 | 25.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,821,238 | 16.1 | % | 4,274,552 | 20.6 | % | 546,686 | 12.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 5,236,201 | 17.5 | % | 572,837 | 2.8 | % | 4,663,364 | 814.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other income (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 41,133 | 0.1 | % | 231,036 | 1.1 | % | (189,903 | ) | (82.2 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (213,901 | ) | (0.7 | )% | (162,427 | ) | (0.8 | )% | (51,474 | ) | 31.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Total other income/(expenses) | (172,768 | ) | (0.6 | )% | 68,609 | 0.3 | % | (241,377 | ) | (351.8 | )% | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5,063,433 | 16.9 | % | 641,446 | 3.1 | % | 4,421,987 | 689.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | 3.9 | % | - | - | 1,174,560 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 3,888,873 | 13.0 | % | $ | 641,446 | 3.1 | % | $ | 3,247,427 | 506.3 | % |
Revenues.
Revenues increased by $9.1 million, or 44.1%, to approximately $29.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 from approximately $20.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022. The recovery of the electric bike and fishing boat markets was related to the reduction of impacts felt from the COVID-19 pandemic on manufacturing and the supply chain since 2022. The increase in demand and steady supply boost our revenue in three months in 2023 when compared with the same period in 2022.
Revenue by Type
For the three months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue category | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Amount Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 26,953,580 | 90.1 | % | $ | 18,499,983 | 89.1 | % | $ | 8,453,597 | 45.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats | 2,954,117 | 9.9 | % | 2,259,701 | 10.9 | % | 694,416 | 30.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 29,907,697 | 100.0 | % | $ | 20,759,684 | 100.0 | % | $ | 9,148,013 | 44.1 | % |
Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes
Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes slightly increased by $8.5 million, or 45.7%, from $18.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $27.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher sales volume and increased demand in the three months ended September 30, 2023 when compared with the same period last year. The decrease in sales return was attributable to an increase in revenue. Starting from 2023, we strategically reduced sales return rate by improving product quality and increasing customer satisfaction. We have enhanced our weekly tracking of warranty part demand to ensure timely customer service. Additionally, in 2023, we are gradually shifting sales from retailers with high return rates such as Costco, to others with lower return rates such as Tractor Supply Co.
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Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats
Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats increased by $0.7 million, or 30.7%, from $2.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $3.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to strong demand in the Pontoon Boat market after the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and stock supply returned to normal levels. In 2022, we had limited stock due to the shutdown of cities in China for two months, which affected our sales in the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Gross profit
Our gross profit increased by $5.2 million to $10.1 million in three months ended September 30, 2023 from $4.8 million in three months ended September 30, 2022. Gross profit margin was 33.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared with 23.4% in three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase of 10.2% in the gross profit margin was primarily attributable to a decrease in sales return and drop in global container freight costs in the three months ended September 30, 2023 when compared to the same period last year.
Our cost and gross profit by revenue types are as follows:
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 | For the three months ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | Cost of revenue | Gross profit | Gross profit % | Cost of revenue | Gross profit | Gross profit % | Variance in Cost of revenue | Variance in gross profit | Variance in gross profit % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 17,497,459 | $ | 9,456,121 | 35.1 | $ | 14,127,140 | $ | 4,372,843 | 23.6 | $ | 3,370,319 | $ | 5,083,278 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats | 2,352,799 | 601,318 | 20.4 | 1,785,155 | 474,546 | 21.0 | 567,644 | 126,772 | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 19,850,258 | $ | 10,057,439 | 33.6 | $ | 15,912,295 | $ | 4,847,389 | 23.4 | $ | 3,937,963 | $ | 5,210,050 | 10.2 |
Cost of revenue on UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes increased by $3.4 million from $14.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $17.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. Gross margin increased from 23.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to 35.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increased cost of revenue aligned with an increase in revenue. The increase of gross margin was mainly due to combined effect of the decrease in sales returns and decrease in global container freight costs in the three months ended September 30, 2023 when compared to the same period last year.
Cost of revenue on Pontoon Boats increased by $0.6 million from $1.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $2.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and gross profit slightly increased by $0.1 million from $0.5 million in in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. Gross profit margin decreased slightly from 21.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to 20.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in gross profit was mainly due to an increase of sales in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and the decrease of gross margin in the three months ended September 30, 2023 is consistent with the same period in 2022.
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Selling expenses
Our selling expenses mainly include warranty expense, advertising and promotion expense, shipping and handling fee, and merchant service fee. It remained stable at $2.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, representing 7.0% and 10.1% of our total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
General and administrative expenses
Our general and administrative expenses primarily include salaries and benefits, professional fees, office expenses, travel expenses, insurance expenses, and depreciation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 25.1%, from $2.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $2.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to increased salaries and benefits, professional fees and warranty expenses. Our general and administrative expenses represented 9.1% and 10.5% of our total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Our salaries and benefits increased by $0.2 million or 25.5%, from $0.9 million in three months ended September 30, 2022 to $1.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, representing 41.6% and 41.4% of our total general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The significant increase was mainly due to our Company hiring more employees to support the growth of our business.
Our professional fees increased by $0.4 million or 137.6%, from $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $0.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, representing 24.0% and 12.6% of our total general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was mainly due to legal fees and settlement fees arising from lawsuit cases.
Interest expenses
Our interest expense increased by $51,474, from $162,427 in the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $213,901 in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The slight increase in interest expense was mainly due to increases in the average interest rate but with lower average loan principal in the three months ended September 30, 2023 when compared to the same period last year.
Other income, net
Our other income was $41,133 in the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared with other income of $231,036 in the three months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by $189,903, or 82.2%. In the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had an insurance claim of $200,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and recorded it as other income. We had no such income in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Income before income taxes
We had income before income taxes of approximately $5.1 million and $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of revenue, increase in gross profit, and the decrease in selling expense, as well as other expenses as discussed above.
Provision for income taxes
The income tax expense was approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. We had no provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30,2022, as before the Reorganization, Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine both elected to be taxed as an “S Corporation” under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and comparable state income tax law. As an S Corporation, Massimo Motor and Massimo Marine are not subject to federal income tax and Texas state tax. Taxable income “passes through” to the personal tax returns of the owners. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes for Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
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Net income
We had net income of $3.9 million and $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to the significant increased revenues and gross profit, decreased selling expenses, as well as increased general and administrative expenses as discussed above.
Cash Flows
For the Periods Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
The following table sets forth summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Period Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities | $ | 5,778,608 | $ | (2,242,743 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (68,871 | ) | (185,234 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (5,499,666 | ) | 1,665,495 | |||||
Net (decreased) increase in cash | 210,071 | (762,482 | ) | |||||
Cash, beginning of the period | 947,971 | 1,288,854 | ||||||
Cash, end of the period | $ | 1,158,042 | $ | 526,372 |
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $5.8 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to cash used in operating activities of approximately $2.2 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the following factors:
● | Net income of approximately $6.6 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to net income of approximately $4.1 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | Sales return liabilities decreased by approximately $0.3 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared with a decrease of approximately $0.2 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | Accounts receivable increased by approximately $1.6 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to an increased by approximately $1.0 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | Inventory increased by approximately $0.04 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to a increased by approximately $7.8 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | Prepayment, deposit and other receivable decreased by approximately $0.8 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to decreased by approximately $0.1 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | Account payable increased by approximately $0.4 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to decreased by approximately $2.7 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. | |
● | The decrease of advances from customers by approximately $0.5 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to an increase of approximately $0.3 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. |
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $68,871 in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $185,234 in the period ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to the reduced purchase of plant, property and equipment in the period ended September 30, 2023.
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Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $5.5 million in the period ended September 30, 2023, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $1.7 million in the period ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net cash used in financing activities in the period ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to repayment/withdrawal of shareholder advance by $3.9 million and repayment of bank loan of $1.6 million, compared to net proceeds from bank loan of $4.1 million which was partially offset by repayment of shareholder advance of $2.0 million in the period ended September 30, 2022.
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.
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Amount | As % of Sales | Amount | As % of Sales | Amount Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 86,527,534 | 100.0 | % | $ | 82,567,816 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,959,718 | 4.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 64,323,858 | 74.3 | % | 65,526,818 | 79.4 | % | (1,202,960 | ) | (1.8 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 22,203,676 | 25.7 | % | 17,040,998 | 20.6 | % | 5,162,678 | 30.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Selling expenses | 8,670,176 | 10.0 | % | 6,095,479 | 7.4 | % | 2,574,697 | 42.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 8,928,493 | 10.3 | % | 6,572,729 | 8.0 | % | 2,355,764 | 35.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,598,669 | 20.3 | % | 12,668,208 | 15.3 | % | 4,930,461 | 38.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 4,605,007 | 5.3 | % | 4,372,790 | 5.3 | % | 232,217 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Other income, net | 384,622 | 0.4 | % | 799,977 | 1.0 | % | (415,355 | ) | (51.9 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (828,016 | ) | (1.0 | )% | (454,066 | ) | (0.5 | )% | (373,950 | ) | 82.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Total other income/(expenses) | (443,394 | ) | (0.5 | )% | 345,911 | 0.4 | % | (789,305 | ) | (228.2 | )% | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 4,161,613 | 4.8 | % | 4,718,701 | 5.7 | % | (557,088 | ) | (11.8 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 4,161,613 | 4.8 | % | 4,718,701 | 5.7 | % | (557,088 | ) | (11.8 | )% |
Revenues.
Revenues increased by $4.0 million, or 4.8%, to approximately $86.5 million in Fiscal 2022 from approximately $82.6 million in Fiscal 2021. The increase in revenue was principally due to an increase of sales of Pontoon Boats of $4.4 million in Fiscal 2022, offset by a decrease of sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes of $0.5 million in Fiscal 2022. The reason for the decreased sales of UTVs and ATVs in 2022 is that the shut-down of cities in China from April to June significantly affected our suppliers. We were completely out of stock for 2 out of 12 months in 2022.
Revenue by Type
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Revenue category | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Revenue | % of total Revenue | Amount Increase (Decrease) | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 78,024,831 | 90.2 | % | $ | 78,511,009 | 95.1 | % | $ | (486,178 | ) | (0.6 | )% | |||||||||||
Pontoon Boats | 8,502,703 | 9.8 | % | 4,056,807 | 4.9 | % | 4,445,896 | 109.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 86,527,534 | 100.0 | % | $ | 82,567,816 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,959,718 | 4.8 | % |
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Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes
Revenue from sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes slightly decreased by $0.5 million, or 0.6%, from $78.5 million in Fiscal 2021 to $78.0 million in Fiscal 2022. The reason for the decreased sales of UTVs and ATVs in 2022 is that the shut-down of cities in China from April to June due to COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected our suppliers. We were completely out of stock for 2 months out of 12 months in 2022. However, we increased the unit selling prices for majority of our products as a result of the supply chain issues we tried and to be consistent with the average trend in the market.
Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats
Revenue from sales of Pontoon Boats increased by $4.4 million, or 109.6%, from $4.1 million in Fiscal 2021 to $8.5 million in Fiscal 2022. We started this sale stream from year 2020 and significantly sales occurred in Fiscal 2021. However, due to the supply chain crisis during COVID-19 pandemic, the production of Pontoon Boats was delayed due to slow shipping and delivery schedule in the year 2021. The production resumed to a normal status in Fiscal 2022, as we ordered and shipped our parts from China in advance to prepare the seasonal sales for summer 2022 and limited the negative impact of the “shut-down period” in China to a minimum. Additionally, we devoted more resources to promote this sales stream, evidenced by increased advertising expense in Fiscal 2022. As a result, the revenue generated from lounge Pontoon Boats increased significantly in Fiscal 2022.
Gross profit
Our gross profit increased by $5.2 million, or 30.3%, to $22.2 million in Fiscal 2022 from $17.0 million in Fiscal 2021. Gross profit margin was 25.7% in Fiscal 2022, as compared with 20.6% in Fiscal 2021. The increase of 5.1% in the gross profit margin was primarily attributable to higher selling price due to higher market demand, as well as the lower cost of sales due to and lower costs of raw materials in Fiscal 2022 as compared to Fiscal 2021.
Our cost and gross profit by revenue types are as follows:
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Category | Cost of revenue | Gross profit | Gross profit % | Cost of revenue | Gross profit | Gross profit % | Variance in Cost of revenue | Variance in gross profit | Variance in gross profit % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 57,437,705 | $ | 20,587,126 | 26.4 | % | $ | 62,286,168 | $ | 16,224,841 | 20.7 | % | $ | (4,848,463 | ) | $ | 4,362,285 | 5.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Pontoon Boats | 6,886,153 | 1,616,550 | 19.0 | % | 3,240,650 | 816,157 | 20.1 | % | 3,645,503 | 800,393 | (1.1 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 64,323,858 | $ | 22,203,676 | 25.7 | % | $ | 65,526,818 | $ | 17,040,998 | 20.6 | % | $ | (1,202,960 | ) | $ | 5,162,678 | 5.1 | % |
Cost of revenue on UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes decreased by $4.8 million from $62.3 million in Fiscal 2021 to $57.4 million in Fiscal 2022. Gross margin increased from 20.7% in Fiscal 2021 to 26.4% in Fiscal 2022. The decreased cost of revenue and increase of gross margin were mainly due to combined effect of decreased costs on raw materials from the vendors and increased average sales price. The Company doubled its sales on UTVs, ATVs, and electric bikes in year 2021 from year 2020, and it has more bargain powers to get more volume discount when it negotiate the purchase agreements with its major vendors for the next year’s orders. Also, the average sale price increased in year 2022 as a result of the supply chain issues we tried and to be consistent with the average trend in the market.
Cost of revenue on Pontoon Boats increased by $3.6 million from $3.2 million in Fiscal 2021 to $6.8 million in Fiscal 2022, and gross profit increased by $0.8 million from $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021 to $1.6 million in Fiscal 2022. Gross profit margin decreased slightly from 20.1% in Fiscal 2021 to 19.0% in Fiscal 2022. The increase in gross profit was mainly due to significant increase of sales in Fiscal 2022, and the decrease of gross margin is mainly due to higher direct labor costs, and higher overhead cost allocated to Marine line, consistent with higher sales in Fiscal 2022, compared to Fiscal 2021.
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Selling expenses
Our selling expenses mainly include warranty expense, advertising and promotion expense, shipping and handling fee and merchant service fee. It increased by $2.6 million, or 42.2%, from $6.1 million in Fiscal 2021 to $8.7 million in Fiscal 2022, representing 10.0% and 7.4% of our total revenue for Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021, respectively. The increase was mainly due to the increased advertising and promotion expense by $1.0 million or 134.7% from $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021 to $1.8 million in Fiscal 2022. Additionally, increase in merchant service fee by $0.7 million to $1.3 million in Fiscal 2022, as compared with $0.6 million, is another factor of rising selling expense. Increased shipping and handling fee as a result of increased sales also contributed to the increase in selling expense. Approximately $1.4 million in warranty expenses were recognized for Fiscal 2022, increased by $0.6 million from $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021.
General and administrative expenses
Our general and administrative expenses primarily include salaries and benefits, professional fee, office expenses, travel expenses, insurance expenses, and depreciation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $2.3 million, or 35.8%, from $6.6 million in Fiscal 2021 to $8.9 million in Fiscal 2022. The increase was mainly due to increased salaries and benefits, professional fee and warranty expense. Our general and administrative expenses represented 10.3% and 8.0% of our total revenue for Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021, respectively.
Our salaries and benefits increased by $1.2 million or 40.6%, from $2.8 million in Fiscal 2021 to $4.0 million in Fiscal 2022, representing 44.7% and 43.2% of our total general and administrative expenses for Fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The significant increase was mainly due to the Company hiring more employees to support the growth of business.
Our professional fee increased by $0.7 million or 92.2%, from $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021 to $1.5 million in Fiscal 2022, representing 16.2% and 11.4% of our total general and administrative expenses for Fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was mainly due to legal fees and settlement fees arising from lawsuits.
Interest expenses
Our interest expense increased by $0.4 million, from $0.4 million in Fiscal 2021 to $0.8 million in Fiscal 2022. The significant increase in interest expense was mainly due to combined effect of increased averaged loan principal of $6.9 million in Fiscal 2022 compared to $3.7 million in 2021 and average interest rate of 5.06% in Fiscal 2022 compared to 3.5% in 2021.
Other income, net
Our other income was $0.4 million in Fiscal 2022, as compared with other income of $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021, decreased by $415,355, or 51.9%. In Fiscal 2021, we had the Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness of $714,613 and recorded it as other income. While, in Fiscal 2022, we recorded an insurance claim of $200,000 as other income.
Income before income taxes
We had income before income taxes of approximately $4.2 million in Fiscal 2022, as compared to income before income taxes of approximately $4.7 million in Fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the increase of selling expenses by $2.6 million and increase of general and administrative expenses by approximately $2.3 million, as well as other expenses as discussed above.
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Provision for income taxes
Before the Reorganization, Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine both elected to be taxed as an “S Corporation” under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and comparable state income tax law. As an S Corporation, Massimo Motor Sports and Masson Marine are not subject to federal income tax and Texas state tax. Taxable income “passes through” to the personal tax returns of the owners. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes for Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Had the Company been taxed as a C Corporation and paid U.S. federal income tax for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company combined statutory income tax rate would have been 21% in each period, representing a U.S. federal income tax rate of 21.0% and no state tax for Texas. Had the Company been subject to U.S. federal income tax during these periods, on a pro forma basis, the provision for combined federal and state income tax would have been $873,939 and $990,927, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company’s pro forma net income (after U.S. federal and state income tax) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 would have been $3,287,674 and $3,727,774, respectively.
Net income
We had net income of $4,161,613 and $4,718,701 for Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021 respectively. The decrease was primarily attributable to the increased revenues and gross profit, increased selling expenses, as well as increased general and administrative expenses as discussed above.
Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
The following table sets forth summary of our cash flows for the years indicated:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities | $ | 621,293 | $ | (1,296,653 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (197,802 | ) | (240,472 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (764,374 | ) | 2,518,855 | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash | (340,883 | ) | 981,730 | |||||
Cash, beginning of the year | 1,288,854 | 307,124 | ||||||
Cash, end of the year | $ | 947,971 | $ | 1,288,854 |
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $0.6 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to cash used in operating activities of approximately $1.3 million in Fiscal 2021. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the following factors:
● | Sales return liabilities decreased by approximately $1.0 million in Fiscal 2022, compared with a decrease of approximately $0.8 million in Fiscal 2021. | |
● | Accounts receivable increased by approximately $1.1 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to a decrease by approximately $3.4 million in Fiscal 2021. | |
● | Inventory decreased by approximately $1.4 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to a decrease by approximately $0.2 million in Fiscal 2021. | |
● | Account payable decreased by approximately $1.2 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to a decrease by approximately $2.3 million in Fiscal 2021. | |
● | The decrease of advances from customers from Fiscal 2021 by approximately $0.6 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to an increase of approximately $0.3 million in Fiscal 2021. |
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.2 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.24 million in Fiscal 2021. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to the reduced purchase of plant, property and equipment in Fiscal 2022.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $0.8 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $2.5 million in Fiscal 2021. The increase in net cash used in financing activities in Fiscal 2022 was primarily attributable to repayment/withdrawal of shareholder advance by $2.5 million, which was offset by proceeds from bank loan of $1.6 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to proceeds from bank loan of $4 million which is offset by repayment of related party loan of $1.0 million, repayment of shareholder advance of $0.05 million and repayment of other loan of $0.4 million in Fiscal 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
The general objectives of our capital management strategy reside in the preservation of our capacity to continue operating, in providing benefits to our stakeholders and in providing an adequate return on investment to our shareholders by selling our products at a price commensurate with the level of operating risk assumed by us.
We thus determine the total amount of capital required consistent with risk levels. This capital structure is adjusted on a timely basis depending on changes in the economic environment and risks of the underlying assets. We are not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.
Working Capital
As of September 30, 2023, we had cash of approximately $1.2 million. Our current assets were approximately $37.1 million, including approximately $8.2 million accounts receivable, approximately $23.8 million inventory, approximately $3.1 million advance to suppliers and approximately $0.9 million prepayment and other receivables, and our current liabilities were approximately $29.3 million, including a line of credit from MidFirst Bank of $4.0 million, $10.8 million accounts payable to supplies, $1.2 million advances from customers, and $1.1 million liabilities from obligations under operating and financing leases, which resulted in a positive working capital of $7.8 million. The shareholder withdrew approximately $2.2 million from the Company as the capital dividend as the Company was an “S Corporation” before the Reorganization.
As of December 31, 2022, we had cash of approximately $0.9 million. Our current assets were approximately $34.6 million, including approximately $6.8 million accounts receivable, approximately $23.8 million inventory, approximately $3.0 million advance to suppliers and approximately $0.01 million other current assets, and our current liabilities were approximately $31.1 million, including a line of credit from MidFirst Bank of $5.6 million, $11.1 million accounts payable to supplies, $0.7 million advances from customers, and $0.8 million liabilities from obligations under operating and financing leases, which resulted in a positive working capital of $3.5 million. The shareholder withdrew approximately $2.5 million from the Company as the cash dividend as the Company was an S Corporation before the Reorganization.
Our primary source of cash is currently generated from our business and bank borrowings. In the coming years, we will be looking to other sources, such as raising additional capital by issuing shares of stock, to meet our cash needs. While facing uncertainties regarding the size and timing of capital raise, we are confident that we can continue to meet operational needs solely by utilizing cash flows generated from our operating activities.
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Loan Facilities
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the details of all bank loans are as follows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
MidFirst Bank | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 5,600,000 |
On January 15, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary Massimo Motor Sports obtained a line of credit from MidFirst Bank, pursuant to which the Company has the availability to borrow a maximum $4.0 million out of this line of credit for two years at the U.S. prime rate + 0.25%. On August 15. 2021, this line of credit was increased to allow the Company to access a total of $7.4 million and the maturity date was extended to July 15, 2023. On April 18, 2022, this line of credit was further increased to $10.0 million, and maturity date is July 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, the maturity date was extended to October 15, 2023. Subsequent to the period ended September 30, 2023, the maturity date was extended to January 13, 2024.
This line of credit is also personally guaranteed by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling Shareholder, and Miller Creek Holdings LLC, a related party controlled by Mr. David Shan. This line of credit is pledged by the Company’s accounts receivable and inventories.
Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $111,158 and $331,651 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $113,695 and $220,947 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the details of all bank loans are as follows:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Midfirst Bank | $ | 5,600,000 | $ | 4,000,000 |
Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $368,990 and $130,015 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures consist primarily of expenditures for the purchase of fixed assets and equipment leases as a result of our business growth. Our capital expenditures amounted to approximately $68,871 and $185,324 the period ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our capital expenditures amounted to approximately $197,802 and $240,472 for Fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Contractual Commitments
As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s contractual obligations consist of the following:
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Lease commitment | $ | 2,074,894 | 1,171,094 | 891,474 | 12,326 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
Repayment of bank loan | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,074,894 | 5,171,094 | 891,474 | 12,326 | $ | - |
As of December 31, 2022, our contractual obligations consisted of the following:
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Lease commitment | $ | 1,572,890 | 855,314 | 680,642 | 36,934 | $ | – | |||||||||||||
Repayment of bank loan | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | - | – | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,172,890 | 6,455,314 | 680,642 | 36,934 | $ | – |
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Off-balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements
There were no off-balance sheet arrangements for the period ended September 30, 2023 and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, that have, or that in the opinion of management are likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Future Related Party Transactions
The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors must approve all related party transactions. All related party transactions will be made or entered into on terms that are no less favorable to us than can be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
Additional Paid-In Capital
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into two agreements with ATIFUS. Pursuant to these agreements, ATIFUS agreed to investment of $1.0 million to Massimo Motor Sports and $1.0 million to Massimo Marine to exchange 15% of the outstanding shares common stock of Massimo Motor Sports and Massino Marine, respectively. ATIFUS contributed the additional paid-in capital of $361,841 and $981,841 to the Company for the three months and nine months period ended September 30, 2023. respectively. Pursuant to both agreements, Mr. David Shan shall maintain his sole authority to act on behalf of the Company and any decisions to be made by and among any members of the Company shall be made by majority vote.
Reorganization
On June 1, 2023, the Company completed its Reorganization. After the Reorganization, the Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine are 100% owned subsidiaries of Massimo Group, and Mr. David Shan and ATIFUS owns 85% (34,000,000 shares) and 15% (6,000,000 shares) of equity interest in Massimo Group, respectively.
On June 1, 2023, the Reorganization was complete and effectuated. All share information included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted for the Reorganization as if the changes occurred on the first day of the first period presented.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risks
Foreign Exchange Risk
Most of our raw materials are imported from China. The value of the Chinese Yuan against the U.S. dollar is affected by the changes in China and United States economic conditions. We do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign exchange risk and have not used any derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to such risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates. Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest rates from our borrowings with banks. We have not been exposed to material risks due to the fact that our borrowing is not significant. and we have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure. However, we cannot provide assurance that we will not be exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rate in the future.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations over available financial assets due at any point in time. Our objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient readily available reserves in order to meet our liquidity requirements at any point in time. We achieve this by maintaining sufficient cash and banking facilities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities, each as of the date of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the periods presented. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates their estimates and assumptions, and the effects of any such revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which they are determined to be necessary. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual outcomes could differ materially from those estimates in a manner that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Management has determined that, while there are no critical accounting estimates, the most significant estimates relate to sales returns, products warranty, allowance for credit loss and inventory provision. Each of these are discussed below.
Sales returns
The Company provides a refund policy to accept returns from end customer, which varies and depends on the different products and customers. The estimated sales returns are determined based upon an analysis of historical sales returns. Return allowances are recorded as a reduction in sales with corresponding sales return liabilities which are included in “accrued return liabilities”. The estimated cost of returned inventory is recorded as a reduction to cost of sales and an increase of right of return assets which is included in “inventories.” As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded sales return liabilities associated with estimated product returns of $0.2 million, $0.6 million and $1.5 million in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively. The Company recorded reversal of sales return expense of $0.2 million and sales return expense of $2.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company recorded sales return expense of $1.1 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company recorded sales return expense of $4.4 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Products warranty
The Company generally provides a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials related to the sale of products. The Company considerers the warranty as an assurance type warranty since the warranty provides the customer the assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications. Estimated future warranty obligations are included in cost of product sales in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. The determination of the Company’s warranty accrual is based on actual historical experience with the product, estimates of repair and replacement costs and any product warranty problems that are identified after shipment. The Company estimates and adjusts these accruals at each balance sheet date in accordance with changes in these factors. As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and, 2021,the Company recorded warranty liabilities associated with estimated product returns of $0.5 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively. The Company recorded warranty expenses of $0.6 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as a portion of selling expenses. The Company recorded warranty expenses of $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as a portion of selling expenses. The Company recorded warranty expenses of $1.36 million and $0.76 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 respectively, as a portion of selling expenses.
Allowance for credit loss
The Company considered various factors, including nature, historical collection experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances and the contract assets, credit quality and specific risk characteristics of its customers, current economic conditions, forecasts of future economic conditions, reversion period, and qualitative and quantitative adjustments to develop an estimate of credit losses. The Company has adopted loss rate method and individual specific valuation method to calculate the credit loss and considered the relevant factors of the historical and future conditions of the Company to make reasonable estimation of the risk rate. For accounts receivable aged less than one year and non-overdue contract assets, the Company uses the loss rate method, which is a combination of historical rate method and adjustment rate method, to estimate the credit loss. For accounts receivable aged over one year and overdue retainage receivable, the Company uses the individual specific valuation method to estimate the credit loss.
The Company writes off potentially uncollectible accounts receivable against the allowance for credit losses if it is determined that the amounts will not be collected. As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded allowance for credit loss of $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively.
Inventory provision
The Company assessed the net realized value of each item of inventories and compared to the cost on the book, which include the cost of raw materials, freight and duty for raw materials, and adding labor costs and overhead costs for finished goods at end of each reporting period. Also, the Company reviewed any slowing moving or obsoleted items for inventory valuation. As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, he Company did not have inventory provision in the consolidated balance sheet.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements, we believe that there were no critical accounting policies that affect the preparation of financial statements.
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Overview
We believe we are a leading company in the Mid-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. In 2020, we became one of the 15 largest pontoon manufacturers in Texas. Our emphasis on providing the sports enthusiast with powerful, affordable, and reliable products has enabled us to grow annual revenues and net income to in excess of $86 million and $4 million, respectively, in Fiscal 2022, and in excess of $75 million and $6 million, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, since entering the industry in 2009.
We manufacture, import and distribute a diversified portfolio of products divided into two main lines: (1) UTVs, ATVs, motorcycles, scooters, golf carts and a juvenile line from go karts to balance bikes; and (2) recreational Pontoon Boats. In 2009, we began by distributing electric scooters, our first product. Since that time we have successfully entered the market for motorcycles, UTVs, ATVs, golf carts and Pontoon Boats, as well as a juvenile line from go karts to balance bikes and snow equipment. We have also been developing new product lines, such as EV chargers, electric coolers, power stations, portable solar panels and electric Pontoon Boats, all of which are currently available for sale. In addition to distributing our products, we intend to provide unparalleled customer service which includes over 600 motor vehicles and 5,500 marine third-party service providers across the United States, 24-hour customer support and an approximately 40,000 sq. ft. parts facility which enables us to fulfill most parts orders within 48 hours.
We seek to provide our customers with reliable, high-quality products at great value. By doing so, we believe we have developed a loyal customer base and achieved annual revenues and net income in excess of $86 million and $4 million, respectively, in the 12 months ended December 31, 2022, and in excess of $75 million and $6 million, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
We are headquartered in a 286,000 sq. ft. facility of which 220,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to Massimo Motor Sports and 66,000 sq. ft. to Massimo Marine. Our facility is adjacent to seven acres for boat storage in Dallas, Texas, which houses a design center, two assembly lines, our parts department, a test track, dyno and over 30 loading docks. Our products are sold directly by us, in the e-commerce marketplace, and through a network of dealerships, distributors, and chain stores. We have a significant in-store UTV retail partnership with Tractor Supply Co.
We manufacture and assemble our products in our Dallas facility and rely upon an international network of strategic global partnerships to supply us with parts and components. In 2017, we began a partnership with Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., located in Shanghai, China which allowed us to rapidly expand our product line and increase the performance of our vehicles. Further, we partnered with Kubota, Japan to enter the Diesel UTV market in 2019.
Corporate History
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC was initially formed as a limited liability company in Texas on June 30, 2009 Massimo Marine was formed as a limited liability company in Texas on January 6, 2020. At the time of the respective formations, Mr. David Shan had held one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine.
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On October 10, 2022, Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation, was formed, whereby Mr. David Shan was the sole stockholder. On June 1, 2023, to effectuate the Reorganization, ATIFUS entered into two separate contribution agreements with Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports respectively, whereby ATIFUS committed to contribute $1,000,000 to Massimo Marine and $1,000,000 to Massimo Motor Sports in exchange for fifteen percent (15%) of membership interests in both entities. Simultaneously, on the same date, Mr. Shan and ATIFUS contributed their membership interests in Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports, which was eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) respectively, to Massimo Group in exchange for shares of common stock of Massimo Group, the end result being that Mr. David Shan and ATIFUS own eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) of Massimo Group. Following the Reorganization, the following chart is a summary of our current corporate structure:
Impact of COVID-19
In December 2019, COVID-19 was first reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 spread rapidly to many parts of the PRC and other parts of the world in the first half of 2020, which caused significant volatility in the domestic and international markets. The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected many aspects of our business, including the expansion of our customer base and the introduction of new product offerings. We temporarily closed our offices and production facilities partially in March 2020, as required by relevant local authorities. Our offices reopened in April 2020 upon approval from the local governments. Due to the extended lock-down and self-quarantine policies in Dallas, Texas, we experienced a business disruption during the lock-down period from early March to June 2020. In July 2020, due to the effective containment of COVID-19 in the United States, we resumed our full operation. Then, due to the lockdown in China, where most of our suppliers are, our stock supply was disrupted from May to July 2022. Our ability to re-supply our inventory resumed in August 2022. We estimate that we lost about $1.5 million of sales as a result of this supply disruption. However, the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material net impact on the Company’s financial positions and operating results, and our revenue reached (i) approximately $86 million for Fiscal 2022, representing an increase of approximately $4 million or 5% from approximately $82 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and (ii) approximately $75 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing an increase of approximately $13 million or 23% from approximately $62 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Competitive Strengths
We believe we are a leading company in the Mid-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. The following strengths have enabled us to achieve our growth to date, and we believe will contribute to our ongoing growth:
Diversified and Comprehensive Product Portfolio
We have a robust portfolio of products, including UTVs and ATVs, golf carts, motorcycles, scooters, Pontoon Boats, snow equipment and a line of accessories for the outdoor enthusiast including electric coolers, power stations and portable solar panels. Our products provide enthusiasts with a variety of exhilarating, stylish and powerful vehicles for year-round use on a variety of terrains. The diversity of our products reduces our exposure to changes in consumer behavior in any single category and provides us with multiple avenues for continued growth. Furthermore, certain product lines are sold in offsetting seasons, reducing the overall seasonality of our sales and lowering cash flow influx risk.
In addition to its appeal to consumers, our broad product portfolio provides a compelling value proposition to our dealers and distributors and allows dealers to reduce seasonality, increase operational efficiency and facilitate inventory management.
Multiple Distribution Channels
We have established multiple distribution channels for our products, including our own e-commerce platforms, leading marketplace accounts, an extensive network of independent dealers and distributors, and relationships with some of the largest retailers in the United States including Tractor Supply Co., Lowes, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Orscheln Farm & Home, and more. Our multiple channels for distribution and large dealer network provide multiple avenues through which we can engage and communicate with consumers.
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Strategic Partnerships with Leading Suppliers of High-Quality Products
We benefit from cordial relationships with leading suppliers throughout the world. We have ongoing relationships with leading manufacturers which enable us to offer our customers reliable leading-edge high-quality products at prices which represent great value. For example, our partnership with Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., a supplier located in Shanghai, China, has allowed us to increase our vehicles performance and expand our product lines in 2017. These relationships also enable us to cut costs while maintaining quality standards and plan shipments to control our inventory levels. Many of our manufacturing partners’ facilities are located in China, which enables them to offer lower cost manufacturing and rapid lead-times for end-market distribution in the United States.
Dedicated Customer Support Team
We have over 600 third-party motor sports service providers across the United States, more than 5,500 third-party marine boat dealers to service our Pontoon Boats and a dedicated staff of full-time employees including trained technicians to provide online and telephone support to our customers and dealers. This is a value-added service we provide, albeit we have not historically generated revenue from providing maintenance services. We carry full lines of parts, accessories and maintenance items across all models in our approximately 40,000 sq. ft. parts department and strive to fill all orders for parts and accessories within 48 hours.
State of the Art Facility
We are headquartered in a 286,000 sq. ft. facility of which 220,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to Massimo Motor Sports and 66,000 sq. ft. to Massimo Marine. Our facility is adjacent to seven acres for boat storage in Dallas, Texas, which houses a design center, two assembly lines, our parts department, a test track, dyno, and over 30 loading docks. In addition to serving as the manufacturing facility for our Pontoon Boats, the facility is equipped to quickly palletize and shrink wrap ATVs and UTVs so that most orders can be shipped to stores or distributors within three days.
Highly Experienced Management Team
Our experienced management team has demonstrated its ability to identify, create and implement new product opportunities, increase revenues, improve financial performance, and maintain a corporate culture dedicated to serving our customers and providing them with premium quality products at great value with unparalleled service.
Strategy
Our goal is to enter the Top-Tier Band of the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry and increase our market share through the following initiatives:
● | Open New Distribution Centers. A portion of the proceeds of this offering will be used to open new distribution centers in California and the Southeast of the United States. We expect that this will enable us to reduce the time and expense associated with delivering products, replacement parts and accessories to customers, distributors and retailers located in the western and eastern parts of the United States, thereby enabling us to reduce costs to customers or improve our margins while increasing customer satisfaction. |
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● | Expand our Internal Sales Capabilities. We will seek to strengthen our marketing efforts by hiring and incentivizing talented marketing professionals and sales personnel to increase our nationwide presence in the dealer, distributor and retailer communities, along with the military of the United States. | |
● | Invest in our Infrastructure. We believe our success greatly depends on our ability to maintain our operating efficiencies. To assist in this effort, we will use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to expand and upgrade portions of our IT systems, including our online sales and distribution networks. | |
● | Expand Our Product Lines. We plan to expand our product lines by introducing new models of UTVs, ATVs and recreational vehicles that cater to different customer needs and preferences. This will include models with advanced features that will include remote diagnostics capabilities and electric lines of our UTVs. We will continue to follow consumer trends and consult with our suppliers and distributors to identify new products and product upgrades we will offer to customers and distributors. Where possible, such as with our Pontoon Boats, we will upgrade our offerings and add new accessories to increase our profit margins. | |
● | Expand and Diversify our Supplier Base. To enable us to further diversify our product offerings, drive down our product costs and reduce our supply chain risks and improve quality control, we will seek to establish relationships with new suppliers in countries building their manufacturing capacities as certain buyers seek to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturers. Should appropriate opportunities arise, we will seek to vertically integrate our production capabilities by acquiring a manufacturing facility or opening our own plant. | |
● | Increase our Personnel. We intend to look to augment our current personnel by adding additional employees with experience to increase sales of our current products, identify and launch new products and increase our operating efficiencies. This will also include hiring experienced engineers, product designers, and sales representatives who can help the company achieve its growth objectives. | |
● | Acquisitions and Consolidation: We will explore potential acquisitions and consolidation opportunities in the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry to expand our market share and gain access to new technologies and capabilities. |
Products
We have a diverse product line which includes industrial and recreational UTVs, recreational ATVs, golf carts, motorcycles, Pontoon Boats, juvenile products from go karts to balance bikes, snow equipment and a line of accessories including EV chargers, electric coolers, power stations and portable solar panels. The majority of our products are imported directly from our manufacturer network to our facility in Dallas where they are assembled, accessorized and inspected before shipment to a distributor or direct to the customer, with the exception of our Pontoon Boats, which are wholly manufactured at our Dallas facility. With the exception of our products designed for industry usage, our products are designed to serve and market towards recreational users.
We constantly monitor the consumer market and consult with suppliers to determine what new products we can offer customers. In determining whether to commence distributing a product, among other things, we consider the quality and reliability of the product, the value we believe we can deliver to the consumer based on the price to be paid to the supplier and the reliability of the supplier.
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ATV and UTV
An ATV is an all-terrain vehicle—commonly called a four-wheeler or quad—designed for a single rider and typically used for recreation. A UTV is a utility terrain vehicle used for work or recreation. Designed with a cabin for two to four riders, it is often called an SxS or side-by-side.
We currently distribute four models of our MSA line of ATVs with base prices ranging from approximately $2,800 to $9,000, and four lines of UTVs with various models including golf carts, at prices ranging from $6,000 to $ 22,000. We maintain a full line of accessories and replacement parts for all of our ATVs and UTVs. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and Fiscal 2022, the majority of our ATV and UTV sales were gas powered models. Nevertheless, we offer electric versions of several our UTVs, particularly electric golf carts.
According to Frost & Sullivan, the market size of the ATV industry in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 5.0% from $2.2 billion in 2017 to $2.6 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $3.9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 8.0%. The market size of the UTV industry in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 8.6% from $3.3 billion in 2017 to $4.6 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $7.9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 11.4 %. ATV market growth rate is expected to be slower compared to UTV market growth partially because of drivers’ preference for a more comfortable and safer driving experience. Of the ATV and UTV vehicles sold in 2021, 63.2% were installed with gasoline propulsion and 34.1% with diesel propulsion with electric propulsion taking up the balance of 2.7% in 2021. It is expected that the percentage of electric propulsion vehicles sold will increase with diesel engines decreasing. However, gasoline propulsion is expected to be the consumers’ choice for the foreseeable future.
According to Frost & Sullivan, in 2021, 45.2% of the ATV and UTV vehicles were used for outdoor sports and recreation activities, 30.1% were used for agricultural activities and 24.7% were used for military purposes. There is an increase in demand for ATVs and UTVs for military activities such as driving on difficult terrains, transporting troops, and others. ATVs and UTVs are expected to experience substantial growth in the military segment, owing to superior mobility provided for tactical missions. Additionally, features such as high maneuverability, flexibility, and superior navigational aids providing instant directions for vehicle operators will help foster further market growth.
U.S ATV and UTV Market Size and Forecast (2017 – 2026E) from Frost & Sullivan
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Massimo MSA 450F ATV
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Massimo T-Boss 550 UTV
Massimo Warrior 1000
Recreational Pontoon Boats
Pontoon Boats are flat-deck boats propelled by an outboard motor with two or three floating aluminum tubes supporting the deck. They are rectangular in shape, making them generally unsuitable for uneven or rough water and are popular in lakes where they are used for entertainment, fishing, sunbathing and other leisurely activities. Pontoon Boats have a large deck surface, which allows for more seats, luxury, comfort, expanded storage space, and increased capacity for a variety of activities depending on customers’ preferences.
We entered the Pontoon Boats market in 2020 when we successfully launched our first series of Pontoon Boats. We estimate that, by the end of 2022, our sales of Pontoon Boats placed us in approximately the top 15 pontoon manufacturers in Texas by volume. From inception, we have manufactured our Pontoon Boats in our Dallas facility. In terms of our product offerings, we currently offer both gas-powered and electric-powered boats and maintain a complete line of replacement parts and a broad range of accessories. After this offering, we intend to implement a “build a boat” program, where customers can select from a variety of models and add accessories.
The Pontoon Boats market has demonstrated remarkable growth since 2008, when the financial crisis resulted in declines across the boating industry. According to data from Statistical Surveys Inc. (“SSI”), Pontoon Boats, second to personal watercraft, have been a leading segment in the recreational boating industry over the last decade. Pontoon Boats made up 22% of total marine units registered in 2021, outperforming others in the main powerboat segment, SSI data reveals that 2021 pontoon registrations were some of the highest seen over the past 10 years. This includes a 16% increase from 2019 (57,287) to 2021 (66,280) when other recreational boat segments saw declines.
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According to Frost & Sullivan, the size of the Pontoon Boat market in the United States in terms of revenue grew at a CAGR of 10.7% from $2.2 billion in 2017 to $3.3 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow further to $6.6 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 14.9 %.
U.S Pontoon Boats Market Size and Forecast (2017 – 2026E) from Frost & Sullivan
Massimo Pontoon Boat
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Motorcycles, GO Karts, Youth Market and Accessories
Along with our larger vehicles, we offer a range of gas and electric powered wheeled vehicles for the sports enthusiast. These include lines of minibikes and motorcycles, at prices ranging from $700 to $8,000, including our recently introduced E-Spider 72V Trike, go karts for both children and adults, and a line of go karts, mini-bikes and electric balance bikes especially designed for the juvenile market. Each of these models is designed to appeal to a specific segment within the recreational powersports market, from youth models to electric vehicle enthusiasts.
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Massimo Go Kart, Mini 125 and Motorcycles
We offer a wide range of accessories for all of our vehicles including replacement parts and supplies, along with seasonal equipment such as snowplows and enclosures specially designed for our UTVs. Our outdoor accessories include EV chargers, portable solar panels, electric coolers and power stations. All of these products are now available for sale.
Marketing
Our target customers are the growing portion of the United States population participating in outdoor recreational activities, farmers and other industrial users that can benefit from the utility of an ATV or UTV. According to Frost & Sullivan, the number of people in the United States participating in outdoor recreational activities increased from 143 million in 2017 to 163 million people in 2021. This increase is attributed to several factors, including growth in rural areas as people leave the cities and the ability of consumers to work from home with a more flexible schedule allowing more time for outdoor weekend activities. These factors, coupled with new product lines and trendy features helped boost the repurchase rate for older consumers and increase the purchasing rate among new customers.
Major market drivers for ATVs are the greater affordability and ease of operation compared to larger more cumbersome vehicles. ATVs are typically less expensive than UTVs. Further, ATVs are easy to operate, especially if you have driven a motorcycle or snowmobile before.
For UTVs, major market drivers include excellent rideability and higher safety level, more options for customization, more storage room and the ability to hold more passengers. A UTV is controlled by a steering wheel as opposed to handlebars making it much easier to drive and allowing for familiarity for those who have driven a car or truck. Customers are more concerned about safety will likely be more comfortable in a UTV than an ATV. Due to their design, UTVs are more stable and easier to control. They also have additional safety measures not found on ATVs, such as seat belts and roll cages. Customers can now add lift kits, new suspensions, lighting systems, cabin heaters, stereo systems and much more to their UTVs than was previously available. Lastly, people who need a more utilitarian work vehicle tend to choose a UTV. In addition to higher payload capacities, UTVs usually have more storage room to haul around necessary equipment.
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Major drivers of the Pontoon Boats industry in the United States include recent increases in disposable income coupled with the rise in watercraft sports activities across multiple states. Boating participation across the United States is growing as a result of escalating customer spending for motorized water sports. Pontoon Boats in particular are benefitting from the consumer preference for the comfort flat decks provide as compared to typical V-hull boats of the same length because of the increased open deck area. The larger decks make it easier to host a family outing, party, or fishing outing. Pontoon Boats also provide a more stable steady ride than a narrow v-hulled craft of similar size. Recent technological improvements, including the introduction of two- and four-stroke engines with direct injection technology, which provide improved fuel economy, lower emissions, and more power, is increasing demand for larger more sophisticated Pontoon Boats.
Multiple Distribution Channels
Our products are sold directly by us, in the e-commerce marketplace and through a network of dealerships, distributors, and retailers.
To reach our target customer, we have established multiple distribution channels for our products, including our own on-line sites, multiple popular e-commerce sites, an extensive network of independent dealers and distributors and relationships with some of the largest retailers in the United States including Tractor Supply Co., Lowes, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Orscheln Farm & Home, and more. We have a significant UTV retail partnership with Tractor Supply Co. through which we generated approximately $20 million and $10 million in revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and Fiscal 2022. Our multiple channels for distribution and large dealer network provide multiple avenues through which we can engage and communicate with consumers.
We have an in-house marketing staff which directs our ad campaigns and social media marketing as well as campaigns targeted at expanding our distributor network. Our marketing personnel work closely with our dealers, distributors and retailers organizing in-store and co-branded marketing programs. Since inception we have sought to develop recognition for our brand name among both consumers and distributors through a variety of advertising campaigns, including paid advertisements, landing page campaigns, co-branded campaigns, displays on YouTube and other forms of social media and industry reviews. Part of our strategy has been to seek out quality suppliers, some with recognized brands of their own, who can provide reliable, high quality vehicles with the latest features at good value.
Generally, our sales directly to independent dealerships account for the majority of our sales during each fiscal year. Once we establish partnerships with independent dealerships, we then sell our products directly to the dealers. The dealers are strategically located throughout the United States. Once they purchase our product, in the most typical situation, they sell the products out of their brick-and-mortar location to end users. The dealerships become our long-term partners and they work with us to promote our brand across their own networks and channels. Presently, we have established partnerships with dealerships who carry our products in approximately 2,800 locations across the United States and with retail stores such as Lowes, Home Depot, and Costco. Over the past several years, we have been actively focusing our efforts on expanding our direct dealer network.
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Our partnerships with dealers are critical to expanding our brand awareness in new markets geographically. We are beginning to make inroads into the Canadian market and have initiated a relationship with an independent distributor in Ontario, Canada.
Most dealers and distributors distribute multiple products within our portfolio: ATVs and UTVs, Pontoon Boats, motorcycles, and other smaller vehicles as well as parts and accessories. Unlike our competitors, which market their products principally through their affiliated dealers, we also sell our products through well-known retailers such as Lowes, Tractor Supply Co., and other farm and industrial equipment dealers, boat and marine dealers and lawn and garden dealers.
Before entering into a formal partnership with a dealer, we conduct thorough background and credit checks to ensure the prospective partnership is beneficial for us and our customers. To incentive our partners to promote our brands, we implement performance-based incentive programs, which includes the possibility of obtaining additional benefits, such as promotional pricing.
Dedicated Customer Support Team
Our marketing effort does not stop when the customer purchases one of our products. After sale activities intended to maintain a positive relationship include delivery confirmation calls, review requests, warranty registration cards and reminders for scheduled maintenance and maintenance items. We have a dedicated staff of full-time employees including trained technicians to provide online and telephone support to our customers and dealers. We carry full line of parts, accessories and maintenance items across all models in our approximately 40,000 sq. ft. parts facility and strive to fill all parts orders within 48 hours. We provide extensive parts diagrams and service manuals and our trained technicians are available to both distributors and individual customers to assist with diagnosing and solving any problem that may come up.
Product Warranties
We provide limited warranty coverage for defects in materials and workmanship in our ATVs, UTVs and golf carts for a period of one year and Go-Kart and motorcycles for a period of six months. The warranty is non-transferable for the period of coverage if the vehicle is resold. Our limited warranty is void if the vehicle is used as a rental, racing or any modifications are made to the product. Although we employ quality control procedures, a product is sometimes distributed which needs repair or replacement. Historically, product recalls have not had a material effect on our business.
We have entered into an exclusive arrangement with Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick corporation (“Mercury Marine”), so all of our Pontoon Boats come equipped with a Mercury outboard engine and parts. Our Mercury Marine warranty and service program gives our customers access to 5,500 approved service centers in the United States. Like most luxury brands, we offer a ten year warranty on the deck of the Pontoon Boats and a lifetime warranty on aluminum on many materials and workmanship and a three-year warranty for defects in critical parts including the structure, pontoons, fencing, channels, motor mounts and rotomold seat frames caused by poor workmanship. Because we are Mercury exclusive, our customers receive a three-year warranty offered by Mercury Marine on everything supplied by Mercury, which includes digital control, hydraulic steering, throttle, steering system, engine, cables, and electrical. Our warranty, along with the Mercury Marine are transferable during the original warranty period and are in line with top level original equipment manufacturers.
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Financing Arrangements
We have arrangements with Northpoint Commercial Finance and Automotive Finance Corporation to provide floor plan financing for our dealers and distributors. Substantially all of our products, including ATVs, UTVs, golf carts and Pontoon Boats are financed under arrangements in which we are paid within a few days of a product’s shipment. To incentivize our dealers and distributors, we bear the first three month of interest, so they pay no interest if our products are sold within 90 days of receipt.
We do not directly finance the purchase of our products, including ATVs, UTVs, golf carts, or Pontoon Boats. We do, however, have programs where we introduce our customers to lenders, such as Northpoint Commercial Finance and Automotive Finance Corporation, who are willing to provide financing for our UTVs, ATVs, golf carts and Pontoon Boats customer.
We work with several financing companies to offer competitive loans for prime and subprime buyers. Our partners can get prospective buyers prequalified with no impact to credit scores via quick online applications. We do provide promotional support with these partners to offer prime loan rates as low as 2.99%. We also sell select models direct which are paid in full prior to pick up or shipment.
Manufacturing and Sourcing
We manufacture our Pontoon Boats in our 286,000 sq. ft. facility of which 220,000 sq. ft. is dedicated to Massimo Motor Sports and 66,000 sq. ft. to Massimo Marine. Our facility is adjacent to a seven-acre storage area for boats in Dallas, Texas. This space houses a design center, two assembly lines, training rooms, an approximately 40,000 square foot parts department, and over thirty loading docks. Structural components and other materials are sourced locally from a variety of suppliers and electrical components and engines are obtained through an exclusive arrangement with Mercury Marine. We have entered into an exclusive arrangement with Mercury Marine, so all of our Pontoon Boats come equipped with a Mercury Marine outboard engine and parts.
Apart from the brand name items we offer to our customers, such as the outboard motor, depth finder, radio and stereo system, the materials and components used in our pontoons are generally available from multiple suppliers. If any supplier was unable to fulfill our needs, alternate sources are available. More than 60% of the value of our boats are USA sourced, thus limiting our risk for overseas interruption.
Substantially all products other than our boats, in particular our ATVs and UTVs, are sourced from select global manufacturers with which we have ongoing relationships. Our in-house sourcing and logistics personnel reach out to possible vendors, suppliers and raw material providers, and review their products and background to ensure that their products will meet our standards and that they can meet our needs on a timely basis. We review market trends with our major suppliers to coordinate manufacturing volumes and delivery dates and determine whether there is an opportunity to upgrade or accessorize a product to increase its customer appeal, the sales price and our margins. We currently have ongoing supply agreements in place with approximately 30 suppliers, two of which are located in the United States and the majority of which are in China.
In 2017, we entered into a partnership for engines with Linhai Yamaha Motor Co. which enabled us to increase the performance of our vehicles and offer new products. An agreement reached in 2019 with Kubota Japan enabled us to obtain a reliable diesel engine with which to enter the diesel UTV market. Currently, our top three suppliers are Linhai Powersports, Huzhou Meiwen Textile Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and Linhai Co., Ltd., all of which are located in China and supplied us with approximately 68% and 66% (by cost) of our products in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and Fiscal 2022.
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We believe that our relationship with reliable manufacturing partners in China has been one of the factors in our growth as it provided a steady source of quality products at costs which allowed us to deliver value to the ultimate consumer. Our business was affected by the supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, due to the city lockdown in China where most of our suppliers are, our stock supply was disrupted from May to July 2022. Our ability to re-supply our inventory resumed in August 2022, but we estimate that we lost about $1.5 million of sales as a result of this supply disruption. In addition, due to the supply chain crisis in 2021 and 2022, the cost of our oversea freights increased significantly, double or even triple times from 2020 and 2019. To offset these price increases, we increased the selling prices for the majority of our products. Since 2023, the cost of overseas freights has decreased substantially, though it still exceeds the cost prior to the supply chain crises.
We do not currently expect to suspend our production, sales or maintenance of any of our products or experience higher costs due to constrained capacity or materially increased commodity prices or challenges sourcing materials. We believe our supply chain can respond to expected consumer demand and we will be able to continue to supply products to our customers at reasonable prices. We have not experienced, and do not currently expect to experience, surges or declines in consumer demand for which we are unable to adjust our supply. We have not been affected by export restrictions or sanctions. Nevertheless, we are focusing on broadening our base of suppliers to reduce our dependence on a limited number of suppliers for the majority of our products, to minimize the risk of relying upon Chinese manufacturers, including the risk of fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and Chinese RMB.
Research and Development
In addition to our own internal R&D, we work closely with our suppliers to design innovative, high-performance products to build strong customer loyalty and sustain our reputation as a leading-edge manufacturer. Our suppliers will bear the expense of upfront engineering and design work, recouping the expense out of the amount charged for their products. We believe our successful development efforts enabled us to grow our annual sales of Pontoon Boats by 210% in Fiscal 2022, just two years after entering the market.
Information Technology
Our in-house design and logistics personnel rely heavily on IT systems to explore new product offerings, to ensure a smooth workflow, and production quality and control. Our relationships with our customers and distributors rely upon the latest technologies to maintain contact and foster a positive collaborative working relationship. As we grow, we will continue to rely heavily upon IT systems to maintain our operating efficiency.
Intellectual Property
We currently hold eight issued patents in the United States that protect certain aspects of our products, design and technologies. Each of our patents has a term of 14 years with the exception of one which has 15 years. As part of our ongoing efforts to prevent infringements on our intellectual property rights and to keep abreast of critical technology developments by our competitors, we closely monitor patent applications in the United States and China. The following is a summary of our patent portfolio:
No. | Name of Patents | Patent No. | Grant Date | Expiration Date | ||||
1 | Motorbike design patent | US D643783S | August 23, 2011 | August 23, 2025 | ||||
2 | Motorbike design patent | US D645791S | September 27, 2011 | September 27, 2025 | ||||
3 | ATV design patent | D775563 | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2031 | ||||
4 | ATV design patent | D701143 | March 18, 2014 | March 18, 2028 | ||||
5a | Design patents acquired | D691924 | October 22, 2013 | October 22, 2027 | ||||
5b | Design patents acquired | D788653 | June 6, 2017 | June 6, 2032 | ||||
5c | Design patents acquired | D682750 | May 21, 2013 | May 21, 2027 | ||||
5d | Design patents acquired | D709015 | July 15, 2014 | July 15, 2028 |
We also rely upon a combination of registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, and trade names to strengthen our position as a branded motor sports company with increasing brand recognition. We hold various registered trademarks in the United States with respect to our brands and product lines. We carefully review the brands and trademarks being used by our competitors in the United States and other jurisdictions before using a new trademark and in determining the jurisdictions in which to register any new trademark used by us. As we continue to enter new product categories and develop new models of our current products, we plan to develop and register new trademarks to differentiate such products.
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We intend on entering into confidentiality agreements with our suppliers, employees and consultants who may have access to our proprietary information. These agreements will provide that all inventions, ideas, discoveries, improvements, and copyrightable material made or conceived by the individual arising out of the employment or consulting relationship and all confidential information developed or made known to the individual during the term of the relationship are our exclusive property. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business, Strategy, and Industry—We have not made use of confidentiality agreements in the past and, although we intend to rely on such agreements in future dealings with suppliers, employees, consultants, and other parties, the prior lack or the breach of such agreements could adversely affect our business and results of operations.”
Employees
As of September 30, 2023, we had approximately 122 employees, of which approximately 13 were in management and administration, 29 were sales and service personnel, 65 were in manufacturing, nine were in quality control and six were in R&D. None of our employees are represented by a union, and our relationship with our employees is satisfactory.
Competition
ATV and UTV Markets
The ATV and UTV markets in the United States are very concentrated with a limited number of large well capitalized manufacturers representing more than 80% of the market. The major players in the market include Polaris, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Arctic Cat, Honda and Yamaha. We seek to differentiate ourselves by offering products with the latest design features and options and by providing superior aftermarket support to our customers and distributors.
Pontoon Boats Market
The United States Pontoon Boats market is fragmented and there is a significant number of vendors which offer Pontoon Boats across the country. Competition among vendors is based on product offerings and pricing, putting a premium on offering up to date models with high-end accessories.
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Seasonality
The ATV and UTV markets do experience some seasonality, but we have developed our product lines to appeal to seasonal customers to minimize any disruptions. In the Spring and Summer months, we focus on outdoor campaigns tailored to spring cleaning, planting, fishing and family outdoor activities. We promote our complimentary lines of outdoor accessories including electric coolers, outdoor power stations and solar panels. In the Fall and Winter months, we have a heavy push for hunting season in the United States, and we promote our winter accessories including snow blowers, snowplows and enclosures.
With Pontoon Boats, we are a distributor and a retailer, which gives us great seasonal protection. Dealers order higher volumes between October to March while retail orders are higher April to September. This gives us an overall balance. While winter months are always slower than summer months, it allows us to maintain cash flow during the winter season.
Product Liability
Product liability claims are made against us from time to time. We do not believe that the outcome of any pending product liability litigation will have a material adverse effect on our operations. However, no assurance can be given as to whether any material product liability claims against us will be made in the future.
Our commercial general liability insurance provides us with coverages of $2,000,000 general aggregate limit and $2,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate limit, with a minimal amount of deductible per claim. We also have umbrella liability insurance with coverage of $7,000,000 aggregate on top of general liability insurance and workers’ compensation insurance. We believe our current coverage is adequate for our existing business and will continue to evaluate the coverages in the future in line with our expanding sales and product breadth.
Insurance
We carry various insurance coverage policies to protect against certain risks consistent with the exposures associated with the nature of our operations. The most significant insurance policies that we carry include:
● | commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage resulting from operations and our products; | |
● | property insurance covering the replacement value of all real and personal property damage, including damages arising from earthquake, flood damage and business interruption; | |
● | cargo insurance to protect against loss or damage to goods while in transit; | |
● | workers’ compensation coverage in the United States to required statutory limits; | |
● | directors and officers insurance; and | |
● | cyber insurance to mitigate risk exposure by offsetting recovery costs following a cyber-related security breach or similar event. |
All policies are subject to certain deductibles, limits or sub-limits and policy terms and conditions.
Inflation
While our business has been impacted by rising inflation, our management does not believe that it has had a material negative impact on our business and results of operations. In recent years, our China-based suppliers have increased the cost of their products as a result of inflation. However, these increases have thus far been offset by the exchange rate fluctuation of the Chinese RMB, which has resulted in there being no material change to our costs. Although we are looking to broaden our supplier base outside of China to reduce our dependence upon Chinese-based suppliers in general, there is no assurance we will be able to broaden our supplier base outside of China or that increases in in our cost of goods will continue to be offset by exchange rate fluctuations.
In addition, to reduce the impact of inflation, we have worked with our suppliers to enter into letters of credit pursuant to which we can make purchases and incur interest and fees at a lower rate than had we made the purchases using our existing bank loan.
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Regulatory Issues
We are subject to extensive laws and regulations at many steps in the design, importing, production, marketing and distribution of our products. In addition to the laws and regulations applicable to any business, there are certain requirements applicable only to powersports vehicles, Pontoon Boats, recreational products and outdoor accessories such as those we distribute. These regulations include standards related to safety, construction rules, sound and gaseous emissions, and the sale and marketing of products, and have generally become stricter in recent years.
We endeavor to take appropriate measures to provide a safe, clean working environment for our employees. We strive to ensure and work with our manufacturing partners to ensure that the products we offer comply with current regulations and with more stringent regulations anticipated to become effective in the foreseeable future. Such measures include the development of new engines and vehicle designs, independently and with our supplier partners, as well as the development of new energy-efficiency related technologies. The failure to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding employees and product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution could cause us to incur fines or penalties and our compliance programs require significant time and expense.
Distributor & Dealer Regulation
Our contractual relationships with distributors and dealerships throughout the country are subject to extensive regulation at the local, state and national level. Each state’s Department of Motor Vehicles sets rules concerning pricing, competition, warranty claims and other aspects of the vehicular dealership business. These laws are further supported by state-wide “lemon laws.” Lemon laws provide remedies for consumers who seek to be compensated for defective vehicles that fall short of accepted standards of quality and performance. The distribution of our vehicles is also regulated by state-wide licensing regimes, federal agency regulation and federal common law pertaining to the Uniform Commercial Code. We have taken efforts to comply with these regulations governing our relationships with our distributors and dealers by vetting our distributors and dealers to ensure their compliance with regulations statewide. The licenses and required compliance to do business in each state can become expensive, and we may allow our licenses to lapse if we ascertain that the costs outweigh the benefits. For example, in 2016, we allowed our Illinois license to expire and then in 2019, we reapplied for our Illinois license once we were confident that we would continue to generate revenue in the state to mitigate the costs.
Safety Regulation
Our products are subject to extensive laws, rules and regulations relating to product safety promulgated by the federal and state governments or regulatory authorities of the United States and the federal and provincial provinces in Canada. These requirements pertain to the design, production, distribution and use of our products. We are a member of several industry and trade associations in Canada, the United States, and other countries whose mandate is to promote safety in the manufacture and use of powersports products. Some of those trade associations promulgate voluntary industry product safety standards with which we and our suppliers comply. While we strive to meet the safety standards set by state and federal authorities, we have been subject to several inquiries by the U.S. Consumer Product Protection Commission regarding defective products. We have also been subject to penalties including a Stop Sale order on one of our electric balance bikes.
Use Regulation
In Canada, the United States and other countries, laws, rules and regulations have been promulgated or are under consideration relating to the use of powersports vehicles and boats. Some countries, provinces, states, municipalities and local regulatory bodies have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, legislation and local ordinances that restrict the use of snowmobiles, ATVs, UTV, Pontoon Boats and outboard engines to specified hours and locations. The use of many of these products has been restricted in some national parks and federal lands in Canada, the United States and other countries. In some instances, this restriction has consisted of a ban on the recreational use of these vehicles in specific locations.
Emissions Regulation
Our products are subject to sound and gaseous emissions laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the governments and regulatory authorities of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada), the United States (Environmental Protection Agency), individual American states (such as the California Air Resources Board) and other jurisdictions. Such laws, rules and regulations may require the development of new engines and vehicle designs, as well as the development of new energy-efficient technologies. The failure to comply with the laws, rules and regulations regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution and other issues could result in fines or penalties and our efforts to comply with such regulations require significant time and expense.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. As of December 15, 2023, we are party to three (3) legal proceedings.
Taizhou Nebula Power Co. Ltd. v. Massimo Motor Sports, LLC
In September 2020, Nebula filed suit against us in the Dallas County District of Texas. Nebula has alleged that we owe them $2,343,868.60 for products that it shipped to us from 2017 to 2019. They also seek undefined damages they claim were caused by our failure to hit certain sales targets pursuant to the Distribution Agreement signed by both parties. We have filed a counterclaim against Nebula alleging that its sales to other distributors in the United States is in violation of the Distribution Agreement. The case is currently in the fact discovery phase, and the case is set for trial in January 2024.
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC v. Shandong Odes Industry
On September 13, 2021, we filed suit against Shandong and other defendants in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. We are pursuing various claims against the defendants, including those based on the infringement of our trademarks, Shandong’s breach of an Exclusive Distribution Agreement by selling ATVs to other distributors in the U.S. and its tortious interference with respect to the employment agreement of a former employee of our company and the misappropriation of trade secrets. We are seeking injunctive relief and over $40,000,000 in damages. The Court recently vacated the November 27, 2023 trial date and said that it would reset the trial date after ruling on the motions for summary judgment.
Zhejiang Qunying Vehicle Co., Ltd. v. Cho International, Inc
On September 5, 2023, Zhejiang filed suit against us and ten other corporate entities in the Superior Court of the State of California for Orange County. Zhejiang alleges claims of approximately $6,000,000 in damages for products that were allegedly shipped to the United States but not paid for. Despite us being one of the ten entities that plaintiff has sued, we have had minimal interactions with Zhejiang. We have not purchased any products from Zheijang, and we intend to file a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
In the opinion of our management, these cases, if determined adversely to us, would not individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.
In the past, we have also been subject to over fifty (50) legal proceedings encompassing: employment disputes, personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, property damage lawsuits, product liability and manufacturing defect lawsuits and contractual disputes with our suppliers, distributors, customers, an on-site security provider, a freight shipping company and a previous law firm. These cases also include an inquiry by the Missouri Office of the Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons. We do not believe that these past cases will have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. However, we cannot assure you that past litigation will not have an impact on our present reputation or goodwill among dealers, distributors and customers.
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Recent Developments
The Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2022 (audited) | 2023 (unaudited) | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Actual | Low | High | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 86,528 | $ | 103,500 | $ | 126,500 | ||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 22,204 | $ | 32,138 | $ | 39,502 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | $ | 17,599 | $ | 21,430 | $ | 25,970 | ||||||
Net Income(1) | $ | 3,288 | $ | 9,774 | $ | 10,946 | ||||||
Cash on hand | $ | 948 | $ | 680 | $ | 850 |
(1) | Reflects provision for income taxes. |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report revenue in the range of $103.5 million to $126.5 million. The expected increase in revenue as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by an increase in land vehicle sales, more retail stores carrying our products and an increase in Pontoon Boat sales. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report gross profit in the range of $32.1 million to $39.5 million. The expected increase in gross profit as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by reduced ocean freight costs, and fewer returns resulting from improved quality control and customer service. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report operating expenses in the range of $21.4 million to $26.0 million. The expected increase in operating expenses as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by increases in marketing costs and warranty expenses rising as a result of increased sales. | |
● | For the year ended December 31, 2023, we expect to report net income in the range of $9.8 million to $10.9 million. The expected increase in net income as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by the factors described in the bullets above. |
Inclusion of Preliminary Consolidated Financial and Operational Information
The preliminary consolidated financial and operational information included in this prospectus reflects management’s estimates based solely upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus and is the responsibility of management. The preliminary consolidated financial results presented above are not a comprehensive statement of our financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and have not been audited, reviewed or compiled by our independent registered public accounting firm, ZH. Accordingly, ZH does not express an opinion and assumes no responsibility for, and disclaims any association with, such preliminary consolidated financial results and operational information. The preliminary consolidated financial results presented above are subject to the completion of our financial closing procedures, which have not yet been completed. Our actual results for the year ended December 31, 2023 will not be available until after this offering is completed and may vary from these estimates. For example, during the course of the preparation of the respective consolidated financial statements and related notes, additional items that would require adjustments to be made to the preliminary estimated consolidated financial results presented above may be identified. While we do not expect that our actual results for the year ended December 31, 2023 will vary materially from the preliminary consolidated financial results presented above, there can be no assurance that these estimates will be realized, and estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are not within our control. See “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
On January 3, 2024, our credit line with MidFirst Bank was amended and restated with a change in maturity date from January 13, 2024 to January 3, 2026. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Loan Facilities.” In connection with that extension, we entered into the Promissory Note with our Chief Executive Officer, David Shan, in the amount of approximately $9.6 million with a maturity date of January 3, 2029. The Promissory Note was entered into to replace and supersede the previously outstanding related party loan due to Mr. Shan. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” The Promissory Note is subordinated to the amounts outstanding under our credit line with MidFirst Bank.
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The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers and directors and their ages as of the date of this prospectus:
Name | Age | Position(s) | ||
David Shan | 58 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Dr. Yunhao Chen | 47 | Chief Financial Officer and Director Nominee | ||
Michael Smith | 40 | Vice President | ||
Paolo Pietrogrande | 66 | Independent Director Nominee, Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | ||
Ting Zhu | 54 | Independent Director Nominee, Chair of Audit Committee | ||
Mark Sheffield | 53 | Independent Director Nominee, Chair of Compensation Committee |
Each of Paolo Pietrogrande, Ting Zhu and Mark Sheffield has agreed to serve as an independent director, effective upon the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part.
The following is a brief account of the business experience during the past five years (and, in some instances, for prior years) of each director, executive officer, and director nominees of our Company.
David Shan – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Shan founded Massimo Motor Sports on June 30, 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2009 and will become Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company upon consummation of this offering. Since founding the Company in 2009, he has designed and implemented the Company’s long-term business plan, and, over the years, he has led the Company to expand its product line to include a range of UTVs, ATVs, solar systems, electric coolers, and electric scooters. In 2018, Mr. Shan also founded Massimo Marine, a subsidiary of the Company that mainly focuses on manufacturing Pontoon Boats. Mr. Shan has consistently demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit by successfully establishing, building, and managing multiple businesses. His track record as a business leader and operator exemplifies his entrepreneurial mindset and ability to identify opportunities, create value, and drive business growth. Mr. David Shan holds a bachelor’s degree in international trade from Qingdao Ocean University of China.
Dr. Yunhao Chen – Chief Financial Officer and Director Nominee
Dr. Yunhao Chen has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2023 and will serve as a director upon the consummation of this offering. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Chen served as the Chief Financial Officer of a Nasdaq-listed company, where she led the company through its initial public offering process and directed and managed the company’s financial reporting and accounting functions. Dr. Chen oversaw the company’s investor relations and capital market functions and successfully executed several private placements. Dr. Chen, as our Chief Financial Officer, has extensive knowledge and experience with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting and compliance requirements. As part of her experience, she has conducted analyses and research regarding a large amount of formal filings of SEC registrants, with focuses on financial disclosure, capital market anomaly, business valuation, internal control and auditing, corporate tax avoidance, and earnings-returns relation. With a Ph.D. in Accounting and an MBA in Finance and MIS from the University of Minnesota, and a BE degree from University of International Business and Economics of China, Dr. Chen has been active in academia. From 2007 to 2014, she served as a faculty member at the University of Miami and Florida International University. In addition, from 2011 until present, she has been teaching courses at the Southern Medical University in China’s Healthcare MBA program, including but not limited to Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation, Accounting for Managers, and Accounting Theories and Studies, among other undergraduate and graduate courses. She has presented research results and implications for policymakers at national and international conferences. Dr. Chen has also published research results in both accounting and finance journals, such as Financial Management, the Journal of American Tax Association, and the Journal of Information System.
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Michael Smith – Vice President
Michael Smith will serve as our Vice President of the Company upon the consummation of this offering. Mr. Smith joined Massimo Motor Sports in 2019 and then subsequently joined Massimo Marine in 2020. He is currently the Vice President of Massimo Marine. Mr. Smith has played a key role in launching Massimo Marine in the mainstream marketplace. Prior to joining Massimo Marine, in 2001, Mr. Smith founded a mobile detail company, which he sold in 2005. In 2006, he founded an online powersports retail company, which he later sold in 2011. In 2011 until 2019, Mr. Smith founded and served as an executive of another powersports retail company, which designed products and distributed its products throughout the United States. Mr. Smith holds multiple design and utility patents and dedicates his career to developing new innovative products that have the potential to be profit drivers in the Powersports Vehicles and Boats Industry. While receiving a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University for Biomolecular Engineering, Mr. Smith ultimately decided to pursue International Business and Marketing at the University of California San Diego, where he graduated with his bachelor’s degree.
Ting Zhu – Independent Director Nominee, Chair of Audit Committee
Ting Zhu will serve as our independent director and chair of our Audit Committee upon the consummation of this offering. Ms. Zhu is an active licensed certified public accountant in Texas since 2005. Prior to 2005, Ms. Zhu worked in various certified public accounting firms and industries, which include Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Zale Lipshy University Hospital, and Automatic Products Corporation. From 2007 until 2014, Ms. Zhu was one of the founders of First Home Improvement, a trading company. In 2010, she founded Spring Creek Tax Services. Spring Creek Tax Services provides tax compliance service for small- to middle-size businesses and individuals. It is not a licensed certified public accounting firm.
Paolo Pietrogrande – Independent Director Nominee, Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Paolo Pietrogrande will serve as our independent director and chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee upon the consummation of this offering. Since 2004, Mr. Pietrogrande has been the Managing Partner of Netplan Management Consulting, LLC, a US-based executive advisory with a subsidiary in Italy, supporting individuals, organizations and companies in defining their goals and in executing action lists with effectiveness, integrity, social responsibility and passion. As of the date of this prospectus, Mr. Pietrogrande has also been serving as the interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Egea SPA, the second largest privately owned utility provider in Italy serving 900,000 residents with water, waste, energy and public lighting services, with 1300 employees and over 300,000 customers. He is also the Chairman of TLRnet, a holding company of Egea Group, a leading district heating developer. Mr. Pietrogrande also serves as the Chairman of Edera Impresa Sociale, an R&D incubator for the civil construction industry, a benefit company and is a director of various publicly listed companies, including but not limited to Falck Renewables SPA, Neodecortech SPA (stock-listed decor paper manufacturer), among other companies. Mr. Pietrogrande received his doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, and he received a certificate of management of technology and innovation at California Institute of Technology.
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Mark Sheffield – Independent Director Nominee, Chair of Compensation Committee
Mark Sheffield will serve as our independent director and chair of our Compensation Committee upon the consummation of this offering. Since 2006, Mr. Sheffield has been a strategic advisor for Woods Cycle Country, a dealership in Texas for goods in the Powersports Vehicles and Boat Industry, including motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft. Since 2016, Mr. Sheffield has also been a powersports, recreational vehicle, and marine business consultant for Spader Business Management. Mr. Sheffield currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Motorcycle Dealer Association and the National Powersports Dealer Association, advocacy groups for dealers in the Powersports Vehicles and Boat Industry. Mr. Sheffield has also worked with other dealers, including America’s Powersports, Honda of Houston, and Woods Indian Motorcycle.
Board of Directors and Committees
Upon the SEC’s declaration of effectiveness of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, of which this prospectus is a part, our Board of Directors will consist of five directors, including two executive directors and three independent directors. We will also establish an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee under the Board of Directors. We will adopt a charter for each of the three committees. Each of the committees of our Board of Directors shall have the composition and responsibilities described below.
Director Independence
We intend to apply to list our common stock on Nasdaq. The listing rules of this stock exchange generally require that a majority of the members of a listed company’s Board of Directors, and each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees, be independent within specified periods following the closing of an initial public offering. Our Board of Directors has determined that Paolo Pietrogrande, Ting Zhu and Mark Sheffield do not have any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and such directors are “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of Nasdaq and Rule 10A-3, described below.
Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) subject to the transition rule that is applicable to a newly public company. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the Board of Directors, or any other board committee accept, directly or indirectly, receive any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.
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Family Relationships
Except as disclosed herein, none of the directors or executive officers have a family relationship as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executives has, during the past ten years, been involved in any legal proceedings in subscription (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Controlled Company Status
A controlled company is a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. We are a controlled company because Mr. Shan, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, holds more than 50% of our voting power, and we expect we will continue to be a controlled company upon completion of this offering.
Therefore, for so long as we remain a controlled company, we technically qualify and are eligible to be exempted from the obligation to comply with certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, however, we do not currently plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, which include:
● | our Board of Directors is not required to be comprised of a majority of independent directors; | |
● | our Board of Directors is not subject to the compensation committee requirement; and | |
● | we are not subject to the requirements that director nominees be selected either by the independent directors or a nomination committee comprised solely of independent directors. |
The controlled company exemptions do not apply to the audit committee requirement or the requirement for executive sessions of independent directors. We are required to disclose in our annual report that we are a controlled company and the basis for that determination. Although we do not currently plan to take advantage of the exemptions provided to controlled companies, we may in the future take advantage of such exemptions.
Role of the Board of Directors in Risk Oversight
The Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the risks facing our company and considers risk in every business decision and as part of our business strategy. The Board of Directors recognizes that it is neither possible nor prudent to eliminate all risk, and that strategic and appropriate risk-taking is essential for us to compete in our industry and in the global market and to achieve our growth and profitability objectives. Effective risk oversight, therefore, is an important priority of the Board of Directors.
While the Board of Directors oversees our risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. Our Board of Directors expects management to consider risk and risk management in each business decision, to proactively develop and monitor risk management strategies and processes for day-to-day activities and to effectively implement risk management strategies that are adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors expects to review and adjust our risk management strategies at regular intervals following the completion of the offering, or as needed.
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Code of Business Conduct
Our Board of Directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, the “Code of Business Conduct,” to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. Our policies and procedures cover all major areas of professional conduct, including employee policies, conflicts of interest, protection of confidential information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Code of Business Conduct will be available at our website at www.massimomotor.com. The reference to our website address in this prospectus does not include or incorporate by reference the information on our website into this prospectus. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our code of conduct, or waivers of these provisions, on our website or in public filings.
Board Committees
Upon completion of the offering, our Board of Directors will appoint an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and will adopt charters for each of these committees.
Audit Committee
Upon the closing of this offering, the Audit Committee will consist of Ting Zhu, Paolo Pietrogrande and Mark Sheffield, with Ting Zhu serving as Chairman. The Audit Committee will assist the Board of Directors in discharging its responsibilities relating to the financial management of our Company and oversight of our accounting and financial reporting, our independent registered public accounting firm and its audits, our internal financial controls and the continuous improvement of our financial policies and practices. In addition, the Audit Committee will be responsible for reviewing and discussing with management our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, will include:
● | appointing, approving the compensation of, and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm; | |
● | pre-approving audit and permissible non-audit services, and the terms of such services, to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm; | |
● | reviewing and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures; | |
● | coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting; | |
● | establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting-related complaints, whistleblowers, and concerns; and | |
● | reviewing and approving any related party transactions. |
The expected composition of our Audit Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of Nasdaq. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
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Compensation Committee
Upon the closing of this offering, the Compensation Committee will consist of Mark Sheffield, Ting Zhu, and Paolo Pietrogrande, with Mr. Sheffield serving as Chairman. The Compensation Committee will assist the Board of Directors in setting and maintaining our compensation philosophy and in discharging its responsibilities relating to executive and other human resources hiring, assessment and compensation, and succession planning. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, include:
● | reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of our chief executive officer; | |
● | evaluating the performance of our chief executive officer in light of such corporate goals and objectives and determining the compensation of our chief executive officer; | |
● | determining the compensation of all our other officers and reviewing periodically the aggregate amount of compensation payable to such officers; | |
● | overseeing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to our incentive-based compensation and equity plans; and | |
● | reviewing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to director compensation. |
The expected composition of our Compensation Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of Nasdaq. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Upon the closing of this offering, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consist of Paolo Pietrogrande, Mark Sheffield and Ting Zhu, with Mr. Pietrogrande serving as Chairman. The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which will be set forth in its charter, will include:
● | making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the size and composition of the Board of Directors; | |
● | recommending qualified individuals as nominees for election as directors; | |
● | reviewing the appropriate skills and characteristics required of director nominees; | |
● | establishing and administering a periodic assessment procedure relating to the performance of the Board of Directors as a whole and its individual members; and | |
● | periodically reviewing the corporate governance guidelines and supervising the management representative charged with implementing our corporate governance procedures. |
The expected composition of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will comply with all applicable requirements of the SEC and the listing requirements of Nasdaq. We intend to comply with future requirements to the extent they become applicable to us.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the expected members of the Compensation Committee will or was at any time been an officer or employee. None of our executive officers serve or in the past fiscal year has served as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or expected to serve on the Compensation Committee.
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The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer and each of our other executive officers whose aggregate salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities for the fiscal years December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary $ |
Bonus $ |
Option Based Awards $ |
Stock Awards $ |
Other Compensation (2) $ |
Total $ |
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David Shan, | 2022 | $ | 205,792 | $ | (3) | $ | 205,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2021 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Yunhao Chen | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quenton Peterson, | 2022 | $ | 186,118 | $ | 186,118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice President(1) | 2021 | $ | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Smith | 2022 | $ | 130,500 | $ | 5,000 | (4) | $ | 135,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vice President(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | $ | 100,022 | 100,022 |
(1) | Mr. Peterson has served as Vice President of Massimo Motor Sports and the compensation in the table reflects compensation paid by Massimo Motor Sports to Mr. Peterson. | |
(2) | Mr. Smith serves as Vice President of Massimo Marine and the compensation in the table reflects compensation paid by Massimo Marine to Mr. Smith. | |
(3) | In 2022, Mr. Shan received salary of $125,000 from Massimo Motor Sports and $80,792 from Massimo Marine. | |
(4) | In 2022, Mr. Smith received sales commission of $5,000 based on sales performance. |
Director and Officer Liability Insurance
We intend to purchase director and officer liability insurance that provides financial protection for our directors and officers in the event that they are sued in connection with the performance of their services and also provides employment practices liability coverage, which insures for harassment and discrimination suits.
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Compensation Pursuant to Agreements and Plans
Employment Agreements
Historically, we have not entered into employment agreements with our executive officers.
Compensation of Directors
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, no members of our Board of Directors received compensation in their capacity as directors. Historically, we have not paid our directors. We will also reimburse all directors for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with their services provided in such capacity.
Equity Incentive Plan
Prior to completion of this Offering, we intend to implement an equity incentive plan (“Incentive Plan”), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9. The Incentive Plan is intended to provide for awards to attract, motivate, retain, and reward selected key employees and other eligible persons, including our NEOs. We intended to obtain approval of the Incentive Plan from our shareholders prior to the completion of the Offering. A summary of the Incentive Plan is set out below.
Number of Shares
2 million shares of our Common Stock will be reserved for grant or issuance under the Incentive Plan. Shares issuable under the Incentive Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares. Up to two million shares of our Common Stock may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options.
The number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan also will include an automatic annual increase, or the evergreen feature, on the first day of each calendar year, beginning January 1, 2025 and continuing until (and including) January 1, 2034, equal to the lesser of:
● | a number of shares equal to 1% of the aggregate number of shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year; or |
● | such number of shares of our Common Stock as the plan administrator may determine. |
Any shares of our Common Stock that are represented by awards under the Incentive Plan that are forfeited, expire, or are cancelled or settled in cash without delivery of shares, or that are forfeited back to us or reacquired by us after delivery for any reason, or that are tendered to us or withheld to pay the exercise price or related tax withholding obligations in connection with any award under the Incentive Plan, will again be available for awards under the Incentive Plan. Only shares of our Common Stock actually issued under the Incentive Plan will reduce the share reserve.
Annual Limitation on Awards to Non-Employee Directors
The Incentive Plan contains a limitation whereby the value of all awards under the Incentive Plan and all other cash compensation paid by the Company to any non-employee director may not exceed $300,000 for the first calendar year a non-employee director is initially appointed to the Board, and $100,000 in any other calendar year.
Administration
The Incentive Plan will be administered by our Compensation Committee or such other similar committee pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plan. The plan administrator, which initially will be our Compensation Committee, will have full power to select, from among the individuals eligible for awards, the individuals to whom awards will be granted, to make any combination of awards to participants, and to determine the specific terms and conditions of each award, subject to the provisions of the Incentive Plan. The plan administrator may delegate to one or more of our officers the authority to grant awards to individuals who are not subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Eligibility
Persons eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan will be employees, non-employee directors, and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries as selected from time to time by the plan administrator in its discretion.
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Types of Awards
The Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other-stock based awards, or collectively, awards.
Stock Options. The Incentive Plan permits the granting of both options to purchase shares of our Common Stock intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code (“ISOs”) and options that do not so qualify (nonqualified stock option or “NSOs”). Options granted under the Incentive Plan will be NSOs if they fail to qualify as ISOs or exceed the annual limit on ISOs. ISOs may only be granted to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. NSOs may be granted to any persons eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan.
The option exercise price of each option will be determined by the plan administrator. The exercise price for an ISO may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant or, in the case of an ISO granted to a 10% stockholder, 110% of such share’s fair market value. The term of each option will be fixed by the plan administrator and may not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant (or five years for an ISO granted to a 10% stockholder). The plan administrator will determine at what time or times each option may be exercised, including the ability to accelerate the vesting of such options.
Upon exercise of options, the option exercise price must be paid in full either in cash, check, or, with approval of the plan administrator, by delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of our Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the optionee free of restrictions or were purchased in the open market. Subject to applicable law and approval of the plan administrator, the exercise price may also be made by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise. In addition, the plan administrator may permit NSOs to be exercised using a “net exercise” arrangement that reduces the number of shares issued to the optionee by the largest whole number of shares with fair market value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price.
Stock Appreciation Rights. The plan administrator may award stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may determine. SARs entitle the recipient to shares of Common Stock, or cash, equal to the value of the appreciation in the Company’s stock price over the exercise price, as set by the plan administrator. The term of each SAR will be fixed by the plan administrator and may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. The plan administrator will determine at what time or times each SAR may be exercised, including the ability to accelerate the vesting of such SARs.
Restricted Stock. A restricted stock award is an award of Common Stock that vests in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the plan administrator. The plan administrator will determine the persons to whom grants of restricted stock awards are made, the number of restricted shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid for the restricted shares, the time or times within which awards of restricted stock may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of restricted stock awards. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, a participant generally will have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such restricted shares, including without limitation the right to vote such restricted shares and the right to receive dividends, if applicable.
Restricted Stock Units. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are the right to receive shares of Common Stock at a future date in accordance with the terms of such grant upon the attainment of certain conditions specified by the plan administrator. Restrictions or conditions could include, but are not limited to, the attainment of performance goals, continuous service with the Company or its subsidiaries, the passage of time or other restrictions or conditions. The plan administrator determines the persons to whom grants of RSUs are made, the number of RSUs to be awarded, the time or times within which awards of RSUs may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule, and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of the RSUs. The value of the RSUs may be paid in shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities, other property, or a combination of the foregoing, as determined by the plan administrator.
The holders of RSUs will have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, RSUs awarded under the Incentive Plan may, at the plan administrator’s discretion, provide for a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all dividends paid on one share of Common Stock while each RSU is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional RSUs. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, other property, or a combination of the foregoing. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the RSUs to which they are payable.
Other Stock-Based Awards. Other stock-based awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other awards granted under the Incentive Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Incentive Plan. The plan administrator shall have authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which other stock-based awards will be made, the amount of such other stock-based awards, and all other conditions, including any dividend and/or voting rights.
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Tax Withholding
Participants in the Incentive Plan are responsible for the payment of any federal, state, or local taxes that the Company or its subsidiaries are required by law to withhold upon the exercise of options or stock appreciation rights or vesting of other awards. The plan administrator may cause any tax withholding obligation of the Company or its subsidiaries to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by the applicable entity withholding from shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to an award a number of shares with an aggregate fair market value that would satisfy the withholding amount due. The plan administrator may also require any tax withholding obligation of the Company or its subsidiaries to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by an arrangement whereby a certain number of shares issued pursuant to any award are immediately sold and proceeds from such sale are remitted to the Company or its subsidiaries in an amount that would satisfy the withholding amount due.
Transferability of Awards
Unless determined otherwise by the plan administrator, an award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner, except to a participant’s estate or legal representative, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the participant, only by the participant. If the plan administrator makes an award transferable, such award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the plan administrator deems appropriate.
Equitable Adjustments
In the event of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or other change in corporate structure affecting the Company’s Common Stock, the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for issuance or with respect to which awards may be granted under the Incentive Plan will be adjusted to reflect such event, and the plan administrator will make such adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable in the number, kind, and exercise price of shares covered by outstanding awards made under the Incentive Plan.
Change in Control
In the event of any proposed change in control (as defined in the Incentive Plan), the plan administrator will take any action as it deems appropriate, which action may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the continuation of any award, if the Company is the surviving corporation; (ii) the assumption of any award by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of equivalent awards; (iv) accelerated vesting of the award, with all performance objectives and other vesting criteria deemed achieved at targeted levels, and a limited period during which to exercise the award prior to closing of the change in control, or (v) settlement of any award for the change in control price (less, to the extent applicable, the per share exercise price).
Amendment and Termination
The Board may amend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any time. Any such termination will not affect outstanding awards. No amendment, alteration, suspension, or termination of the Incentive Plan will materially impair the rights of any participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the participant and the Company. Approval of the stockholders shall be required for any amendment, where required by applicable law, as well as (i) to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan and (ii) to change the persons or class of persons eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan.
Term of Plan
The Incentive Plan will be effective when adopted by the Board in advance of completion of this Offering and will remain in effect for ten years from that date, unless it is terminated earlier by the Board.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As of December 31, 2022, we had no outstanding equity awards.
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Based solely upon information made available to us, the following table sets forth information as of the date of this prospectus regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by:
● | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; | |
● | each of our named executive officers and directors; and | |
● | all our executive officers and directors as a group. |
The number of shares and percentage of shares beneficially owned after this offering gives effect to the issuance by us of 1,300,000 shares of common stock in this offering assuming an initial public offering price of $4.50 per share (the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus). The percentage ownership information assumes no exercise of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. In computing the number and percentage of shares beneficially owned by a person, shares that may be acquired by such person (for example, upon the exercise of options or warrants) within 60 days of the date of this prospectus are counted as outstanding, while these shares are not counted as outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our capital shown as beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property laws.
The address of each holder listed below, except as otherwise indicated, is c/o 3101 W Miller Road, Garland, Texas 75041.
Name of Beneficial Owner | Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1) | Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Before offering(1) | Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After offering(1) | |||||||||
Mr. David Shan | 34,000,000 | 85 | % | 82 | % | |||||||
Asia International Securities Exchange Co., Ltd | 6,000,000 | 15 | % | 115 | % | |||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (6 persons) | 34,000,000 | 85 | % | 82 | % |
*Less than 1%.
(1) | Percentage ownership is based on 40,000,000 shares of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering and 41,300,000 shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering (over-allotment option not exercised). |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following are transactions from December 31, 2021 through the date of this prospectus between us and enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with: (a) us, (b) our directors; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives them significant influence over the Company, and close members of any such individual’s family; (d) key management personnel, that is, those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including senior management of companies and close members of such individuals’ families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence.
Following completion of this offering, our Audit Committee will review all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and all such transactions be approved by the Audit Committee. In determining whether to approve a related party transaction, the Audit Committee shall consider, among other factors, the following factors to the extent relevant to the related party transaction:
● | whether the terms of the related party transaction are fair to the Company and on the same basis as would apply if the transaction did not involve a related party; | |
● | whether there are business reasons for the Company to enter into the related party transaction; | |
● | whether the related party transaction would impair the independence of an outside director; | |
● | whether the related party transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer of the Company, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the director, executive officer or the related party, the direct or indirect nature of the director’s, executive officer’s or the related party’s interest in the transaction and the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the Audit Committee deems relevant; and | |
● | any pre-existing contractual obligations. |
The following are the major related parties and their relationships with us:
Name of Related Party | Relationship to the Company | |
David Shan | Controlling shareholder of the Company | |
Custom Van Living | Controlled by David Shan | |
Miller Creek Holdings LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
SUNL Technology LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
ATIF Holdings Limited | Related to ATIFUS |
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As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, accounts receivable from related parties consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable from SUNL Technology LLC | 20,212 | 20,212 | 69,027 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there was no sales from SUNL Technology LLC. For year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold certain electric scooters to SUNL Technology LLC. The related sales represented approximately 0.01% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022. As at September 30, 2023 and December 30, 2022, the Company has accounts receivable balance of $20,212 and $20,212 from SUNL Technology LLC.
As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had balances of $141,127, $142,427 and 172,400, respectively, due to Custom Van Living for work done on custom vans.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the Company had a $400,000 balance due to ATIF Holding Limited for consulting services in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.
As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance due to shareholder consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Due to shareholder – David Shan, opening balance | $ | 10,984,344 | $ | 1,484,426 | $ | 1,530,026 | ||||||
Withdrawal | (3,582,876 | ) | (2,500,082 | ) | (45,600 | ) | ||||||
Capital dividend declared | 2,200,000 | 12,000,000 | - | |||||||||
Due to shareholder – David Shan, ending balance | $ | 9,601,468 | $ | 10,984,344 | $ | 1,484,426 |
The balance represented unsecured, due on demand and interest-free borrowings between the Company and Mr. Shan. Mr. Shan periodically provides working capital to support the Company’s operations when needed. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a non-taxable dividend of $2.2 million was declared to Mr. Shan from its accumulated retained earnings before the reorganization and Mr. Shan withdrew approximately $3.5 million from the Company to pay the income taxes as the owner of the S Corporation before the reorganization. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company declared a non-taxable capital dividend to Mr. Shan from its accumulated retained earnings, and Mr. David Shan withdrew approximately $2.5 million from the Company to pay the income taxes calculated based on the Company’s net profits reported to the Internal Revenue Service as a S Corporation. As of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company owed $9,601,468, $10,984,344 and $1,484,426 due to Mr. Shan, respectively. On January 3, 2024, the Company entered into the Promissory Note, which was entered into to replace and supersede the outstanding balance remaining from Mr. Shan’s previous loans to the Company.
On August 1, 2018, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by Mr. Shan to rent the warehouse and office space of total 220,000 square feet for a monthly rent of $40,000. The lease expired on July 31, 2021 and was renewed for another three years, expiring on July 31, 2024, with monthly rent of $60,000.
The Company recorded rent expenses of $540,000, $720,000 and $580,000 for the nine month ended September 30, 2023 and the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 in connection with the Miller Creek Holding LLC lease arrangement, respectively.
On April 29, 2023, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling shareholders, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 66,000 square feet for monthly rent of $35,000 used for its operation. The lease expires on April 30, 2026.
The Company recorded rent expense of $105,000 and 175,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively in connection with this lease arrangement.
In connection with the Company’s bank borrowing, Mr. Shan and Miller Creek Holdings LLC provided an unlimited guarantee to the Company’s bank loan.
Statement of Policy
All future transactions between us and our officers, directors or five percent stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms no less favorable than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel.
To the best of our knowledge, during the past three fiscal years, other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions, or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were or are to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known by us to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest (other than compensation to our officers and directors in the ordinary course of business).
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General
The following description of our capital stock is a summary only and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of the NRS, and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part. You should refer to, and read this summary together with, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended and restated to date, to review all of the terms of our capital stock. Our Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Common Stock
We have authorized capital stock consisting of 100,000,000, shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have 40,000,000 shares of our common stock outstanding.
Each share of our common stock is entitled to equal dividends and distributions per share with respect to the common stock when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. No holder of any shares of our common stock has a preemptive right to subscribe for any of our securities, nor are any shares of our common stock subject to redemption or convertible into other securities. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, and after payment to our creditors and preferred stockholders, if any, our assets will be divided pro rata on a share-for-share basis among the holders of our common stock. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all stockholder matters. Shares of our common stock do not possess any cumulative voting rights.
The presence of the persons entitled to vote a majority of the outstanding voting shares on a matter before the stockholders constitute the quorum necessary for the consideration of the matter at a stockholders’ meeting.
Except as otherwise required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or any certificate of designations, (i) at all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of votes cast are sufficient to elect such directors; (ii) any other action taken by stockholders are be valid and binding upon us if the number of votes cast in favor of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action, at a meeting at which a quorum is present, except that adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by stockholders requires the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote; and (iii) broker non-votes and abstentions are considered for purposes of establishing a quorum but not considered as votes cast for or against a proposal or director nominee. Each stockholder has one vote for every share of stock having voting rights registered in his or her name, except as otherwise provided in any preferred stock designation setting forth the right of preferred stock stockholders.
The common stock does not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of 51% of the common stock voting for election of directors can elect 100% of our directors if they choose to do so.
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Preferred Stock
Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. No shares of preferred stock are currently issued or outstanding. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. We may issue some or all of the preferred stock to effect a business transaction. In addition, the preferred stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar of our common stock is Transhare Corporation.
Anti-Takeover Provisions Under the NRS
Certain provisions of Nevada law, and our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws (subject, where applicable as described below, our opting out of certain provisions of Nevada law), contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult: acquisition of us by means of a tender offer; acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or removal of our incumbent officers and directors. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in our best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.
These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Business Combinations
Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada revised statues (the “NRS”) prohibit a Nevada corporation from engaging in a “combination” with an “interested stockholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested stockholder and place certain restrictions on such combinations even after the expiration of the three-year period. With certain exceptions, an interested stockholder is a person or group that owns 10% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting power (including stock with respect to which the person has voting rights and any rights to acquire stock pursuant to an option, warrant, agreement, arrangement, or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion or exchange rights) or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the owner of 10% or more of such voting stock at any time within the previous three years.
A Nevada corporation may elect not to be governed by Sections 78.411 to 78.444 by a provision in its Articles of Incorporation. We do not have such a provision in our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, pursuant to which we have elected to opt out of Sections 78.411 to 78.444; therefore, these sections apply to us.
Control Shares
Nevada law also seeks to impede “unfriendly” corporate takeovers by providing in Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of the NRS that an “acquiring person” shall only obtain voting rights in the “control shares” purchased by such person to the extent approved by the other stockholders at a meeting. With certain exceptions, an acquiring person is one who acquires or offers to acquire a “controlling interest” in the corporation, defined as one-fifth or more of the voting power. Control shares include not only shares acquired or offered to be acquired in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest, but also all shares acquired by the acquiring person within the preceding 90 days. The statute covers not only the acquiring person but also any persons acting in association with the acquiring person.
A Nevada corporation may elect to opt out of the provisions of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of the NRS. We do not have a provision in our Articles of Incorporation pursuant to which we have elected to opt out of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793; therefore, these sections apply to us.
Removal of Directors
Section 78.335 of the NRS provides that 2/3rds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company are required to remove a Director from office. As such, it may be more difficult for stockholders to remove Directors due to the fact the NRS requires greater than majority approval of the stockholders for such removal.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Immediately prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices. Furthermore, since only a limited number of shares will be available for sale shortly after this offering because of contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market after the restrictions lapse could adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common stock as well as our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Upon completion of this offering, we will have 41,300,000 shares of common stock outstanding or 41,495,000 shares if the Underwriters’ Overallotment Option is exercised in full. All of the shares of common stock sold in this offering will be freely transferable by persons other than our “affiliates” without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. Sales of substantial amounts of our shares of common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our shares of common stock. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our shares of common stock, and while we intend to submit application for the shares of common stock to be listed on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that a regular trading market will develop in the shares of common stock.
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least six months, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, may sell shares without restriction, provided current public information about us is available. In addition, under Rule 144, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least one year, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares immediately upon the closing of this offering without regard to whether current public information about us is available. Beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person who is an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least six months, as measured by SEC rule, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, is entitled to sell a number of restricted shares within any three-month period that does not exceed the greater of:
● | 1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately 413,000 shares immediately after this offering; and |
● | the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on Nasdaq during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
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Affiliates who sell restricted securities under Rule 144 may not solicit orders or arrange for the solicitation of orders, and they are also subject to notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us.
Persons who are not our affiliates are only subject to one of these additional restrictions, the requirement of the availability of current public information about us, and this additional restriction does not apply if they have beneficially owned our restricted shares for more than one year.
Rule 701
Under SEC Rule 701, shares of our common stock acquired upon the exercise of currently outstanding options or pursuant to other rights granted under our stock plans may be resold, by:
● | persons other than affiliates, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, subject only to the manner-of-sale provisions of Rule 144; and |
● | our affiliates, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, subject to the manner-of-sale and volume limitations, current public information and filing requirements of Rule 144, in each case, without compliance with the six-month holding period requirement of Rule 144. |
Lock-Up Agreements
Our officers, directors and principal stockholders (defined as owners of 5% or more of our common stock) have agreed, subject to some exceptions, not to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our common stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock, for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus without the consent of the Representative. After the expiration of the 180 day period, the common stock held by our directors, executive officers and our existing shareholders may be sold subject to the restrictions under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or by means of registered public offerings.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
This section describes the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of shares of common stock by a non-U.S. holder. You are a non-U.S. holder if you are a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock and you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
● | a nonresident alien individual, | |
● | a foreign corporation, or | |
● | an estate or trust that in either case is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis on income or gain from stock. |
This section does not consider the specific facts and circumstances that may be relevant to a particular non-U.S. holder and does not address the Medicare tax on net investment income or the treatment of a non-U.S. holder under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. In addition, this section addresses only shares of our common stock that are held as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, property held for investment). This section is based on the tax laws of the United States, including the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), existing and proposed regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our common stock, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the tax treatment of the partnership. A partner in an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holding our common stock should consult its tax advisors with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the ownership and disposition of our common stock.
You should consult a tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of common stock in your particular circumstances, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
Dividends
We currently do not anticipate paying any dividends with respect to our common stock. However, if we make a distribution of cash or other property (other than certain distributions of our common stock) in respect of our common stock, the distribution generally will be treated as a dividend to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Any portion of a distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally be treated first as a tax-free return of capital, on a share-by-share basis, to the extent of your tax basis in our common stock (and will reduce your basis in such common stock), and, to the extent such portion exceeds your tax basis in our common stock, the excess will be treated as gain from the taxable disposition of the common stock, the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “—Gain on Disposition of Common Stock.”
Except as described below, dividends paid to you on common stock are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate. Even if you are eligible for a lower treaty rate, the withholding agent will generally be required to withhold at a 30% rate (rather than the lower treaty rate) on dividend payments to you, unless you have furnished to the withholding agent:
Except as described below, dividends paid to you on common stock are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate. Even if you are eligible for a lower treaty rate, the withholding agent will generally be required to withhold at a 30% rate (rather than the lower treaty rate) on dividend payments to you, unless you have furnished to the withholding agent:
● | a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8 or an acceptable substitute form upon which you certify, under penalties of perjury, your status as a non-U.S. person and your entitlement to the lower treaty rate with respect to such payments, or |
● | in the case of payments made outside the United States to an offshore account (generally, an account maintained by you at an office or branch of a bank or other financial institution at any location outside the United States), other documentary evidence establishing your entitlement to the lower treaty rate in accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations. |
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If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax under a tax treaty, you may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld in excess of that rate by filing a refund claim with the IRS.
If dividends paid to you are “effectively connected” with your conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and, if required by a tax treaty, the dividends are attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States, withholding agents are generally not required to withhold tax from the dividends, provided that you have furnished to the withholding agent a valid IRS Form W-8ECI or an acceptable substitute form upon which you certify under penalties of perjury that:
● | you are a non-U.S. person, and |
● | the dividends are effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business within the United States and are includible in your gross income. |
“Effectively connected” dividends are taxed on a net income basis at rates applicable to U.S. citizens, resident aliens and domestic U.S. corporations.
If you are a corporate non-U.S. holder, “effectively connected” dividends that you receive may also, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate.
Gain on Disposition of Common Stock
You generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gain that you recognize on the sale or other disposition of our common stock unless:
● | the gain is “effectively connected” with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States, if that is required by an applicable income tax treaty as a condition for subjecting the holder to U.S. taxation on a net income basis; |
● | you are an individual, you are present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions exist; or |
● | we are or have been a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (as described below), at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or your holding period, whichever period is shorter, you are not eligible for a treaty exemption, and either (i) our common stock is not regularly traded on an established securities market (such as The NASDAQ) during the calendar year in which the disposition occurs or (ii) you owned or are deemed to have owned, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or your holding period, whichever period is shorter, more than 5% of our common stock. |
If the gain from the disposition of shares of our common stock is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by a tax treaty, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States), you will be subject to tax on the net gain derived from the disposition at rates applicable to U.S. citizens, resident aliens and domestic U.S. corporations. If you are a corporate non-U.S. holder, “effectively connected” gains that you recognize may also, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate. If you are an individual non-U.S. holder described in the second bullet point immediately above, you will be subject to a flat 30% tax (unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise) on the gain derived from the disposition, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, even though you are not considered a resident of the United States.
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We will be a U.S. real property holding corporation if, on any applicable determination date, the fair market value of our “U.S. real property interests,” as defined in the Code and applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, equals or exceeds 50% of the aggregate fair market value of our worldwide real property interests and our other assets used or held for use in a trade or business (all as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes). Although there can be no assurance, we believe that we are not currently, and we do not anticipate becoming, a “U.S. real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As discussed above, however, even if we are or become a U.S. real property holding corporation, you will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain that you recognize on the sale or other disposition of our common stock by reason of our status as a U.S. real property holding corporation, provided that (i) our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market (such as The NASDAQ) during the calendar year in which the disposition occurs and (ii) you have not owned or have been deemed to have owned, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or your holding period, whichever period is shorter, more than 5% of our common stock. If, however, you are subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain that you recognize on the sale or other disposition of our common stock by reason of our status as a U.S. real property holding corporation (i.e., the requirements in the proviso in the preceding sentence are not satisfied), such gain would generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax (but not branch profits tax) in the same manner as “effectively connected” gain discussed above, and a 15% withholding tax may apply to the gross proceeds from such disposition (but not if our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market).
FATCA Withholding
Pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), a 30% withholding tax (“FATCA withholding”) may be imposed on certain payments to you or to certain foreign financial institutions, investment funds and other non-U.S. persons receiving payments on your behalf if you or such persons fail to comply with certain information reporting requirements. Payments of dividends that you receive in respect of our common stock could be affected by this withholding if you are subject to the FATCA information reporting requirements and fail to comply with them or if you hold our common stock through a non-U.S. person (e.g., a foreign bank or broker) that fails to comply with these requirements (even if payments to you would not otherwise have been subject to FATCA withholding). You should consult your own tax advisors regarding the relevant U.S. law and other official guidance on FATCA withholding.
Federal Estate Taxes
If you hold our common stock at the time of your death, it will be included in your gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
We and other payors are required to report payments of dividends on our common stock on IRS Form 1042-S even if the payments are exempt from withholding. You are otherwise generally exempt from backup withholding and information reporting requirements with respect to dividend payments and the payment of the proceeds from the sale of our common stock effected at a U.S. office of a broker provided that either (i) you have furnished a valid IRS Form W-8 or other documentation upon which the payor or broker may rely to treat the payments as made to a non-U.S. person, or (ii) you otherwise establish an exemption.
Payment of the proceeds from the sale of our common stock effected at a foreign office of a broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, a sale effected at a foreign office of a broker could be subject to information reporting in the same manner as a sale within the United States (and in certain cases may be subject to backup withholding as well) if (i) the broker has certain connections to the United States, (ii) the proceeds or confirmation are sent to the United States or (iii) the sale has certain other specified connections with the United States.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will generally be allowed as a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability (if any), and you generally will be entitled to a refund of any amounts withheld that exceed your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
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In connection with this offering, we plan to enter into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as the representative of the Underwriters (the “Representative”), in this offering. The Representative may retain other brokers or dealers to act as sub-agents or selected dealers on their behalf in connection with this offering. The Underwriters have agreed to purchase from us, on a firm commitment basis, the number of common stock set forth opposite its name below, at the offering price less the underwriting discounts set forth on the cover page of this prospectus:
Underwriter | Number of Common Stock | |||
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The Underwriters are committed to purchase all the common stock offered by this prospectus if they purchase any common stock. The Underwriters are not obligated to purchase the common stock covered by the Underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase common stock as described below. The Underwriters are offering the common stock, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, and other conditions contained in the Underwriting Agreement, such as the receipt by the Underwriters of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The Underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
Certain of the Underwriters are expected to make offers and sales both inside and outside the U.S. through their respective selling agents. Any offers or sales in the U.S. will be conducted by broker-dealers registered with the SEC.
Over-Allotment Option
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase from us up to an additional 195,000 common stock, representing 15% of the common stock sold in the offering, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts. The Underwriters may exercise this option any time during the 45-day period after the closing date of the offering, but only to cover over-allotments, if any. To the extent the Underwriters exercise the option, the Underwriters will become obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase the shares for which they exercise the option.
Fees, Commissions and Expense Reimbursement
We will pay the Underwriters a fee/commission equivalent to seven point five percent (7.5%) of the gross proceeds of this offering. The Underwriters propose initially to offer the common stock to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at those prices less the aforesaid fee (“underwriting discount”) set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. If all of the common stock offered by us are not sold at the offering price, the Underwriters may change the offering price and other selling terms by means of a supplement to this prospectus.
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The following table shows the underwriting fees/commission payable to the Underwriters, assuming an initial public offering price of $4.50 per share (which is the midpoint of the estimated range of the initial public offering price shown on the cover page of this prospectus):
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Public offering price | $ | $ | ||||||
Discounts and commissions to Underwriters | $ | $ |
We agreed to pay to the Representative non-accountable expenses equal to 1% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering. We have also agreed to reimburse the Representative for certain accountable expenses not to exceed the total amount of $170,000 (of which $75,000 has been previously paid to Craft Capital Management, LLC), including the Representative’s legal fees, background check expenses, and all other expenses related to the offering.
We estimate that the total expenses payable by us in connection with the offering, other than the underwriting fees and commissions, will be approximately $2,323,000.
We have agreed to issue to the Representative and to register herein warrants to purchase up to 74,750 common stock (equal to five percent (5%), including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option) of the common stock sold in this offering and to also register herein such underlying common stock. The Representative Warrants will be exercised at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing from six (6) months after the commencement of sale of the offering and expiring four and a half years (4.5) years from the commencement of sales of the offering. The Representative Warrants are exercisable at a per share price of 125% of the offering price of the common stock offered hereby. The Representative Warrants shall not be callable or cancellable.
The Representative Warrants may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the commencement of sales of the offering, of which this prospectus forms a part (in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110), except that they may be assigned, in whole or in part, to any successor, officer, manager, member, or partner of the Representative, and to members of the syndicate or selling group and their respective officers, managers, members or partners. The Representative Warrants may be exercised as to all or a lesser number of shares and will provide for cashless exercise. We have registered the common stock underlying the Representative Warrants in this offering.
The Underwriters intend to offer our common stock to their retail customers only in states in which we are permitted to offer our common stock. We have relied on an exemption to the blue-sky registration requirements afforded to “covered securities.” Securities listed on a National Securities Exchange are “covered securities.” If we were unable to meet listing standards of a National Securities Exchange, we would be unable to rely on the covered securities exemption to blue sky registration requirements. In such case, we would need to register the offering in each state in which we planned to sell shares. Consequently, we will not complete this offering unless we meet a National Securities Exchange’s listing requirements and our application to list on the exchange is approved.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement. A form of the Underwriting Agreement is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
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Lock-Up Agreements
The Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, each of the Company and any successors of the Company will not, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the SEC any registration statement relating to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank, or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
In addition, each of our directors, officers and holders of 5% or more of common stock on a fully diluted basis immediately prior to the consummation of this offering has agreed that for a period of six (6) months, without the prior written consent of the Representative, and subject to certain exceptions, they will not, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any common stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such person or with respect to which such person has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition; (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities; (iii) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any such securities; or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement relating to any such securities.
Right of First Refusal
If, during the 12-months following consummation of this Offering, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) decides to finance or refinance any indebtedness using a manager or agent, the Underwriter (or any affiliate designated by the Underwriter) shall have the right to act as sole investment banker, sole book-runner, sole placement agent and/or sole advisor, at the Underwriter’s sole discretion, with respect to such financing or refinancing; ·or (ii) decides to raise funds by means of a public offering or a private placement of equity or debt securities using an Underwriter or placement agent, the Underwriter (or any affiliate designated by the Underwriter) shall have the right to act as exclusive financial advisor, sole investment banker, sole book-runner and/or sole placement agent, at the Underwriter’s sole discretion, for such financing. the Underwriter shall have the sole right to determine whether or not any other broker dealer shall have the right to participate in any such offering and the economic terms of any such participation. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to engage the Underwriter as its manager, agent, Underwriter or placement agent, if it engages in a financing transaction directly with the lender or investor without using any intermediary.
Tail
The Underwriter will be entitled to a commission of eight percent (8.0%) of the gross proceeds raised and the same warrant coverage as set forth above under “ – Representative’s Warrants,” calculated in the manner set forth therein, with respect to any public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind (“Tail Financing”) to the extent that such financing or capital is provided to the Company by investors whom the Underwriter had introduced to the Company prior to the consummation of the Offering if such Tail Financing is consummated at any time on or before December 11, 2024. The Company, in its sole discretion, has the right to reject any investor introduced to it by the Underwriter.
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Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
In connection with the offering the Underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and passive market making in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
● | Stabilizing transactions permit the Underwriters to make bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the common stock, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. |
● | Over-allotment involves sales by the Underwriters of the common stock in excess of the number of common stock the Underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of common stock over-allotted by the Underwriters is not greater than the number of common stock that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of common stock involved is greater than the number of common stock in the over-allotment option. The Underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing common stock in the open market. |
● | Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of common stock to close out the short position, the Underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of our common stock available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase common stock through the over-allotment option. If the Underwriters sell more common stock than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying common stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the Underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. |
● | Penalty bids permit the Underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the common stock originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. |
● | In passive market making, market makers in the common stock who are the Underwriters or prospective Underwriter may, subject to limitations, make bids for or purchases of our common stock until the time, if any, at which a stabilizing bid is made. |
These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of common stock. As a result, the price of common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be effected on Nasdaq or otherwise, and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
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Determination of Offering Price
We determined the public offering price of the common stock we are offering in consultation with the Underwriter based on discussions with potential investors in light of the history and prospects of our Company, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, the public stock price for similar companies, general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.
Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities
A prospectus in electronic format may be delivered to potential investors by the Underwriter. The prospectus in electronic format will be identical to the paper version of such prospectus. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the Underwriter’ website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the Underwriter is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
Relationships
The Underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include the sales and trading of securities, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, financing, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates may have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, a variety of such activities and services for us and for persons or entities with relationships with us for which they received or will receive customary fees, commissions and expenses.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the Underwriters and their respective affiliates, directors, officers and employees may at any time purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments, and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers. Such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to our assets, securities and/or instruments (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with us. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments. In addition, the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.
Selling Restrictions
No action has been taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit a public offering of the common stock, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or the common stock, where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the common stock may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither this prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the common stock may be distributed or published, in or from any country or jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia
This prospectus:
● | does not constitute a product disclosure document or a prospectus under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or the Corporations Act; |
● | has not been, and will not be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or the ASIC, as a disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act; |
● | does not constitute or involve a recommendation to acquire, an offer or invitation for issue or sale, an offer or invitation to arrange the issue or sale, or an issue or sale, of interests to a “retail client” (as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act and applicable regulations) in Australia; and |
● | may only be provided in Australia to select investors who are able to demonstrate that they fall within one or more of the categories of investors, or Exempt Investors, available under section 708 of the Corporations Act. |
The common stock may not be directly or indirectly offered for subscription or purchased or sold, and no invitations to subscribe for or buy the common stock may be issued, and no draft or definitive offering memorandum, advertisement or other offering material relating to any common stock may be distributed in Australia, except where disclosure to investors is not required under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act or is otherwise in compliance with all applicable Australian laws and regulations. By submitting an application for the common stock, you represent and warrant to us that you are an Exempt Investor.
As any offer of common stock under this prospectus will be made without disclosure in Australia under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act, the offer of those securities for resale in Australia within 12 months may, under section 707 of the Corporations Act, require disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D.2 if none of the exemptions in section 708 applies to that resale. By applying for the common stock you undertake to us that you will not, for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the common stock, offer, transfer, assign or otherwise alienate those securities to investors in Australia except in circumstances where disclosure to investors is not required under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act or where a compliant disclosure document is prepared and lodged with ASIC.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada
Resale restrictions. The distribution of the common stock in Canada is being made only in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia on a private placement basis exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each province where trades of the common stock are made. Any resale of the common stock in Canada must be made under applicable securities laws which may vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made under available statutory exemptions or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Purchasers are advised to seek legal advice prior to any resale of the securities.
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Representations of Canadian purchasers. By purchasing common stock in Canada and accepting delivery of a purchase confirmation, a purchaser is representing to us and the dealer from whom the purchase confirmation is received that:
● | the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase the common stock without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws as it is an “accredited investor” as defined under National Instrument 45-106—Prospectus Exemptions; |
● | the purchaser is a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31-103—Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations; |
● | where required by law, the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent; and |
● | the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions. |
Conflicts of Interest. Canadian purchasers are hereby notified that the Underwriters are relying on the exemption set out in section 3A.3 or 3A.4, if applicable, of National Instrument 33-105—Underwriting Conflicts from having to provide certain conflict of interest disclosure in this prospectus.
Statutory rights of action. Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if the offering memorandum (including any amendment thereto) such as this prospectus contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser of these securities in Canada should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Enforcement of legal rights. All of our directors and officers as well as the experts named herein may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible for Canadian purchasers to effect service of process within Canada upon us or those persons. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of those persons may be located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against us or those persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against us or those persons outside of Canada.
Taxation and eligibility for investment. Canadian purchasers of common stock should consult their own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the common stock in their particular circumstances and about the eligibility of the common stock for investment by the purchaser under relevant Canadian legislation.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Cayman Islands
This prospectus does not constitute a public offer of the common stock, whether by way of sale or subscription, in the Cayman Islands. The common stock have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the Cayman Islands.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Dubai International Financial Centre, or the DIFC
This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer of the Dubai Financial Services Authority, or the DFSA, in accordance with the Markets Rules 2012 of the DFSA. This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Markets Rules 2012 of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this prospectus. The securities to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered should conduct their own due diligence on the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.
In relation to its use in the DIFC, this prospectus is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number of investors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. The interests in the securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a Relevant State), no common stock have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the offering to the public in that Relevant State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the common stock which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, except that offers of common stock may be made to the public in that Relevant State at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:
● | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under the Prospectus Regulation; |
● | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Underwriters for any such offer; or |
● | in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation. |
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any common stock in any Relevant State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any common stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any common stock, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
Notice to Prospective Investors in France
Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the common stock described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The common stock have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the common stock has been or will be:
● | released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or |
● | used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the common stock to the public in France. |
Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:
● | to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and/or to a restricted circle of investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the FrenchCode monétaire et financier; |
● | to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or |
● | in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1° -or-2° -or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations (Règlement Général) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer (appel public à l’épargne). |
The common stock may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The common stock may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules promulgated thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the common stock may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to common stock which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules promulgated thereunder.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
The common stock will not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in Japan or to, or for the benefit of any Japanese person or to others, for re-offering or re-sale directly or indirectly in Japan or to any Japanese person, except in each case pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations of Japan. For purposes of this paragraph, “Japanese person” means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Kuwait
Unless all necessary approvals from the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry required by Law No. 31/1990 “Regulating the Negotiation of Securities and Establishment of Investment Funds,” its Executive Regulations and the various Ministerial Orders issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, have been given in relation to the marketing and sale of the common stock, these may not be marketed, offered for sale, nor sold in the State of Kuwait. Neither this prospectus (including any related document), nor any of the information contained therein is intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within Kuwait.
Investors in Kuwait who approach us or any of the Underwriters to obtain copies of this prospectus are required by us and the Underwriters to keep such prospectus confidential and not to make copies thereof nor distribute the same to any other person in Kuwait and are also required to observe the restrictions provided for in all jurisdictions with respect to offering, marketing and the sale of the common stock.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in People’s Republic of China
This prospectus may not be circulated or distributed in the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC, and the common stock may not be offered or sold, and will not offer or sell to any person for re-offering or resale directly or indirectly to any resident of China except pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations of China. For the purpose of this paragraph only, China does not include Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Qatar
In the State of Qatar, the offer contained herein is made on an exclusive basis to the specifically intended recipient thereof, upon that person’s request and initiative, for personal use only and shall in no way be construed as a general offer for the sale of securities to the public or an attempt to do business as a bank, an investment company or otherwise in the State of Qatar. This prospectus and the underlying securities have not been approved or licensed by the Qatar Central Bank or the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority or any other regulator in the State of Qatar. The information contained in this prospectus shall only be shared with any third parties in Qatar on a need to know basis for the purpose of evaluating the contained offer. Any distribution of this prospectus by the recipient to third parties in Qatar beyond the terms hereof is not permitted and shall be at the liability of such recipient.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Saudi Arabia
This prospectus may not be distributed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except to such persons as are permitted under the Offers of Securities Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority. The Capital Market Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this prospectus, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this prospectus. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due diligence on the accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial adviser.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus in Singapore with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other documents or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the common stock may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the common stock be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, or (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or to any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275, of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where our common stock are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor; securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the common stock under Section 275 of the SFA, except: (1) to an institutional investor (for corporations under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or (3) where the transfer is by operation of law.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland
The common stock will not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or SIX, or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This prospectus has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to our company or the common tock have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this prospectus will not be filed with, and the offer of the common stock will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, and the offer of the common stock has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or the CISA. The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of the common stock.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Taiwan
The common stock have not been and will not be registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitutes an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer, sell, give advice regarding or otherwise intermediate the offering and sale of the common stock in Taiwan.
Notice to Prospective Investors in United Arab Emirates
The common stock have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United Arab Emirates, except: (i) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates; and (ii) through persons or corporate entities authorized and licensed to provide investment advice and/or engage in brokerage activity and/or trade in respect of foreign securities in the United Arab Emirates. The information contained in this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended)) or otherwise and is not intended to be a public offer and is addressed only to persons who are sophisticated investors.
Notice to Prospective Investors in United Kingdom
This prospectus is only being distributed to and is only directed at: (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom; (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or the Order; or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons falling within (i)-(iii) together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The common stock are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the common stock will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus or any of its contents.
Indemnification
We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against liabilities relating to the offering arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and to contribute to payments that the Underwriters may be required to make for these liabilities. In the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have been advised that indemnification of liabilities under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore unenforceable.
Application for Nasdaq Listing
We will seek to have our common stock approved for listing on Nasdaq under the symbol “MAMO.”
We will be subject to continued listing requirements and corporate governance standards, and we expect these new rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs.
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The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the years then ended included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of ZH CPA, LLC, a limited liability company, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The validity of the Representative Warrant and legal matters as to United States and New York law have been passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP. Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the common stock and preferred stock and legal matters as to Nevada law have been passed upon for us by Sherman & Howard L.L.C. The Underwriters are represented by Pryor Cashman LLP.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document is not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement is this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. You may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.
As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act in accordance with this law, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference facilities and the website of the SEC referred to above.
We also maintain a website at https:www.massimomotor.com. Upon completion of this offering, you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLITDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLITDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) – Continued
As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
EQUITY | ||||||||
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,000,000 and 40,000,000 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively* | $ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | ||||
Preferred share, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 preferred shares authorized, no shares were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively* | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Subscription receivable | (1,052,159 | ) | (2,034,000 | ) | ||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 1,994,000 | 1,994,000 | ||||||
Retained Earnings | 9,450,576 | 5,070,740 | ||||||
Total equity | 10,432,417 | 5,070,740 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 40,584,053 | $ | 36,862,456 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLITDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHESIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 29,907,697 | $ | 20,759,684 | $ | 75,483,811 | $ | 61,572,677 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues | 19,850,258 | 15,912,295 | 51,706,682 | 46,195,092 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 10,057,439 | 4,847,389 | 23,777,129 | 15,377,585 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Selling expense | 2,104,505 | 2,102,360 | 6,541,244 | 5,405,908 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 2,716,733 | 2,172,192 | 9,038,488 | 5,839,633 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,821,238 | 4,274,552 | 15,579,732 | 11,245,541 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 5,236,201 | 572,837 | 8,197,397 | 4,132,044 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 41,133 | 231,036 | 113,001 | 353,104 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (213,901 | ) | (162,427 | ) | (494,011 | ) | (378,235 | ) | ||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | (172,768 | ) | 68,609 | (381,010 | ) | (25,131 | ) | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 5,063,433 | 641,446 | 7,816,387 | 4,106,913 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | - | 1,236,551 | - | ||||||||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 4,106,913 |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 (Pro Forma) | 2023 | 2022 (Pro Forma) | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 5,063,433 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 7,816,387 | $ | 4,106,913 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,174,560 | 134,704 | 1,236,551 | 862,452 | ||||||||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 506,742 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 3,244,461 | ||||||||
Earnings per Share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.08 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted* | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.08 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Common Share |
Subscription | Additional Paid in | Retained | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares* | Amount | Receivable | Capital | Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2023 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (1,414,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 5,561,703 | $ | 6,181,703 | ||||||||||||
Capital injection | 361,841 | 361,841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 | – | – | – | – | 3,888,873 | 3,888,873 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2023 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (1,052,159 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 9,450,576 | $ | 10,432,417 | ||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 16,374,594 | $ | 16,374,594 | ||||||||||||
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 | – | – | – | – | 641,446 | 641,446 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 17,016,040 | $ | 17,016,040 | ||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 5,070,740 | $ | 5,070,740 | ||||||||||||
Capital injection | 981,841 | 981,841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital dividend declared | (2,200,000 | ) | (2,200,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | – | – | – | – | 6,579,836 | 6,579,836 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2023 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (1,052,159 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 9,450,576 | $ | 10,432,417 | ||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 12,909,127 | $ | 12,909,127 | ||||||||||||
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 | – | – | – | – | 4,106,913 | 4,106,913 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 17,016,040 | $ | 17,016,040 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 4,106,913 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 109,765 | 94,406 | ||||||
Non-cash operating lease expense | 698,336 | 517,576 | ||||||
Accretion of finance lease liabilities | 5,610 | 3,119 | ||||||
Depreciation of right-of-use finance assets | 31,733 | 32,248 | ||||||
Written-off of account receivables | 420,967 | - | ||||||
Reversal of allowance for expected credit loss, net | (118,144 | ) | (224,779 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets | (65,158 | ) | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,631,919 | ) | (999,890 | ) | ||||
Inventories | (36,157 | ) | (7,759,301 | ) | ||||
Advance to suppliers | (130,580 | ) | 622,771 | |||||
Other current asset | (818,397 | ) | (141,541 | ) | ||||
Due to related parties | 398,700 | (650 | ) | |||||
Accounts payables | (373,314 | ) | 2,650,405 | |||||
Other payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities | (154,530 | ) | (181,550 | ) | ||||
Tax payable | 1,237,709 | - | ||||||
Accrued warranty liabilities | 205,868 | 63,348 | ||||||
Accrued return liabilities | (341,317 | ) | (248,544 | ) | ||||
Advance from customers | 457,936 | (259,699 | ) | |||||
Lease liabilities – operating lease | (698,336 | ) | (517,575 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 5,778,608 | (2,242,743 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (68,871 | ) | (185,234 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (68,871 | ) | (185,234 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from bank loan | - | 4,100,000 | ||||||
Repayment of bank loan | (1,600,000 | ) | - | |||||
Repayment of finance lease liabilities | (35,469 | ) | (34,867 | ) | ||||
Deferred offering costs | (263,162 | ) | (407,500 | ) | ||||
Change in due from (to) shareholder | (3,982,876 | ) | (1,992,138 | ) | ||||
Capital injection | 381,841 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (5,499,666 | ) | 1,665,495 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash | 210,071 | (762,482 | ) | |||||
Cash, beginning of the period | 947,971 | 1,288,854 | ||||||
Cash, end of the period | $ | 1,158,042 | $ | 526,372 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 494,011 | $ | 378,235 | ||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 64,000 | $ | - | ||||
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | $ | 1,113,140 | $ | 184,470 | ||||
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease | $ | 60,805 | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Massimo Group (the “Company”), is a holding company established on October 10, 2022 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of a wide selection of farm and ranch tested utility terrain vehicles (“UTVs”), recreational all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), and pontoon and tritoon boats. Mr. David Shan, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), is the controlling shareholder (the “Controlling Shareholder”) of the Company.
Reorganization
On June 1, 2023, the two Shareholders transferred their 100% equity interest in Massimo Motor Sports, LLC (“Massimo Motor Sports”) and 100% equity interest in Massimo Marine, LLC (“Massimo Marine”) to Massimo Group. After this reorganization, Massimo Group ultimately owns 100% equity interests of Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine.
Before and after the reorganization, the Company, together with its subsidiaries, is effectively controlled by the same Controlling Shareholders, and therefore the reorganization is considered as a recapitalization of entities under common control in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805-50-25. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries have been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5.
Details of the Company and its subsidiaries are set out below upon the reorganization:
Subsidiaries | Date of Incorporation | Jurisdiction of Formation | Percentage of direct/indirect Economic Ownership | Principal Activities | ||||||||||
Massimo Group | October 10, 2022 | Nevada | 100 | % | Holding company | |||||||||
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC (“Massimo Motor Sports”) | June 30, 2009 | Texas | 100 | % | Manufacture of UTVs and ATVs | |||||||||
Massimo Marine, LLC (“Massimo Marine”) | January 6, 2020 | Texas | 100 | % | Manufacture of pontoon and tritoon boats |
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into two agreements with ATIFUS and ATIFUS agreed to invest $1 million to Massimo Motor Sports and $1 million to Massimo Marine to exchange their 15% of equity interest respectively. After reorganization, the 15% of equity interest in Massimo Motor Marine and Massimo Marine owned by ATIFUS have been exchanged to 15% of equity interest in Massimo Group.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Massimo Group and its subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Uses of estimates and assumptions
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on information as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Significant accounting estimates required to be made by management include allowance for inventories, allowance for credit losses, sales return liabilities, warranty costs. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and its estimates on historical experience, current and expected future conditions and various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances based on the information available to management at the time these estimates and assumptions are made. Actual results and outcomes may differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions.
Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, the balances with banks and the liquid investments with maturities of three months or less. The Company maintains all its bank accounts in the United States, which are insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable represent trade receivable and are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently adjusted for any allowance for expected credit loss. The Company grant credit to customers, without collateral, under normal payment terms. The Company use a loss rate method to estimate the allowance for credit losses. The Company evaluates the expected credit loss of accounts receivable based on customer financial condition and historical collection information adjusted for current market economic conditions and forecasts of future economic performance when appropriate. Loss-rate approach is based on the historical loss rates and expectations of future conditions. The Company writes off potentially uncollectible accounts receivable against the allowance for credit losses if it is determined that the amounts will not be collected.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first out (FIFO) method. Costs include the cost of raw materials, freight and duty. Any excess of the cost over the net realizable value of each item of inventories is recognized as a provision for diminution in the value of inventories. Net realizable value is estimated using selling price in the normal course of business less any costs to complete and sell products.
Advances to suppliers
Advance to suppliers consists of balances paid to suppliers for purchasing of raw materials that have not been provided or received. Advances to suppliers are short-term in nature and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the collectability of the advance becomes doubtful. The Company uses the aging method to estimate the allowance for uncollectible balances. In addition, at each reporting date, the Company generally determines the adequacy of allowance for doubtful accounts by evaluating all available information, and then records specific allowances for individual advances based on the specific facts and circumstances.
Deferred offering cost
Deferred offering costs were expenses directly related to the Company’s planned initial public offering (“IPO”). These costs consisted of legal, accounting, printing, and filing fees that the Company capitalized, including fees incurred by the independent registered public accounting firm directly related to the offering. The deferred offering costs will offset against the IPO proceeds and will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital upon completion of the IPO.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related assets over their useful lives using the straight-line method, as follows:
Useful life | ||
Furniture and fixtures | 5-7 years | |
Machinery equipment | 5-7 years | |
Electronic equipment | 5 years | |
Transportation equipment | 5 years | |
Leasehold improvement | Over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful lives |
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income in other income or expenses.
Leases
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842) since January 1, 2020, using a modified retrospective transition method permitted under ASU No. 2018-11. This transition approach provides a method for recording existing leases only at the date of adoption and does not require previously reported balances to be adjusted. The Company evaluates the contracts it enters into to determine whether such contracts contain leases. A contract contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. At commencement, contracts containing a lease are further evaluated for classification as an operating or finance lease where the Company is a lessee.
Operating Leases
For operating leases, the Company measures its lease liabilities based on the present value of the total lease payments not yet paid discounted based on the more readily determinable of the rate implicit in the lease or its incremental borrowing rate, which is the estimated rate the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized borrowing equal to the total lease payments over the term of the lease. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on an analysis of interest rate of its own bank loans. The Company measures right-of-use assets based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, and initial direct costs it incurs under the lease. The Company begins recognizing lease expense when the lessor makes the underlying asset available to the Company.
Lease cost for operating leases includes the amortization of the ROU asset and interest expense related to the operating lease liability. For leases with lease term less than one year (short-term leases), the Company records operating lease expense in its consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term and record variable lease payments as incurred.
Finance Leases
Lease cost for finance leases where the Company is the lessee includes the amortization of the ROU asset, which is amortized on a straight-line basis and recorded to “Depreciation of right-of-use finance asset” and interest expense on the finance lease liability, which is calculated using the interest method and recorded to “Interest expense, net.”. Finance lease ROU assets are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of the respective leases, including periods covered by renewal options that the Company is reasonably certain of exercising.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Impairment of long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than the Company had originally estimated. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment by comparing the carrying value of the assets to an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the fair value of the assets. No impairment charge was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Fair value of financial instruments
ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
● | Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
● | Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. | |
● | Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable. |
Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, advances to suppliers, other current assets, accounts payable, advance from customers, lease liabilities, due from or due to shareholders and related parties, accrued expenses and short term bank loans, approximates their recorded values due to their short-term maturities. The Company determined that the carrying value of the lease liabilities approximated their fair value as the interest rates used to discount the contracts approximate market rates.
Revenue recognition
The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. Revenues were presented under ASC 606 and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following steps:
Step 1: Identify the contract (s) with a customer
Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step 3: Determine the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Revenue recognition (continued)
The Company’s revenue is generated primarily by sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes, pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats. Revenue represented the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for promised goods. Revenue is recorded when performance obligations are considered to be satisfied when control is transferred to our customers upon goods delivered to customers and acceptance by customers.
Sales returns
The Company provides a refund policy to accept returns from end customer, which varies and depends on the difference products and customers. The estimated sales returns are determined based upon an analysis of historical sales returns. Return allowances are recorded as a reduction in sales with corresponding sales return liabilities which are included in “Accrued return liabilities”. The estimated cost of returned inventory is recorded as a reduction to cost of sales and an increase of right of return assets which is included in “Inventories”. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $215,221 and $556,538 of sales return liabilities associated with estimated product returns were recorded in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively.
Products warranty
The Company generally provides a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials related to the sale of products. The Company considerers the warranty as an assurance type warranty since the warranty provides the customer the assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications. Estimated future warranty obligations are included in cost of product sales in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. The determination of the Company’s warranty accrual is based on actual historical experience with the product, estimates of repair and replacement costs and any product warranty problems that are identified after shipment. The Company estimates and adjusts these accruals at each balance sheet date in accordance with changes in these factors.
Contract liabilities
The contract liabilities of the Company are primarily related to advances received from customer. The contract liabilities are reported in a net position on a customer-by-customer basis at the end of each reporting period. Contract liabilities are recognized when the Company receives prepayment from customers resulting from purchase order. Contract liabilities will be recognized as revenue when the products are delivered. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded advance from customers of $1,154,210 and $696,274, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue upon delivery of the products sold. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amounts transferred from contract liabilities at the beginning of the fiscal year to revenue were $696,274 and $1,333,481, respectively.
Disaggregation of revenues
The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts by products, as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company’s disaggregation of revenues for three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is disclosed in Note 19 of this condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Cost of sales
Cost of sales includes all of the costs and expenses directly related to the production of goods and services included in revenues.
Shipping and handling costs
Shipping and handling costs, which include costs related to the selection of products and their delivery to customers, are presented in cost of revenue and selling expenses. Shipping and freight expense presented in selling expenses were $694,912 and $3,130,474 while presented in cost of revenue were $1,599,110 and $6,758,360 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Shipping and freight expense presented in selling expenses were $1,013,684 and $2,762,634 while presented in cost of revenue were $2,321,783 and $10,779,876 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Advertising costs
The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising cost presented in selling expenses were $363,189 and $825,852 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Advertising cost presented in selling expenses were $556,294 and $1,112,473 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
401(k) benefit plan
401(k) benefit plan covers substantially all employees and allows voluntary employee contributions up to the annually adjusted Inland Revenue Service (“IRS”) dollar limit. These voluntary contributions are matched equal to 100% of the employee’s compensation contributed and not to exceed 4% of the total eligible compensation. The employees’ voluntary contributions and the Company’s matching contributions are 100% vested immediately. The Company adopted the 401(k) benefit plan from March 2022.
Income taxes
Before the Reorganization, the Company has elected to be taxed as an S Corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. As an S Corporation, the Company is not subject to Federal income tax and state tax in Texas. As such, shareholders are taxed on their pro rata share of earnings and deductions of the Company, regardless of the amount of distributions received. After the Reorganization, the Company is subjected to U.S. federal income tax at 21% and the margin tax in the states of Texas.
Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Income taxes (continued)
Significant judgment is also required in evaluating the Company’s uncertain income tax positions and provisions for income taxes. Liabilities for uncertain income tax positions are recognized based on a two-step approach. The first step is to evaluate whether an income tax position has met the recognition threshold by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The second step is to measure the income tax position that has met the recognition threshold as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. The Company continually assesses the likelihood and amount of potential adjustments and adjusts the income tax provisions, income taxes payable and deferred income taxes in the period in which the facts that give rise to a revision become known. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as interest expense.
Earnings per share
The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, there were no dilutive shares.
Segment reporting
The Company follows ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” The Company’s Chief Executive Officer or chief operating decision-maker reviews the consolidated financial results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Company as a whole and hence, the Company has only one reportable segment. The Company operates and manages its business as a single segment. As the Company’s long-lived assets are all located in the United States and substantially all the Company’s revenues are derived from within the United States, no geographical segments are presented.
Concentration and risks
a. Concentration of credit risk
Assets that potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash, accounts receivable and other current assets. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amounts at the balance sheet dates. The Company maintains all the bank accounts at financial institutions in the United States, where there is $250,000 standard deposit insurance coverage limit per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank and per ownership category. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, one bank balance in Massimo Motor of $2,46,694 and $614,558 exceeded the insured limited, respectively.
To limit the exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily places cash deposits with large financial institutions in the United States. The Company conducts credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral or other security from them. The Company establishes an accounting policy to provide for current expected credit losses based on the individual customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Concentration and risks (continued)
b. Foreign Exchange Risk
Most of our raw materials are imported from China. The value of the Chinese Yuan against the U.S. dollar is affected by the changes in China and United States economic conditions. We do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign exchange risk and have not used any derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to such risk.
c. Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates. Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest rates from our borrowings with banks. We have not been exposed to material risks due to the fact that our borrowing is not significant. and we have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure. However, we cannot provide assurance that we will not be exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rate in the future.
d. Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations over available financial assets due at any point in time. Our objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient readily available reserves in order to meet our liquidity requirements at any point in time. We achieve this by maintaining sufficient cash and banking facilities.
e. Significant customers
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, the Company had one and two customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues, respectively. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had one and four customers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable, respectively.
f. Significant suppliers
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had two suppliers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total purchases respectively. As of September 30, 2023, one supplier accounted for more than 30% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of December 31, 2022, one supplier accounted for more than 30% of the Company’s total accounts payable.
Recent accounting pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 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, which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. This ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The new standard will become effective for us beginning January 1, 2024, using either a modified retrospective or a fully retrospective method of transition and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Recent accounting pronouncements (continued)
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”). This ASU requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. The amendments improve comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2023, and are applied prospectively to business combinations that occur after the effective date. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-03, “Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions,” which clarifies and amends the guidance of measuring the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of the equity securities. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and comprehensive income and statements of cash flows.
NOTE 3 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Accounts receivable – third parties | $ | 8,376,531 | $ | 7,165,578 | ||||
Accounts receivable – related parties | 20,212 | 20,212 | ||||||
Total accounts receivable, gross | 8,396,743 | 7,185,790 | ||||||
Less: allowance for credit loss | (235,915 | ) | (354,059 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 8,160,828 | $ | 6,831,731 |
The Company wrote off uncollectible accounts receivable of $420,967 from one customer for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company did not write off any uncollectible accounts receivable in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The Company had allowance for credit loss of $235,915 and $354,059 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
The movement of allowance for credit loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 is as follow:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 354,059 | $ | 451,694 | ||||
Reversal of provision | (118,144 | ) | (97,635 | ) | ||||
Ending balance | $ | 235,915 | $ | 354,059 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 — INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Products and accessories | $ | 15,145,214 | $ | 14,806,133 | ||||
Parts | 791,502 | 629,423 | ||||||
Inventories in transit | 6,614,707 | 4,049,718 | ||||||
Freight and duty | 1,247,684 | 4,277,676 | ||||||
23,799,107 | 23,762,950 | |||||||
Less: inventory allowance | - | - | ||||||
Inventories, net | $ | 23,799,107 | $ | 23,762,950 |
The Company did not record any impairment provision of inventories for lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
NOTE 5 — ADVANCE TO SUPPLIERS
Advance to suppliers consists of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Advance to suppliers | $ | 3,107,992 | $ | 2,977,412 | ||||
Less: allowance for credit loss | – | – | ||||||
Advance to suppliers, net | $ | 3,107,992 | $ | 2,977,412 |
NOTE 6 — OTHER CURRENT ASSTS
Other current assts consist of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Prepayment | $ | 786,861 | $ | - | ||||
Other receivables | 102,675 | 71,139 | ||||||
Total | $ | 889,536 | $ | 71,139 |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 7 — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net, consists of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Furniture and Fixtures | $ | 125,977 | $ | 125,977 | ||||
Machinery equipment | 89,418 | 89,418 | ||||||
Vehicles | 648,374 | 616,424 | ||||||
Electronic equipment | 35,303 | 35,303 | ||||||
Leasehold improvement | 90,974 | 54,053 | ||||||
Subtotal | 990,046 | 921,175 | ||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (616,387 | ) | (506,621 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 373,659 | $ | 414,554 |
Depreciation expense was $39,473 and $109,766 for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2023 respectively. Depreciation expense was $35,834 and $94,406 for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2022 respectively.
NOTE 8 — LEASES
On August 1, 2018, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by the Controlling Shareholder, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 220,000 square feet for monthly rent of $40,000 used for its operation. The lease expired on July 31, 2021 and was further renewed for another three years expired on July 31, 2024 with monthly rent of $60,000. On April 29, 2023, the Company signed another lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by the Controlling Shareholder, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 66,000 square feet for monthly rent of $35,000 used for its operation. The lease expires on April 30, 2026. The Company also had multiple lease agreements for machinery, office equipment and vehicles. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Total operating lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 amounted to $486,192 and $968,577, respectively. Total operating lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 amounted to $199,109 and $571,539, respectively. Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets amounted to $411,299 and $559,618 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 respectively. Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets amounted to $177,193 and $517,577 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 respectively.
Total accretion of finance lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 amounted to $1,541 and $5,611 respectively. Total accretion of finance lease liabilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 amounted to $957 and $3,119, respectively. Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets amounted to $10,380 and $10,834 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 respectively. Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets amounted to $8,588 and $$32,248 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 8 — LEASES (continued)
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and financing leases was as follows:
Operating leases
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net | $ | 1,754,857 | $ | 1,340,053 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities - current | 1,011,705 | 750,719 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities - non-current | 743,152 | 589,334 | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,754,857 | $ | 1,340,053 |
Financing leases
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net | $ | 123,929 | $ | 94,857 | ||||
Finance lease liabilities - current | 41,217 | 27,559 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities - non-current | 87,598 | 70,310 | ||||||
Total | $ | 128,815 | $ | 97,869 |
The following table includes supplemental cash flow and non-cash information related to leases:
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Cash paid of amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 793,577 | $ | 571,539 | ||||
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 35,469 | 34,867 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | ||||||||
Finance lease liabilities | $ | 60,805 | $ | - | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 1,113,140 | $ | 184,470 |
The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of operating lease and finance leases were as follows as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): | ||||||||
Finance lease | 2.52 years | 3.36 years | ||||||
Operating leases | 1.98 years | 1.78 years | ||||||
Weighted average discount rate: | ||||||||
Finance leases | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | ||||
Operating leases | 8.19 | % | 6.75 | % |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 8 — LEASES (continued)
The following is a schedule of maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023:
Operating leases
Twelve months ending September 30, | ||||
2024 | $ | 1,124,769 | ||
2025 | 523,655 | |||
2026 | 286,915 | |||
Total future minimum lease payments | 1,935,339 | |||
Less: imputed interest | (180,482 | ) | ||
Present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | 1,754,857 |
Finance leases
Twelve months ending September 30, | ||||
2024 | $ | 46,325 | ||
2025 | 46,325 | |||
2026 | 34,579 | |||
2027 | 8,701 | |||
2028 | 3,625 | |||
Total future minimum lease payments | 139,555 | |||
Less: imputed interest | (10,740 | ) | ||
Present value of finance lease liabilities | $ | 128,815 |
NOTE 9 — ACCRUED RETURN LIABILITIES
The following table shows changes in the Company’s accrued return liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 556,538 | $ | 1,510,640 | ||||
Actual recognized products return | (1,755,780 | ) | (5,371,678 | ) | ||||
Accruals for product return liabilities | 1,414,463 | 4,417,576 | ||||||
Ending balance | $ | 215,221 | $ | 556,538 |
NOTE 10 — ACCRUED WARRANTY EXPENSES
The following table shows changes in the Company’s accrued warranties and related costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 260,531 | $ | 280,808 | ||||
Cost of warranty claims | (1,287,079 | ) | (1,353,914 | ) | ||||
Accruals for product warranty | 1,492,947 | 1,333,637 | ||||||
Ending balance | $ | 466,399 | $ | 260,531 |
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 11 — OTHER PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITY
The following table shows breakdown of Company’s other payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Credit card liabilities | $ | 35,058 | $ | 36,183 | ||||
Sales Tax payable | 19,194 | 27,909 | ||||||
Accrued expense | 144,842 | 296,183 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 48,432 | 41,781 | ||||||
Other payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities | $ | 247,526 | $ | 402,056 |
NOTE 12 —BANK LOAN
Bank loan balance consisted of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
MidFirst Bank | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 5,600,000 |
On January 15, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary Massimo Motor Sports obtained a line of credit from MidFirst Bank, pursuant to which the Company has the availability to borrow a maximum $4.0 million out of this line of credit for two years at the U.S. prime rate + 0.25%. On August 15. 2021, this line of credit was increased to allow the Company to access a total of $7.4 million and the maturity date was extended to July 15, 2023. On April 18, 2022, this line of credit was further increased to $10.0 million, and maturity date is July 15, 2023. On June 15, 2023, the maturity date was extended to October 15, 2023. Subsequent to period ended September 30, 2023, the maturity date was extended to January 13, 2024.
This line of credit is also personally guaranteed by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling Shareholder, and Miller Creek Holdings LLC, a related party controlled by Mr. David Shan. This line of credit is pledged by the Company’s accounts receivable and inventories.
Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $111,158 and $331,651 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $113,695 and $220,947 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
NOTE 13 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The relationship of related parties is summarized as follow:
Name of Related Party | Relationship to the Company | |
David Shan | Controlling shareholder of the Company | |
Custom Van Living | Controlled by David Shan | |
Miller Creek Holdings LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
SUNL Technology LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
ATIF Holdings Limited | Related to ATIFUS |
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 13 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
(1) | Due from related parties |
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of due from related parties consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Account receivable from SUNL Technology LLC | $ | 20,212 | $ | 20,212 |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, there was no sales from SUNL Technology LLC. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold certain electric scooters to SUNL Technology LLC. The related sales represented less than 0.01% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has accounts receivable balance of $20,212 and $20,212 from SUNL Technology LLC.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of due from related parties consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Amount due from (to) Custom Van Living LLC | $ | (141,127 | ) | $ | (142,427 | ) | ||
Amount due from (to) ATIF Holdings Limited | (400,000 | ) | - | |||||
Total amount due from (to) related parties | $ | (541,127 | ) | $ | (142,427 | ) |
(2) | Due to shareholder |
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of due to shareholder consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Due to shareholder - David Shan, opening balance | $ | 10,984,344 | $ | 1,484,426 | ||||
Withdraw | (3,582,876 | ) | (2,500,082 | ) | ||||
Capital dividend declared | 2,200,000 | 12,000,000 | ||||||
Due to shareholder – David Shan, ending balance | $ | 9,601,468 | $ | 10,984,344 |
The balance represented unsecured, due on demand and interest free borrowings between the Company and the Controlling shareholder, Mr. David Shan, the Chairman of the Board. Mr. David Shan periodically provides working capitals to support the Company’s operations when needed. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a non-taxable dividend of $2.2 million was declared to Mr. David Shan from it accumulated retained earnings of the Company before the Reorganization and Mr. David Shan withdraw approximately $3.5 million from the Company to pay the income taxes as the owner of the S Corporation before reorganization. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company owed $9,601,468 and $10,984,344 due to Mr. David Shan, respectively.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 13 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
(3) | Lease arrangement with related party |
On August 1, 2018, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling shareholders, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 220,000 square feet for monthly rent of $40,000 used for its operation. The lease expired on July 31, 2021 and was further renewed for another three years expired on July 31, 2024 with monthly rent of $60,000. (See Note 8)
The Company recorded rent expense of $180,000 and $540,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in connection with this lease arrangement. The Company recorded rent expense of $180,000 and $540,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 in connection with this lease arrangement.
On April 29, 2023, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling shareholders, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 66,000 square feet for monthly rent of $35,000 used for its operation. The lease expires on April 30, 2026.
The Company recorded rent expense of $105,000 and 175,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively in connection with this lease arrangement.
(4) | Loan guarantee provided by related parties |
In connection with the Company’s bank borrowing, Mr. David Shan, the controlling shareholder and Miller Creek Holdings LLC provided unlimited guarantee to the Company’s bank loan. (See Note 12).
NOTE 14 — OTHER INCOME, NET
The Company’s breakdown of other income, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Income from insurance claim | $ | - | $ | 200,000 | $ | 33,042 | $ | 200,000 | ||||||||
Income from selling package material and other sales | 17,738 | 21,519 | 51,787 | 120,779 | ||||||||||||
Income from leasing unused vehicles | 10,400 | - | 10,400 | - | ||||||||||||
Others | 12,995 | 9,517 | 17,772 | 32,325 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 41,133 | $ | 231,036 | $ | 113,001 | $ | 353,104 |
The Company received insurance claim of $nil and $33,042 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company received insurance claim of $200,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 15 — INCOME TAXES
Massimo Motor and Massimo Marine both terminated its status as a Subchapter S Corporation as of June 1, 2023, in connection with the Reorganization and became a taxable C Corporation. Prior to that date, as an S Corporation, the Company had no U.S. federal income tax expense. As such, any periods prior to June 1, 2023 will only reflect a margin tax for states of Texas and corresponding tax expense. Pro forma net income is calculated by adding back S Corporation tax to net income and using a combined C Corporation effective tax rate for federal income taxes of 21% and state margin tax. The following reconciliation table provides a detailed calculation of pro forma provision for income taxes:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 (Pro Forma) | 2023 | 2022 (Pro Forma) | |||||||||||||
Net income before income taxes | $ | 5,063,433 | $ | 641,446 | $ | 7,816,387 | $ | 4,396,170 | ||||||||
Statutory U.S. federal income tax | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||
Income tax expense at the federal statutory rate | 1,063,321 | 134,704 | 1,641,441 | 923,196 | ||||||||||||
S Corporation benefits | - | (134,704 | ) | (642,278 | ) | (923,196 | ) | |||||||||
State margin tax | 39,113 | - | 83,349 | - | ||||||||||||
Other adjustments | 72,126 | - | 154,039 | - | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,174,560 | $ | - | $ | 1,236,551 | $ | - |
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2023 | |||||||
Income tax provision – current | $ | 1,136,153 | $ | 1,301,709 | ||||
Income tax provision (recovery) - deferred | 38,407 | (65,158 | ) | |||||
Income tax provision | $ | 1,174,560 | $ | 1,236,551 |
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have an accrued liability for uncertain tax positions and does not anticipate recognition of any significant liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the next 12 months. For the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, no amounts were incurred for income tax uncertainties or interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals, or material deviation from its position. The Company’s tax years since its formation remain subject to possible income tax examination by its major taxing authorities for all periods. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2023 are 22.3% and 20.0% respectively. The primary differences between the annual effective tax rate and statutory tax rates are mainly contributed by S Corporation benefits and the state margin taxes.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 15 — INCOME TAXES (Continued)
The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 (Pro Forma) | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Allowance for credit loss | $ | 47,652 | $ | 74,352 | ||||
Property and equipment | 16,480 | 16,480 | ||||||
Lease liability – operating | 368,520 | 281,411 | ||||||
Lease liability – financing | 27,051 | 20,552 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets | 459,703 | 392,795 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Right of use assets – operating | (368,520 | ) | (281,411 | ) | ||||
Right of use assets – financing | (26,025 | ) | (19,920 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | (394,545 | ) | (301,331 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net | $ | 65,158 | $ | 91,464 |
NOTE 16 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common shares
Massimo Group is a company that was established on October 10, 2022 under the laws of the State of Nevada. Based on the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the authorized number of common stocks was 100,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 40,000,000 common shares were issued on June 1, 2023. The authorized number of preferred stocks was 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.01 and no preferred shares were issued. All share information included in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for the Reorganization as if such reduce par value and common shares issuance occurred on the first day of the first period presented.
Additional paid-in capital
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into two agreements with ATIFUS. Pursuant to these agreements, ATIFUS agreed to invest $1.0 million to Massimo Motor Sports and $1.0 million to Massimo Marine to exchange 15% of the outstanding common stock of Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the Company received the advance of $600,000 for share subscription, which was recorded as subscription deposit on the consolidated financial statements. ATIFUS contributed the additional paid-in capital of $361,841 and $981,841 to the Company for the three months and nine months period ended September 30, 2023 respectively.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 17 – PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company has no stock options and warrants issued and no impact on diluted earnings per share. The earnings per share was calculated based on pro forma statement of operation for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, assuming the Company is a C Corporation upon Reorganization.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 (pro-forma) | 2023 | 2022 (pro-forma) | |||||||||||||
Net income attributable to the Company | $ | 3,888,873 | $ | 506,742 | $ | 6,579,836 | $ | 3,244,461 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.08 |
NOTE 18 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contingencies
The Company may be involved in certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes arising from the commercial operations, which, in general, are subject to uncertainties and in which the outcomes are not predictable. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. Although the Company can give no assurances about the resolution of pending claims, litigation or other disputes and the effect such outcomes may have on the Company, the Company believes that any ultimate liability resulting from the outcome of such proceedings, to the extent not otherwise provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity as at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Contractual commitments
As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s contractual obligations consists of the following:
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Lease commitment | $ | 2,074,894 | 1,171,094 | 891,474 | 12,326 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
Repayment of bank loan | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,074,894 | 5,171,094 | 891,474 | 12,326 | $ | - |
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 19 — SEGMENT REPORTING
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, and is identified on the basis of the internal financial reports that are provided to and regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources and assess performance of the segment.
Management of the Company concludes that it has only one reporting segment. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and sales of a wide selection of farm and ranch tested utility terrain vehicles(“UTVs”), recreational all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), and pontoon and tritoon boats.
The Company’s CEO reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company, rather than by product types or geographic area; hence the Company concluded it has only one reporting segment.
The following table presents sales by product categories for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 26,953,580 | $ | 18,499,983 | $ | 65,765,577 | $ | 55,115,219 | ||||||||
Pontoon, tritoon and fishing boats | 2,954,117 | 2,259,701 | 9,718,234 | 6,457,458 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 29,907,697 | $ | 20,759,684 | $ | 75,483,811 | $ | 61,572,677 |
Note 20 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated all events and transactions that occurred after September 30, 2023 up through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements, for disclosure or recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as appropriate.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Massimo Group
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Massimo Group and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ ZH CPA, LLC | |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022. | |
Denver, Colorado | |
September 21, 2023 |
1600 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, CO, 80202, USA. Phone: 1.303.386.7224 Fax: 1.303.386.7101 Email: admin@zhcpa.us
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHESIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | 86,527,534 | $ | 82,567,816 | ||||
Cost of revenues | 64,323,858 | 65,526,818 | ||||||
Gross Profit | 22,203,676 | 17,040,998 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling expense | 8,670,176 | 6,095,479 | ||||||
General and administrative | 8,928,493 | 6,572,729 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,598,669 | 12,668,208 | ||||||
Income from operations | 4,605,007 | 4,372,790 | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Other income, net | 384,622 | 799,977 | ||||||
Interest expense | (828,016 | ) | (454,066 | ) | ||||
Total other income (expense), net | (443,394 | ) | 345,911 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 4,161,613 | 4,718,701 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ | 4,161,613 | $ | 4,718,701 | ||||
Pro Forma information Statement for Income Tax Provision as a C Corporation upon Reorganization | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | 4,161,613 | 4,718,701 | ||||||
Pro forma provision for income taxes (pro forma) | (873,939 | ) | (990,927 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net income and comprehensive income (pro forma) | $ | 3,287,674 | $ | 3,727,774 | ||||
Pro forma earnings per share – basic and diluted (pro forma) | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.09 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding – basic and diluted* | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021
Common Share | Subscription | Additional Paid-in | Retained | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares* | Amount |
Receivable | Capital |
Earnings | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 8,190,426 | $ | 8,190,426 | ||||||||||||
Net income for the year | – | – | – | - | 4,718,701 | 4,718,701 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 12,909,127 | $ | 12,909,127 | ||||||||||||
Net income for the year | – | – | – | - | 4,161,613 | 4,161,613 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital dividend declared | – | – | – | - | (12,000,000 | ) | (12,000,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | (2,034,000 | ) | $ | 1,994,000 | $ | 5,070,740 | $ | 5,070,740 |
* Retroactively restated for effect of the Reorganization
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Massimo Group (the “Company”), is a holding company established on October 10, 2022 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of a wide selection of farm and ranch tested utility terrain vehicles (“UTVs”), recreational all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), and pontoon and tritoon boats. Mr. David Shan, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), is the controlling shareholder (the “Controlling Shareholder”) of the Company.
Reorganization
On June 1, 2023, the two Shareholders transferred their 100% equity interest in Massimo Motor Sports and 100% equity interest in Massimo Marine to Massimo Group. After this Reorganization, Massimo Group ultimately owns 100% equity interests of Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine.
Before and after the reorganization, the Company, together with its subsidiaries, is effectively controlled by the same Controlling Shareholders, and therefore the reorganization is considered as a recapitalization of entities under common control in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805-50-25. The consolidation of the Company and its subsidiaries have been accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned transactions had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5.
Details of the Company and its subsidiaries are set out below upon the reorganization:
Subsidiaries | Date of Incorporation |
Jurisdiction of Formation |
Percentage of direct/indirect Economic Ownership |
Principal Activities | ||||
Massimo Group | October 10, 2022 | Nevada | 100% | Holding company | ||||
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC | June 30, 2009 | Texas | 100% | Manufacture of UTVs and ATVs | ||||
Massimo Marine, LLC | January 6, 2020 | Texas | 100% | Manufacture of pontoon and tritoon boats |
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into two agreements with ATIFUS, and ATIFUS agreed to invest $1 million to Massimo Motor Sports and $1 million to Massimo Marine to exchange their 15% of equity interest respectively. After reorganization, the 15% of equity interest in Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine owned by ATIFUS have been exchanged to 15% of equity interest in Massimo Group.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Massimo Group and its subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Uses of estimates and assumptions
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on information as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Significant accounting estimates required to be made by management include allowance for inventories, allowance for credit losses, sales return liabilities, warranty costs. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and its estimates on historical experience, current and expected future conditions and various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances based on the information available to management at the time these estimates and assumptions are made. Actual results and outcomes may differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, the balances with banks and the liquid investments with maturities of three months or less. The Company maintains all its bank accounts in the United States, which are insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).
Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable represent trade receivable and are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently adjusted for any allowance for expected credit loss. The Company grant credit to customers, without collateral, under normal payment terms. The Company use a loss rate method to estimate the allowance for credit losses. The Company evaluates the expected credit loss of accounts receivable based on customer financial condition and historical collection information adjusted for current market economic conditions and forecasts of future economic performance when appropriate. Loss-rate approach is based on the historical loss rates and expectations of future conditions. The Company writes off potentially uncollectible accounts receivable against the allowance for credit losses if it is determined that the amounts will not be collected.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first out (FIFO) method. Costs include the cost of raw materials, freight and duty. Any excess of the cost over the net realizable value of each item of inventories is recognized as a provision for diminution in the value of inventories. Net realizable value is estimated using selling price in the normal course of business less any costs to complete and sell products.
Advances to Suppliers
Advance to suppliers consists of balances paid to suppliers for purchasing of raw materials that have not been provided or received. Advance to suppliers are short-term in nature and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Company considers the assets to be impaired if the collectability of the advance becomes doubtful. The Company uses the aging method to estimate the allowance for uncollectible balances. In addition, at each reporting date, the Company generally determines the adequacy of allowance for doubtful accounts by evaluating all available information, and then records specific allowances for individual advances based on the specific facts and circumstances.
Deferred Offering Cost
Deferred offering costs were expenses directly related to the Company’s planned initial public offering (“IPO”). These costs consisted of legal, accounting, printing, and filing fees that the Company capitalized, including fees incurred by the independent registered public accounting firm directly related to the offering. The deferred offering costs will offset against the IPO proceeds and will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital upon completion of the IPO.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the related assets over their useful lives using the straight-line method, as follows:
Useful life | ||
Furniture and fixtures | 5-7 years | |
Machinery equipment | 5-7 years | |
Electronic equipment | 5 years | |
Transportation equipment | 5 years | |
Leasehold improvement | Over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful lives |
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income in other income or expenses.
Leases
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842) since January 1, 2020, using a modified retrospective transition method permitted under ASU No. 2018-11. This transition approach provides a method for recording existing leases only at the date of adoption and does not require previously reported balances to be adjusted. The Company evaluates the contracts it enters into to determine whether such contracts contain leases. A contract contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. At commencement, contracts containing a lease are further evaluated for classification as an operating or finance lease where the Company is a lessee.
Operating Leases
For operating leases, the Company measures its lease liabilities based on the present value of the total lease payments not yet paid discounted based on the more readily determinable of the rate implicit in the lease or its incremental borrowing rate, which is the estimated rate the Company would be required to pay for a collateralized borrowing equal to the total lease payments over the term of the lease. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on an analysis of interest rate of its own bank loans. The Company measures right-of-use assets based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, and initial direct costs it incurs under the lease. The Company begins recognizing lease expense when the lessor makes the underlying asset available to the Company.
Lease cost for operating leases includes the amortization of the ROU asset and interest expense related to the operating lease liability. For leases with lease term less than one year (short-term leases), the Company records operating lease expense in its consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term and record variable lease payments as incurred.
Finance Leases
Lease cost for finance leases where the Company is the lessee includes the amortization of the ROU asset, which is amortized on a straight-line basis and recorded to “Depreciation of right-of-use finance asset” and interest expense on the finance lease liability, which is calculated using the interest method and recorded to “Interest expense, net.” Finance lease ROU assets are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the terms of the respective leases, including periods covered by renewal options that the Company is reasonably certain of exercising.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable or that the useful life is shorter than the Company had originally estimated. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment by comparing the carrying value of the assets to an estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value of the assets over the fair value of the assets. No impairment charge was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
● | Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
● | Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. | |
● | Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable. |
Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, advances to suppliers, other current assets, accounts payable, advance from customers, lease liabilities, due from or due to shareholders and related parties, accrued expenses and short term bank loans, approximates their recorded values due to their short-term maturities. The Company determined that the carrying value of the lease liabilities approximated their fair value as the interest rates used to discount the contracts approximate market rates.
Revenue recognition
The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. Revenues were presented under ASC 606 and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following steps:
Step 1: Identify the contract (s) with a customer
Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step 3: Determine the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Revenue recognition (continued)
The Company’s revenue is generated primarily by sales of UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes, pontoon and tritoon boats. Revenue represented the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for promised goods. Revenue is recorded when performance obligations are considered to be satisfied when control is transferred to our customers upon goods delivered to customers and accepted by customers.
Sales returns
The Company provides a refund policy to accept returns from end customer, which varies and depends on the difference products and customers. The estimated sales returns are determined based upon an analysis of historical sales returns. Return allowances are recorded as a reduction in sales with corresponding sales return liabilities which are included in “Accrued return liabilities”. The estimated cost of returned inventory is recorded as a reduction to cost of sales and an increase of right of return assets which is included in “Inventories”. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, $556,538 and $1,510,640 of sales return liabilities associated with estimated product returns were recorded in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively.
Products warranty
The Company generally provides a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials related to the sale of products. The Company considerers the warranty as an assurance type warranty since the warranty provides the customer the assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications. Estimated future warranty obligations are included in cost of product sales in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. The determination of the Company’s warranty accrual is based on actual historical experience with the product, estimates of repair and replacement costs and any product warranty problems that are identified after shipment. The Company estimates and adjusts these accruals at each balance sheet date in accordance with changes in these factors.
Contract Liabilities
The contract liabilities of the Company are primarily related to advances received from customer. The contract liabilities are reported in a net position on a customer-by-customer basis at the end of each reporting period. Contract liabilities were recognized when the Company receives prepayment from customers resulting from purchase order. Contract liabilities will be recognized as revenue when the products are delivered. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company record advance from customers of $696,274 and $1,333,481, respectively, which will be recognized as revenue upon delivery of the products sold. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amounts transferred from contract liabilities at the beginning of the fiscal year to revenue were $1,333,481 and $1,030,329, respectively.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts by products, as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company’s disaggregation of revenues for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is disclosed in Note 15 of this consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales includes all of the costs and expenses directly related to the production of goods and services included in revenues.
Shipping and handling costs
Shipping and handling costs, which include costs related to the selection of products and their delivery to customers, are presented in cost of revenue and selling expenses. Shipping and freight expense presented in selling expenses were $4,176,883 and $4,000,062 while presented in cost of revenue were $15,468,949 and $13,864,579 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Advertising costs
The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising cost presented in selling expenses were $1,813,067 and $772,438 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Income taxes
Before the Reorganization, the Company has elected to be taxed as an S Corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. As an S Corporation, the Company is not subject to federal income tax and state tax in Texas. As such, shareholders are taxed on their pro rata share of earnings and deductions of the Company, regardless of the amount of distributions received.
Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
Significant judgment is also required in evaluating the Company’s uncertain income tax positions and provisions for income taxes. Liabilities for uncertain income tax positions are recognized based on a two-step approach. The first step is to evaluate whether an income tax position has met the recognition threshold by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The second step is to measure the income tax position that has met the recognition threshold as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. The Company continually assesses the likelihood and amount of potential adjustments and adjusts the income tax provisions, income taxes payable and deferred income taxes in the period in which the facts that give rise to a revision become known. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as interest expense.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Earnings per Share
The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no dilutive shares.
Segment reporting
The Company follows ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” The Company’s Chief Executive Officer or chief operating decision-maker reviews the consolidated financial results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Company as a whole and hence, the Company has only one reportable segment. The Company operates and manages its business as a single segment. As the Company’s long-lived assets are all located in the United States and substantially all the Company’s revenues are derived from within the United States, no geographical segments are presented.
Concentration and risks
a. Concentration of credit risk
Assets that potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash, accounts receivable and other current assets. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amounts at the balance sheet dates. The Company maintains all the bank accounts at financial institutions in the United States, where there is $250,000 standard deposit insurance coverage limit per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank and per ownership category. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, one bank balance in Massimo Motor Sports exceeded the insured limited of $614,558 and $777,532, respectively.
To limit the exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily places cash deposits with large financial institutions in the United States. The Company conducts credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral or other security from them. The Company establishes an accounting policy to provide for current expected credit losses based on the individual customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions.
b. Foreign Exchange Risk
Most of our raw materials are imported from China. The value of the Chinese Yuan against the U.S. dollar is affected by the changes in China and United States economic conditions. We do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign exchange risk and have not used any derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to such risk.
c. Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates. Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest rates from our borrowings with banks. We have not been exposed to material risks due to the fact that our borrowing is not significant. And we have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure. However, we cannot provide assurance that we will not be exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rate in the future.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Concentration and risks (continued)
d. Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations over available financial assets due at any point in time. Our objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient readily available reserves in order to meet our liquidity requirements at any point in time. We achieve this by maintaining sufficient cash and banking facilities.
e. Significant customers
For the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues. As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, four customers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable.
f. Significant suppliers
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, two suppliers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total purchases respectively. As of December 31, 2022, one supplier accounted for more than 30% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of December 31, 2021, one supplier accounted for more than 30% of the Company’s total accounts payable.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 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, which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. This ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The new standard will become effective for us beginning January 1, 2024, using either a modified retrospective or a fully retrospective method of transition and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our financial statements.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. The amendments improve comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning after December 15, 2023, and are applied prospectively to business combinations that occur after the effective date. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-03, “Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions,” which clarifies and amends the guidance of measuring the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of the equity securities. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and comprehensive income and statements of cash flows.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Accounts receivable – third parties | $ | 7,165,578 | $ | 8,212,130 | ||||
Accounts receivable – related parties | 20,212 | 69,027 | ||||||
Total accounts receivable, gross | 7,185,790 | 8,281,157 | ||||||
Less: allowance for credit loss | (354,059 | ) | (451,694 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 6,831,731 | 7,829,463 |
The Company recorded allowance for credit loss of $354,059 and $451,694 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The movement of allowance for credit loss for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follow:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 451,694 | $ | 601,461 | ||||
Reversal of provision | (97,635 | ) | (149,767 | ) | ||||
Ending balance | $ | 354,059 | $ | 451,694 |
NOTE 4 — INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Products | $ | 14,806,133 | $ | 12,861,341 | ||||
Parts and accessories | 629,423 | 655,224 | ||||||
Inventories in transit | 4,049,718 | 4,181,217 | ||||||
Freight and duty | 4,277,676 | 4,619,620 | ||||||
23,762,950 | 22,317,402 | |||||||
Less: inventory allowance | - | - | ||||||
Inventories, net | $ | 23,762,950 | $ | 22,317,402 |
Impairment provision of inventories recorded for lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments were $0 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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NOTE 5 — ADVANCE TO SUPPLIERS
Advance to suppliers consisted of the following:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Advance to suppliers | $ | 2,977,412 | $ | 2,347,023 | ||||
Less: allowance for credit loss | - | - | ||||||
Advance to suppliers, net | $ | 2,977,412 | $ | 2,347,023 |
No bad debt allowance of advances to suppliers was recorded at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
NOTE 6 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of the following:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Furniture and Fixtures | $ | 125,977 | $ | 125,977 | ||||
Machinery equipment | 89,418 | 89,418 | ||||||
Vehicles | 616,424 | 475,769 | ||||||
Electronic equipment | 35,303 | 17,209 | ||||||
Leasehold improvement | 54,053 | 15,000 | ||||||
Subtotal | 921,175 | 723,373 | ||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (506,621 | ) | (359,963 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 414,554 | $ | 363,410 |
Depreciation expense was $146,658 and $123,129 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7 — LEASES
On August 1, 2018, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by the Controlling shareholders, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 220,000 square feet for monthly rent of $40,000 used for its operation. The lease expired on July 31, 2021 and was further renewed for another three years expired on July 31, 2024 with monthly rent of $60,000. The Company also had multiple lease agreements for machinery, office equipment and vehicles. The Group’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Total operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $775,013 and $592,834, respectively. Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets amounted to $698,379 and $561,848 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively.
Total accretion of lease liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $4,015 and $4,563, respectively. Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets amounted to $39,214 and $52,273 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and financing leases was as follows:
Operating leases
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net | 1,340,053 | 1,783,365 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities - current | 750,719 | 675,947 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities - non-current | 589,334 | 1,107,418 | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,340,053 | 1,783,365 |
Financing leases
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets, net | 94,857 | 134,071 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities - current | 27,559 | 38,488 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities - non-current | 70,310 | 97,869 | ||||||
Total | $ | 97,869 | 136,357 |
The following table includes supplemental cash flow and non-cash information related to leases:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Cash paid of amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 775,013 | $ | 592,834 | ||||
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 42,503 | 55,973 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: | ||||||||
Finance lease liabilities | - | 146,295 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 255,066 | $ | 2,047,636 |
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NOTE 7 — LEASES (continued)
The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of operating lease and finance leases were as follows as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): | ||||||||
Finance lease | 3.36 years | 3.17 years | ||||||
Operating leases | 1.78 years | 2.49 years | ||||||
Weighted average discount rate: | ||||||||
Finance leases | 3.50 | % | 3.38 | % | ||||
Operating leases | 6.75 | % | 3.49 | % |
The following is a schedule of maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022:
Operating leases
Twelve months ending December 31, | ||||
2023 | $ | 824,769 | ||
2024 | 524,769 | |||
2025 and after | 119,376 | |||
Total future minimum lease payments | 1,468,914 | |||
Less: imputed interest | 128,861 | |||
Present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | 1,340,053 |
Finance leases
Twelve months ending December 31, | ||||
2023 | $ | 30,545 | ||
2024 | 30,545 | |||
2025 and after | 42,886 | |||
Total future minimum lease payments | 103,976 | |||
Less: imputed interest | 6,107 | |||
Present value of finance lease liabilities | $ | 97,869 |
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NOTE 8 — ACCRUED RETURN LIABILITIES
The following table shows changes in the Company’s accrued return liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 1,510,640 | $ | 2,314,746 | ||||
Actual recognized products return | (5,371,678 | ) | (4,840,169 | ) | ||||
Accruals for product return liabilities | 4,417,576 | 4,036,063 | ||||||
Ending balance | $ | 556,538 | $ | 1,510,640 |
NOTE 9 — ACCRUED WARRANTY EXPENSES
The following table shows changes in the Company’s accrued warranties and related costs for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Balance as of beginning | $ | 280,808 | $ | 19,829 | ||||
Cost of warranty claims | (1,353,914 | ) | (500,843 | ) | ||||
Accruals for product warranty | 1,333,637 | 761,822 | ||||||
Ending balance | $ | 260,531 | $ | 280,808 |
NOTE 10 — OTHER PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITY
The following table shows breakdown of Company’s other payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Credit card liabilities | 36,183 | 14,378 | ||||||
Sales Tax payable | 27,909 | 32,950 | ||||||
Accrued expense | 296,183 | 221,729 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 41,781 | 26,569 | ||||||
Other payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities | $ | 402,056 | $ | 295,626 |
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NOTE 11 —BANK LOAN
Bank loan balance consisted of the following:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Midfirst Bank | $ | 5,600,000 | $ | 4,000,000 |
On January 15, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary Massimo Motor Sports obtained a line of credit from Midfirst Bank, pursuant to which the Company has the availability to borrow a maximum $4.0 million out of this line of credit for two years at the U.S. prime rate + 0.25%. On August 15. 2021, this line of credit was increased to allow the Company to access of total $7.4 million and the maturity date was extended to July 15, 2023. On April 18, 2022, this line of credit was further increased to $10.0 million, and maturity date is July 15, 2023. Subsequent to year end date December 31, 2022, the maturity date was extended to October 15, 2023.
This line of credit is also personally guaranteed by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling shareholder, and Miller Creek Holdings LLC, a related party controlled by Mr. David Shan. This line of credit is pledged by the Company’s accounts receivable and inventories.
Interest expenses for the above-mentioned bank loan amounted to $368,990 and $130,015 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The relationship of related parties is summarized as follow:
Name of Related Party | Relationship to the Company | |
David Shan | Controlling shareholder of the Company | |
Custom Van Living | Controlled by David Shan | |
Odes Powersports LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
Vessel Technology Inc | Controlled by David Shan | |
Miller Creek Holdings LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
SUNL Technology LLC | Controlled by David Shan | |
Twin Lakes Investments, LP | Controlled by David Shan’s wife |
(1) | Due from related parties |
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of due from related parties consists of the following:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Account receivable from SUNL Technology LLC | 20,212 | 69,027 |
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company sold certain electric scooters to SUNL Technology LLC. The related sales represented approximately 0.01% and 0.12% of the Company’s revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has accounts receivable balance of $20,212 and $69,027 from SUNL.
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NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
(2) | Due to shareholder |
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of due to shareholder consists of the following:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Due to shareholder - David Shan, opening balance | $ | 1,484,426 | $ | 1,530,026 | ||||
Withdraw | (2,500,082 | ) | (45,600 | ) | ||||
Capital dividend declared | 12,000,000 | - | ||||||
Due to shareholder – David Shan, ending balance | $ | 10,984,344 | $ | 1,484,426 |
The balance represented unsecured, due on demand and interest free borrowings between the Company and the Controlling shareholder, Mr. David Shan, the Chairman of the Board. Mr. David Shan periodically provides working capitals to support the Company’s operations when needed. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company declared non-taxable capital dividend to Mr. David Shan from its accumulated retained earnings and Mr. David Shan withdraw approximately $2.5 million from the Company to pay the income taxes calculated based on the Company’s net profits reported to IRS as a S Corporation. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company owed $10,984,344 and $1,484,426 due to Mr. David Shan, respectively.
(3) | Lease arrangement with related party |
On August 1, 2018, the Company signed a lease agreement with Miller Creek Holding LLC, a related party owned by Mr. David Shan, the Controlling shareholders, to rent the warehouse and office space of total 220,000 square feet for monthly rent of $40,000 used for its operation. The lease expired on July 31, 2021 and was further renewed for another three years expired on July 31, 2024 with monthly rent of $60,000. (See Note 8)
The Company recorded rent expense of $720,000 and $580,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 in connection with this lease arrangement.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
(4) | Loan guarantee provided by related parties |
In connection with the Company’s bank borrowing, Mr. David Shan, the controlling shareholder and Miller Creek Holdings LLC provided unlimited guarantee to the Company’s bank loan. (See Note 12).
NOTE 13 — OTHER INCOME, NET
The Company’s breakdown of other income, net for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
Income from insurance claim | $ | 200,000 | $ | - | ||||
Income from selling package material and other sales | 137,195 | 63,172 | ||||||
Income from Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness | - | 714,613 | ||||||
Others | 47,427 | 22,192 | ||||||
384,622 | 799,977 |
The Company received insurance claim of $200,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: nil).
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded other income of $714,613 as loan under Paycheck Protection Program was forgiven. No such income was noted for the year ended December 31,2022.
NOTE 14 — TAXES
Corporate Income Taxes
Before the Reorganization, Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine are both elected to be taxed as an S Corporation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and comparable state income tax law. As an S Corporation, Massimo Motor Sports and Masson Marine are not subject to federal income tax and Texas State tax. Taxable income “pass through” to the personal tax returns of the owners. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes for Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Pro Forma Information
Had the Company been taxed as a C Corporation and paid U.S. federal income tax for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company combined statutory income tax rate would have been 21% in each period, representing a U.S. federal income tax rate of 21.0% and no state tax for Texas. Had the Company been subject to U.S. federal income tax during these periods, on a pro forma basis, the provision for combined federal and state income tax would have been $873,939 and $990,927, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As a result of the foregoing factors, the Company’s pro forma net income (after U.S. federal and state income tax) for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 would have been $3,287,674 and $3,727,774 respectively.
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 15 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Shares
Massimo Group is a company that was established on October 10, 2022 under the laws of the State of Nevada. Based on the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the authorized number of common stocks was 100,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 40,000,000 common shares were issued on June 1, 2023. The authorized number of preferred stocks was 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.01 and no preferred shares were issued.
All share information included in these consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for the Reorganization as if such common shares issuance occurred on the first day of the first period presented.
NOTE 16 – PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no stock options and warrants issued and no impact on diluted earnings per share. The earnings per share was calculated based on pro forma statement of operation for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, assuming the Company is a C Corporation upon Reorganization.
For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net income attributable to the Company (pro forma) | $ | 3,287,674 | $ | 3,727,774 | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||||
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted (pro forma) | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.09 |
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 17 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contingencies
The Company may be involved in certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes arising from the commercial operations, which, in general, are subject to uncertainties and in which the outcomes are not predictable. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. Although the Company can give no assurances about the resolution of pending claims, litigation or other disputes and the effect such outcomes may have on the Company, the Company believes that any ultimate liability resulting from the outcome of such proceedings, to the extent not otherwise provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity as at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Contractual Commitments
As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s contractual obligations consisted of the following:
Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Lease commitment | $ | 1,572,890 | 855,314 | 680,642 | 36,934 | $ | – | |||||||||||||
Repayment of bank loan | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | - | – | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,172,890 | 6,455,314 | 680,642 | 36,934 | $ | – |
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MASSIMO GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 18 — SEGMENT REPORTING
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, and is identified on the basis of the internal financial reports that are provided to and regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources and assess performance of the segment.
Management of the Company concludes that it has only one reporting segment. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and sales of a wide selection of farm and ranch tested UTVs, ATVs, and pontoon and tritoon boats.
The Company’s CEO reviews consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company, rather than by product types or geographic area; hence the Company concluded it has only one reporting segment.
The following table presents sales by product categories for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
For the year ended December 31, 2022 | For the year ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
UTVs, ATVs and electric bikes | $ | 78,024,831 | $ | 78,511,009 | ||||
Pontoon and tritoon | 8,502,703 | 4,056,807 | ||||||
Total revenue | $ | 86,527,534 | $ | 82,567,816 |
Note 19 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated all events and transactions that occurred after December 31, 2022 up through the date the Company issued these consolidated financial statements, for disclosure or recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as appropriate.
Additional Paid-In Capital
On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into two agreements with ATIFUS. Pursuant to these agreements, ATIFUS agreed to investment of $1.0 million to Massimo Motor Sports and $1.0 million to Massimo Marine to exchange 15% of the outstanding shares common stock of Massimo Motor Sports and Massino Marine, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the Company received the advance of $600,000 for share purchase, which was recorded as subscription deposit on the financial statements. ATIFUS paid additional $0.4 million investment fund subsequent to December 31, 2022 up to the report date. As at the report date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company had a receivable of share subscription receivable amount of $1.0 million. Pursuant to both agreements, Mr. David Shan shall maintain his sole authority to act on behalf of the Company and any decisions to be made by and among any members of the Company shall be made by majority vote.
Reorganization
On June 1, 2023, the Company completed its reorganization by exchange the 100% of equity interest in Massimo Motor Sports and in Massimo Marine to the 100% of company shares in Massim Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Reorganization”). After the Reorganization, the Massimo Motor Sports and Massimo Marine are 100% owned subsidiaries of Massimo Group, and Ms. David Shand and ATIFUS owns 85% (34,000,000 shares) and 15% (6,000,000 shares) of equity interest in Massimo Group respectively.
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1,300,000 Shares
Common Stock
Massimo Group
PROSPECTUS
, 2024
Until [●], 2024 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as Underwriters and with respect to its unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the expenses in connection with this registration statement. All of such expenses are estimates, other than the filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to FINRA.
Amount to be paid | ||||
SEC registration fee | $ | 1,103 | ||
FINRA filing fee | $ | 1,621 | ||
The Nasdaq Capital Market initial listing fee | $ | 55,000 | ||
Transfer agent and registrar fees | $ | 100 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 1,865,000 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 375,000 | ||
Printing expenses | $ | 6,000 | ||
Miscellaneous | $ | 19,176 | ||
Total | $ | 2,323,000 |
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under statutory and decisional law, directors of Nevada corporations owe duties of loyalty to the corporation generally described as fiduciary duties. NRS 78.138 provides that the fiduciary duties of directors and officers are to exercise their respective powers in good faith and with a view to the interests of the corporation. Nevada has adopted standards, commonly known as the “business judgment rule,” to govern director decisions and which provide that, except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 78.139, directors are presumed to act in good faith, on an informed basis and with a view to the interests of the corporation.
Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions that limit or eliminate the personal liability of our directors and officers for damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except those resulting from (a) acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law, or (b) the payment of dividends in violation of NRS 78.300, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor provision thereto.
These limitations of liability do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws also authorize us to indemnify our officers, directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law.
As permitted under the NRS, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that:
● | we may indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS, subject to limited exceptions; | |
● | we may advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS, subject to limited exceptions; and | |
● | the rights provided in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are not exclusive. |
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Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for the indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein. We intend to enter into, separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the NRS. These indemnification agreements generally require us, among other things, to indemnify our officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors or officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.
The NRS provide that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against him and liability and expenses incurred by him in his capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation has the authority to indemnify him against such liability and expenses. We may also maintain a general liability insurance policy, which covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our company arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.
The form of Underwriting Agreement for this initial public offering provides for indemnification by the Underwriters of us and our officers and directors who sign this registration statement for specified liabilities, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Exclusive Jurisdiction of Certain Actions
Our Bylaws require, to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County of the State of Nevada (the “Court”) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any Director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company, any director or the Company’s officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the NRS, Chapters 78 or 92A of the NRS or our Articles of Incorporation or our Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company, any director or the Company’s officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine. However, each of these clauses (i) through (iv) will not apply to any claim (x) as to which the Court determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court within ten (10) days following such determination), (y) for which the Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, or (z) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court, including pursuant to Section 27 of the Exchange Act, which provides for exclusive federal jurisdiction over suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides for concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and as such the exclusive jurisdiction clauses set forth above would not apply to such suits.
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Our Bylaws will provide that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject to certain exceptions. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. In addition, our Bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. We note, however, that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce this provision and that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for state and federal courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Nevada law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our shares of capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this exclusive forum provision, but will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the past three years, we have issued the following common stock. We believe that each of the following issuances was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering, or in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act regarding sales by an issuer in offshore transactions. No underwriters were involved in these issuances of common stock.
To effectuate the Reorganization, on June 1, 2023, Mr. Shan and ATIFUS contributed their membership interests in Massimo Marine and Massimo Motor Sports, to Massimo Group in exchange for shares of common stock of Massimo Group, whereby Massimo Group issued 34,000,000 common stock to Mr. Shan and 6,000,000 to ATIFUS, the end result being that Mr. Shan and ATIFUS own eighty-five percent (85%) and fifteen percent (15%) of Massimo Group respectively.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Previously Filed |
† | Denotes management compensation plan or contract |
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Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1. | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement. |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
2. | For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
3. | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
4. | For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
(i) | If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: |
(a) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
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(b) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
(ii) | If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
5. | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
6. | For the purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distributions of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
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(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
7. | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
(i) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
(ii) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Dallas, Texas on February 5, 2024.
MASSIMO GROUP | ||
By: | /s/ David Shan | |
Name: | David Shan | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ David Shan | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | February 5, 2024 | ||
David Shan | ||||
/s/ Yunhao Chen | Chief Financial Officer | February 5, 2024 | ||
Dr. Yunhao Chen |
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Exhibit 1.1
MASSIMO GROUP
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
[●] Shares of Common Stock
________, 2024
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”) [●] authorized but unissued shares (the “Firm Shares”) of common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”). In addition, the Company proposes to sell to Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters (the “Representative”), upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof, up to an additional [●] unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Option Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares”. The Shares, the Representative Warrants (as defined below) and the Representative Warrant Shares (as defined below) are collectively referred to as the “Securities.”
The Company and the Representative hereby confirm their agreement as follows:
1. Registration Statement and Prospectus.
The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement covering the Shares on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276095) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Commission thereunder, and such amendments to such registration statement (including post effective amendments) as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. Such registration statement, as amended (including any post effective amendments), has been declared effective by the Commission. Such registration statement, including amendments thereto (including post effective amendments thereto) at the time of effectiveness thereof (the “Effective Time”), the exhibits and any schedules thereto at the Effective Time or thereafter during the period of effectiveness and the documents and information otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the Securities Act or otherwise pursuant to the Rules and Regulations at the Effective Time or thereafter during the period of effectiveness, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” If the Company has filed or files an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term Registration Statement shall include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act is hereinafter called a “Preliminary Prospectus.” The Preliminary Prospectus relating to the Shares that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the pricing of the offering contemplated hereby is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus.”
The Company is filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act a final prospectus covering the Shares, which includes the information permitted to be omitted therefrom at the Effective Time by Rule 430A under the Securities Act. Such final prospectus, as so filed, is hereinafter called the “Final Prospectus.” The Final Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus in the form in which they were included in the Registration Statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act is hereinafter called a “Prospectus.”
The Commission has not notified the Company of any objection to the use of form of Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company Regarding the Offering.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Representative, as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4(d) below) and as of each Option Closing Date (as defined in Section 4(b) below), if any, as follows (except where a representation and warranty speaks as of a different date as indicated below):
(i) No Material Misstatements or Omissions. At the Effective Time, at the date hereof, at the Closing Date, and at each Option Closing Date, if any, the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto complied or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not, does not, and will not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Time of Sale Disclosure Package (as defined in Section 2(a)(v)(A)(1) below) as of [●] (Eastern time) (the “Applicable Time”) on the date hereof, at the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, if any, and the Final Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date, at the time of filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, at the Closing Date and at each Option Closing Date, if any, and any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, when considered together with the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, did not, does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or any Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Representative specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section 7(f). The Registration Statement contains all exhibits and schedules required to be filed by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. No order preventing or suspending the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission.
(ii) Marketing Materials. The Company has not distributed any prospectus or other offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the roadshow or investor presentations delivered to and approved by the Representative for use in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities (the “Marketing Materials”).
(iii) Emerging Growth Company. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).
(iv) Testing-the-Waters Communications. Except as approved in writing by the Representative, the Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act (“Written Testing-the-Waters Communications”), other than those previously provided to the Representative and listed on Schedule IV hereto. “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act. Each Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, did not, as of the Applicable Time, and at all times through the completion of the public offer and sale of Shares will not, include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(v) Accurate Disclosure. (A) The Company has provided a copy to the Representative of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) used in the sale of Shares. The Company has filed all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses required to be so filed with the Commission, and no order preventing or suspending the effectiveness or use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission. When taken together with the rest of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, no Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times though the completion of the public offer and sale of Shares does or will include (1) any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (2) information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus. The representations and warranties set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Representative specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section 7(f). As used in this paragraph and elsewhere in this Agreement:
(1) “Time of Sale Disclosure Package” means the Prospectus most recently filed with the Commission before the time of this Agreement each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and the description of the transaction provided by the Representative included on Schedule II.
(2) “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Shares that (A) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, or (B) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) or (d)(8) under the Securities Act, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.
(B) At the time of filing of the Registration Statement and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or an “excluded issuer” as defined in Rule 164 under the Securities Act.
(C) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule III satisfied, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the Prospectus Delivery Period, all other conditions as may be applicable to its use as set forth in Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act, including any legend, record-keeping or other requirements.
(vi) Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company, together with the related notes and schedules, included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated and the results of operations and changes in cash flows for the periods therein specified in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied throughout the periods involved. No other financial statements or schedules are required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the Rules and Regulations to be included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus.
(vii) Pro Forma Financial Information. The pro forma financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the historical financial statements amounts in the pro forma financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. The pro forma financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the application requirements of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act. No other pro forma financial information or schedules are required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations thereunder to be included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus.
(viii) Independent Accountants. To the Company’s knowledge, ZH CPA, LLC, which has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements and schedules included as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, is an independent public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(ix) Accounting and Disclosure Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. It is understood that this section shall not require the Company to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as of an earlier date than it would otherwise be required to so comply under applicable law.
Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and any subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
(x) Forward-Looking Statements. The Company had a reasonable basis for, and made in good faith, each “forward-looking statement” (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act or Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or the Marketing Materials.
(xi) Statistical and Marketing-Related Data. All statistical or market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, or included in the Marketing Materials, are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources, to the extent required.
(xii) Trading Market. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) subject only to official notice of issuance. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no action pending by Nasdaq to delist the Common Stock from Nasdaq, nor has the Company received any notification that Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such listing. When issued, the Shares and the Underwriter Warrant Shares will be listed on Nasdaq. The Company has taken all actions it deems reasonably necessary or advisable to take on or prior to the date of this Agreement to assure that it will be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable corporate governance requirements set forth in the rules of Nasdaq that are then in effect and will take all action it deems reasonably necessary or advisable to assure that it will be in compliance in all material respects with other applicable corporate governance requirements set forth in Nasdaq rules not currently in effect upon and all times after the effectiveness of such requirements.
(xiii) Absence of Manipulation. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
(xiv) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the net proceeds thereof, including the proceeds received upon the exercise of the Warrants, will not be an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
3. Representations and Warranties Regarding the Company.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Representative, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date and as of each Option Closing Date, as follows (except where a representation and warranty speaks as of a different date as indicated below):
(i) Good Standing. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has the power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to own its properties and conduct its business as currently being carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property or in which the conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to so qualify would not have or be reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect upon the business, prospects, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or in its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement (“Material Adverse Effect”).
(ii) Authorization. The Company has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Representative Warrants and to authorize, issue and sell the Shares, the Representative Warrants and the Representative Warrant Shares as contemplated by this Agreement and the Representative Warrants. This Agreement and the Representative Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company, and when executed and delivered by the Company, and will constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as rights to indemnity hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity.
(iii) Contracts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Representative Warrants and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not (A) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any law, order, rule or regulation to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject, or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or affected, except to the extent that the breach or violation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (B) conflict with, result in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) (a “Default Acceleration Event”) of, any agreement, lease, credit facility, debt, note, bond, mortgage, indenture or other instrument (the “Contracts”) or obligation or other understanding to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or affected, except to the extent that such conflict, default, or Default Acceleration Event not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Company’s charter or by-laws.
(iv) No Violations of Governing Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation, breach or default under its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other equivalent organizational or governing documents.
(v) Consents. No consents, approvals, orders, authorizations or filings are required on the part of the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Representative Warrants and the issue and sale of the Securities, except (A) the registration under the Securities Act of the Shares, which has been effected, (B) the necessary filings and approvals from the Nasdaq to list the Shares and the Representative Warrant Shares, (C) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters, (D) such consents and approvals as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, and (E) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations and filings the failure of which to make or obtain is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. All of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. Except for the issuances of options or restricted stock in the ordinary course of business, since the respective dates as of which information is provided in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company has not entered into or granted any convertible or exchangeable securities, options, warrants, agreements, contracts or other rights in existence to purchase or acquire from the Company any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The Shares, when issued and paid for as provided herein, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will be issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and will be free of preemptive, registration or similar rights, except as have been validly waived or complied with, and will conform in all material respects to the description of the capital stock of the Company contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Representative Warrants (the “Representative Warrant Shares”), when issued, paid for and delivered upon due exercise of the Representative Warrants, as applicable, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will be issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and will be free of preemptive, registration or similar rights, except as have been validly waived or complied with. The Representative Warrant Shares have been reserved for issuance. The Representative Warrants, when issued, will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(vii) Taxes. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has (a) filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof and (b) paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due and payable on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or such respective subsidiary, except for any taxes that are currently being contested in good faith or that, if not paid, are not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. To the knowledge of the Company, no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its subsidiaries, and no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company or its subsidiaries. The term “taxes” mean all federal, state, local, foreign, and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.
(viii) Material Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock; (c) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than a change in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, upon the conversion of outstanding shares of preferred stock or other convertible securities or the issuance of restricted stock awards or restricted stock units under the Company’s existing stock awards plan, or any new grants thereof in the ordinary course of business), (d) there has not been any material change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt, and (e) there has not been the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect.
(ix) Absence of Proceedings. Except to the extent disclosed in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, there is not pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject before or by any court or governmental agency, authority or body, or any arbitrator or mediator, which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Permits. The Company and each of its subsidiaries holds, and is in compliance with, all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates and orders (“Permits”) of any governmental or self-regulatory agency, authority or body required for the conduct of its business, and all such Permits are in full force and effect, in each case except where the failure to hold, or comply with, any of them is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xi) Good Title. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all property (whether real or personal) described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as being owned by them that are material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, other encumbrances or defects, except those that are disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and those that are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The property held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries is held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with only such exceptions with respect to any particular lease as do not interfere in any material respect with the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries.
(xii) Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid right to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its subsidiaries involves or gives rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property of others, except where such action, use, license or fee is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have received any notice alleging any such infringement or fee. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the technology employed by the Company or any subsidiary has been obtained or is being used by the Company or such subsidiary in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or such subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or any subsidiary, or, to the Company’s knowledge, otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.
(xiii) Employment Matters. There is (A) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against it or any of its subsidiaries, before the National Labor Relations Board, any state or local labor relation board or any foreign labor relations board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against it and (B) no labor disturbance by the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the Company’s knowledge, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries, principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, that could reasonably be expected, singularly or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not aware that any key employee or significant group of employees of the Company or any subsidiary plans to terminate employment with the Company or any such subsidiary.
(xiv) ERISA Compliance. No “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”)) or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) or any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA (other than events with respect to which the thirty (30)-day notice requirement under Section 4043 of ERISA has been waived) has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. The Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred and could not reasonably be expected to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan (as defined in ERISA). Each pension plan for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could, singularly or in the aggregate, cause the loss of such qualification.
(xv) Environmental Matters. The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all foreign, federal, state and local rules, laws and regulations relating to the use, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous or toxic substances or waste and protection of health and safety or the environment which are applicable to their businesses (“Environmental Laws”), except where the failure to comply has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singularly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, or other release of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances by, due to, or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the Company’s knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may otherwise be liable) upon any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or upon any other property, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would, under any law, statute, ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any liability, except for any violation or liability which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singularly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and there has been no disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has knowledge.
(xvi) SOX Compliance. The Company has taken all actions it deems reasonably necessary or advisable to take on or prior to the date of this Agreement to assure that, upon and at all times after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, it will be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that are then in effect and will take all action it deems reasonably necessary or advisable to assure that it will be in compliance in all material respects with other applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act not currently in effect upon it and at all times after the effectiveness of such provisions.
(xvii) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. “Governmental Entity” shall be defined as any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency (whether foreign or domestic) having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations.
(xviii) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company, any of its subsidiaries, nor any director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, representative, agent, affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(xix) OFAC. Neither the Company, any of its subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, representative, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(xx) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries carries, or is covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.
(xxi) Books and Records. The minute books of the Company and each of its subsidiaries have been made available to the Representative and counsel for the Representative, and such books accurately in all material respects reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes.
(xxii) No Undisclosed Contracts. There is no Contract or document required by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or in the Final Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statements which is not so described or filed therein as required; and all descriptions of any such Contracts or documents contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and in the Final Prospectus are accurate and complete descriptions of such documents in all material respects. Other than as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no such Contract has been suspended or terminated for convenience or default by the Company or any subsidiary party thereto or any of the other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice, and the Company has no knowledge, of any such pending or threatened suspension or termination.
(xxiii) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders (or analogous interest holders), customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus and which is not so described.
(xxiv) Insider Transactions. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. All transactions by the Company with office holders or control persons of the Company have been duly approved by the board of directors of the Company, or duly appointed committees or officers thereof, if and to the extent required under applicable law.
(xxv) No Registration Rights. No person or entity has the right to require registration of Common Shares or other securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries within 180 days of the date hereof because of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or otherwise, except for persons and entities who have expressly waived such right in writing or who have been given timely and proper written notice and have failed to exercise such right within the time or times required under the terms and conditions of such right. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there are no persons with registration rights or similar rights to have any securities registered by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the Securities Act.
(xxvi) Continued Business. No supplier, customer, distributor or sales agent of the Company or any subsidiary has notified the Company or any subsidiary that it intends to discontinue or decrease the rate of business done with the Company or any subsidiary, except where such discontinuation or decrease has not resulted in and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxvii) No Finder’s Fee. There are no claims, payments, issuances, arrangements or understandings for services in the nature of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee with respect to the introduction of the Company to the Representative or the sale of the Shares hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements, understandings, payments or issuances with respect to the Company that may affect the Representative’s compensation, as determined by FINRA.
(xxviii) No Fees. Except as disclosed to the Representative in writing, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, investing fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who provided capital to the Company, (ii) any FINRA member, or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member within the 12-month period prior to the date on which the Registration Statement was filed with the Commission (“Filing Date”) or thereafter.
(xxix) Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or any affiliate or associate of any participating FINRA member, except as specifically authorized herein.
(xxx) No FINRA Affiliations. To the Company’s knowledge, no (i) officer or director of the Company or its subsidiaries, (ii) owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company’s securities or (iii) owner of any amount of the Company’s unregistered securities acquired within the 180-day period prior to the Filing Date, has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member. The Company will advise the Representative and counsel to the Representative if it becomes aware that any officer, director of the Company or its subsidiaries or any owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company’s securities is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the offering.
(xxxi) No Financial Advisor. Other than the Representative, no person has the right to act as an underwriter or as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(xxxii) Certain Statements. The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the caption “Description of Securities” and “Shares Eligible for Future Sale,” insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, are accurate, complete and fair in all material respects, and under the caption “Description of Securities” insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of (i) the terms of the Company’s outstanding securities, (ii) the terms of the Shares, and (iii) the terms of the documents referred to therein, are accurate, complete and fair in all material respects.
(xxxiii) Prior Sales of Securities. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company has not sold or issued any shares of Common Stock during the six-month period preceding the date hereof, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding preferred stock, options, rights or warrants or other outstanding convertible securities.
(b) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Representative shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Representative as to the matters covered thereby.
4. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Shares.
(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Firm Shares, and the Underwriters agree to purchase the Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of the Underwriters in Schedule I hereto. The combined purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters to the Company for the Firm Shares shall be shall be $[●] per share and related Representative Warrant.
(b) The Company hereby grants to the Underwriters the option to purchase some or all of the Option Shares and, upon the basis of the warranties and representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Option Shares as may be necessary to cover over-allotments made in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters for the Option Shares shall be $[ ] per share. This option may be exercised by the Underwriters at any time and from time to time on or before the forty-fifth (45th) day following the date hereof, by written notice to the Company (the “Option Notice”). The Option Notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised, and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be delivered (such date and time being herein referred to as the “Option Closing Date”); provided, however, that the Option Closing Date shall not be earlier than the Closing Date (as defined below) nor earlier than the first business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised unless the Company and the Representative otherwise agree.
(c) Payment of the purchase price for and delivery of the Option Shares shall be made on an Option Closing Date in the same manner and at the same office as the payment for the Firm Shares, as set forth in subparagraph (d) below.
(d) The Firm Shares will be delivered by the Company to the Underwriters, against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of same day funds payable to the order of the Company at the offices of Roth Capital Partners, LLC, 888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660, or such other location as may be mutually acceptable, at [6:00 a.m. Pacific Time], on the second (or if the Firm Shares are priced, as contemplated by Rule 15c6-1(c) under the Exchange Act, after 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, the third) full business day following the date hereof, or at such other time and date as the Representative and the Company determine pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Exchange Act, or, in the case of the Option Shares, at such date and time set forth in the Option Notice. The time and date of delivery of the Firm Shares is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver the Firm Shares, which shall be registered in the name or names and shall be in such denominations as the Representative may request at least one (1) business day before the Closing Date, to the account of the Underwriters, which delivery shall be made through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system.
(e) It is understood that the Representative has been authorized to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Firm Shares and any Option Shares that the Underwriters has agreed to purchase. The Representative, individually and not as the Representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters whose funds shall not have been received by the Representative by the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of the Underwriters, but any such payment shall not relieve the Underwriters from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) The Company hereby agrees to issue to the Representative on the Closing Date, warrants to purchase an aggregate of five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering (the “Representative Warrants”). The Representative Warrants shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing 181 days after the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities and expiring on the five-year anniversary of the date of commencement of sales in this Offering, at an initial exercise price of $[ ] per share, which is equal to one hundred and twenty five percent (125%) of the initial public offering price of the Shares issued at such closing. The Representative Warrants shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Representative, and registered in the name or names and shall be in such denominations as Representative may request at least one (1) business day before the Closing Date.
5. Covenants.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees with the Representative as follows:
(i) The Company shall prepare the Final Prospectus in a form approved by the Representative and file such Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by the Rules and Regulations.
(ii) During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as determined by the Representative the Final Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an underwriter or dealer (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, including any Rule 462 Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Representative for review and comment a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(iii) From the date of this Agreement until the end of the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall promptly advise the Representative in writing (A) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission, (B) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (C) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective and (D) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending its use or the use of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Common Stock from any securities exchange upon which it is listed for trading or included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings for any of such purposes. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A or 430C as applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable efforts to confirm that any filings made by the Company under Rule 424(b) or Rule 433 were received in a timely manner by the Commission (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or 164(b) of the Securities Act).
(iv) (A) During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as now and hereafter amended, and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in force, and by the Exchange Act, as now and hereafter amended, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period any event occurs the result of which would cause the Final Prospectus (or if the Final Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package ) to include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the Company or its counsel or the Representative or counsel to the Representative to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus (or if the Final Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package ) to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will promptly notify the Representative, allow the Representative the opportunity to provide reasonable comments on such amendment, prospectus supplement or document, and will amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus (or if the Final Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package) or file such document (at the expense of the Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(B) If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period there occurred or occurs an event or development the result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus or included or would include, when taken together with the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
(v) The Company shall take or cause to be taken all necessary action to qualify the Shares for sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative reasonably designates and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares, except that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified, to execute a general consent to service of process in any state or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise subject.
(vi) The Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel to the Representative copies of the Registration Statement, each Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request.
(vii) The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 15 months after the end of the Company’s current fiscal quarter, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a 12-month period that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations.
(viii) The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay or cause to be paid (A) all expenses (including transfer taxes allocated to the respective transferees) incurred in connection with the delivery to the Underwriters of the Shares (including all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Shares and the registrar and transfer agent of the Representative Warrants (if other than the Company), and the cost of preparing and printing stock certificates and warrant certificates), (B) all reasonable expenses and reasonable fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel) in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, delivery, and shipping of the Registration Statement (including the financial statements therein and all amendments, schedules, and exhibits thereto), the Shares, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (C) all reasonable and documented filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of the Underwriter’s counsel incurred in connection with the qualification, if required, of the Shares for offering and sale by the Underwriters or by dealers under the securities or blue sky laws of the states and other jurisdictions that the Representative shall designate, (D) the reasonable and documented filing fees and reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriter incident to any required review and approval by FINRA, of the terms of the sale of the Shares, (F) listing fees, if any, and (G) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder that are not otherwise specifically provided for herein. The Company will reimburse the Representative for the Underwriters’ reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and disbursements, in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities contemplated hereby up to an aggregate of $170,000 (including amounts payable pursuant to clauses (C) and (D) above). The Company will pre-approve in writing any expense (other than fees and disbursements of Underwriters’ counsel) in excess of $25,000, which pre-approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 or Section 9(a)(ii), (iv) or (v), the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket disbursements (including, but not limited to, reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges) actually paid and incurred by the Underwriters in connection with its investigation, preparing to market and marketing the Shares or in contemplation of performing its obligations hereunder, but the Company shall not in any event be liable to the Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits from the sale by them of the Shares.
(ix) The Company intends to apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares to be sold by it hereunder for the purposes set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.
(x) The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any action designed to or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, or that has constituted, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares. For the sake of clarity, actions by the Representative or persons acting on its behalf will not constitute direct or indirect action by the Company for the purposes of this clause.
(xi) The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the free writing prospectuses included in Schedule III. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representative is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied or will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record-keeping.
(xii) The Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not, during the period ending one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date hereof (“Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, issue, sell, contract to sell, purchase, contract to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock; or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise; or (iii) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, except for a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the registration of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to an equity incentive plan. The restrictions contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (1) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (2) the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of outstanding preferred stock or other outstanding convertible securities disclosed as outstanding in the Registration Statement (excluding exhibits thereto), the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, and the Final Prospectus, or (3) the issuance of employee stock options and the grant of restricted stock awards or restricted stock units or shares of Common Stock pursuant to equity incentive plans.
(xiii) The Company hereby agrees to engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock.
(xiv) The Company will promptly notify the Representative if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (a) the end of the Prospectus Delivery Period and (b) the expiration of the lock-up period described in Section 5(a)(xii) above.
(xv) The Company further agrees that, in addition to the expenses payable pursuant to Section 5(a)(viii), on the Closing Date it shall pay to the Underwriters, by deduction from the net proceeds of the Offering contemplated herein, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Offering.
(xvi) Additionally, if the Closing occurs, the Company grants the Representative the right of first refusal for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of commencement of sales pursuant to the Prospectus to act as sole underwriter and book runner and/or sole placement agent for any and all future public or private equity, equity-linked or debt offerings undertaken by the Company, or any successor to or any subsidiary of the Company. The Company shall provide written notice to the Representative with the terms of such offering and if the Representative fails to accept in writing any such proposal within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of such written notice, then the Representative will have no claim or right with respect to any such offering(s).
6. Conditions of the Underwriter’s Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder to purchase the Shares are subject to the accuracy, as of the date hereof and at all times through the Closing Date, and on each Option Closing Date (as if made on the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, as applicable), of and compliance with all representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained herein, the performance by the Company of their obligations hereunder and the following additional conditions:
(a) If filing of the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, is required under the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Company shall have filed the Final Prospectus (or such amendment or supplement) or such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus with the Commission in the manner and within the time period so required (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or 164(b) under the Securities Act); the Registration Statement shall remain effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof, any Rule 462 Registration Statement, or any amendment thereof, nor suspending or preventing the use of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been issued; no proceedings for the issuance of such an order shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; any request of the Commission or the Underwriter for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Underwriter.
(b) (b) The Shares and the Representative Warrant Shares shall be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance and evidence of satisfactory distribution.
(c) FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(d) The Underwriter shall not have reasonably determined, and advised the Company, that the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, is material, or omits to state a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, is material and is required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. On or after the date hereof (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded any of the Company’s securities by any “nationally recognized statistical organization,” as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company’s securities.
(e) On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Underwriters the opinion and negative assurance letters of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, counsel to the Company as to United States and New York law and Sherman & Howard L.L.C., counsel to the Company as to certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the common stock and preferred stock and legal matters as to Nevada law, each dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(f) On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Underwriters the negative assurance letter of Pryor Cashman LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(g) The Underwriters shall have received a letter of ZH CPA, LLC, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriters, confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualifications of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, and confirming, as of the date of each such letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, as of a date not prior to the date hereof or more than five days prior to the date of such letter), the conclusions and findings of said firm with respect to the financial information and other matters required by the Representative.
(h) On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to the Underwriters a certificate, dated the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, signed by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company, in their capacity as officers of the Company, to the effect that:
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality or by reference to any Material Adverse Effect are true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, in all material respects, as if made at and as of the Closing Date and on the Option Closing Date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date or on the Option Closing Date, as applicable;
(ii) No stop order or other order (A) suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof or any amendment thereof, (B) suspending the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale, or (C) suspending or preventing the use of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to their knowledge, is contemplated by the Commission or any state or regulatory body; and
(iii) There has been no occurrence of any event resulting or reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect during the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or on the Option Closing Date, as applicable.
(i) On or before the date hereof, the Representative shall have received duly executed lock-up agreement (each a “Lock-Up Agreement”) in the form set forth on Exhibit A hereto, by and between the Representative and each of the parties specified in Schedule V.
If the Representative, in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.
(j) The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters and its counsel such additional documents, certificates and evidence as the Underwriters or its counsel may have reasonably requested.
If any condition specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Date or on the Option Closing Date, as applicable, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except that Section 5(a)(viii), Section 9 and Section 10 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Underwriters, its affiliates, directors and officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including the information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness and at any subsequent time pursuant to Rules 430A and 430B of the Rules and Regulations, or arise out of or are based upon the omission from the Registration Statement, or alleged omission to state therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or the Marketing Materials, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and will reimburse such party for any actual and documented legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with evaluating, investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that such indemnity shall not inure to the benefit of the Underwriters (or any person controlling the Underwriters) in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the related Underwriters specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section 7(f).
(b) The Underwriters will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its directors and each officer of the Company who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Underwriters), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which written information is described in Section 7(f), and will reimburse such party for any actual and documented legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with evaluating, investigating, and defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The obligation of the Underwriters to indemnify the Company (including any controlling person, director or officer thereof) shall be limited to the amount of the underwriting discount applicable to the Shares and Warrants to be purchased by the Underwriters hereunder actually received by the Underwriters.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent such indemnifying party has been materially prejudiced by such failure. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of the indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if (i) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, (ii) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party), or (iii) the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ a single counsel to represent it in any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 7, in which event the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by the indemnifying party or parties and reimbursed to the indemnified party as incurred.
The indemnifying party under this Section 7 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is a party or could be named and indemnity was or would be sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (a) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (b) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering and sale of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company compared to the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Final Prospectus, and the value of the Representative Warrants received by the Underwriters. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters and the parties’ relevant intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d). The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending against any action or claim that is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount of the of the underwriting discount applicable to the Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters hereunder actually received by the Underwriters and the value of the Representative Warrants received by the Representative. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have and the benefits of such obligations shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability that the Underwriters may otherwise have and the benefits of such obligations shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to the Company, its officers, directors and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, the Underwriters severally confirms, and the Company acknowledges, that there is no information concerning the Underwriters furnished in writing to the Company by the Underwriters specifically for preparation of or inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, other than the statement set forth in the last paragraph on the cover page of the Prospectus, the marketing and legal names of the Underwriters, and the statements set forth in the “Underwriting” section of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, and the Final Prospectus only insofar as such statements relate to the amount of selling concession and re-allowance, if any, or to over-allotment, stabilization and related activities that may be undertaken by the Underwriters.
8. Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties, and agreements of the Company contained herein or in certificates delivered pursuant hereto, including, but not limited to, the agreements of the several Underwriters and the Company contained in Section 5(a)(viii) and Section 7 hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or any controlling person thereof, or the Company, any of its officers, directors, or controlling persons, and shall survive delivery of, and payment for, the Shares and the Warrants to and by the Underwriters hereunder.
9. Termination of this Agreement.
(a) The Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving notice to the Company as hereinafter specified at any time at or prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date (as to the Option Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date only): (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended or materially limited on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by any federal, New York or California authorities; (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities, or any crisis or calamity, or any change in national or international financial markets, or any change or development in national or international political, financial or economic conditions that, in each case, in the judgment of the Representative, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, or the sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus; or (v) in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement, or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, any material adverse effect on the assets, properties, condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 5(a)(viii) and Section 7 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
(b) If the Representative elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section, the Company shall be notified promptly by the Representative by telephone, confirmed by letter.
10. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all communications hereunder shall be in writing shall be mailed, delivered or sent via electronic mail to the parties as follows:
if to the Representative:
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
800 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400,
Newport Beach, CA 92660,
telecopy number: (949) 720-7227
Attention: Managing Director
[RothECM@roth.com]
with copies to:
Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: M. Ali Panjwani, Esq.
if to the Company:
Massimo Group
3101 W Miller Road
Garland, Texas 75041
telecopy number:
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with copies to:
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
telecopy number: (212) 370-1300
Attention: Richard Anslow, Esq.
or in each case to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing. Any party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose.
11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and the controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 7. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give to any other person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” as herein used shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, of any of the Shares from the Underwriters. Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
12. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Underwriters has been retained solely to act as underwriter in connection with the sale of the Shares and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Underwriters has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether the Underwriters has advised or is advising the Company on other matters; (b) the price and other terms of the Shares set forth in this Agreement were established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Underwriters and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) it has been advised that the Underwriters and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that no Underwriter has any obligation to disclose such interest and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and (d) it has been advised that the Underwriters are acting, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, solely for the benefit of the Underwriters, and not on behalf of the Company.
13. Amendments and Waivers. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. The failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall not be deemed or constitute a waiver of such right or remedy in the future. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver be deemed or constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
14. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, clause or provision.
15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
16. Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company irrevocably (a) submits to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, or any of the agreements or transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, any Prospectus and the Final Prospectus (each a “Proceeding”), (b) agrees that all claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (d) agrees not to commence any Proceeding other than in such courts, and (e) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim that such Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum. THE COMPANY (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS RESPECTIVE EQUITY HOLDERS AND CREDITORS) HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE TIME OF SALE DISCLOSURE PACKAGE, ANY PROSPECTUS AND THE FINAL PROSPECTUS.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or electronic mail) in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows]
Please sign and return to the Company the enclosed duplicates of this letter whereupon this letter will become a binding agreement between the Company and the Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||
MASSIMO GROUP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Confirmed as of the date first above-mentioned
by the Underwriters.
ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | [Aaron M. Gurewitz | |
Title: | Head of Equity Capital Markets] |
craft capital management, llc | ||
By: | ||
Name: | [-] | |
Title: | [-] |
SCHEDULE I
Name | Number of Firm Shares to be Purchased |
Number of Option Shares to be Purchased | ||
Roth Capital Partners, LLC | [ ] | [ ] | ||
Craft Capital Management LLC | [ ] | [ ] |
SCHEDULE II
Final Term Sheet
Issuer: | Massimo Group (the “Company”) |
Symbol: | ____________ |
Securities: | [●] shares of common stock, $0.001 par value $[●] per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company |
Over-allotment option: | Up to an additional [●] shares of Common Stock at a price of $[●] per share |
Public offering price: | $[●] per share of Common Stock |
Underwriting discount: | $[●] per share of Common Stock |
Expected net proceeds: | Approximately $[●] million ($[●] if the overallotment option is exercised in full) (after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company). |
Trade date: | _________, [2024] |
Settlement date: | _________, [2024] |
Underwriters: | Roth Capital Partners, LLC Craft Capital Management, LLC |
SCHEDULE III
Free Writing Prospectus
1. None.
SCHEDULE IV
Written Testing-the-Waters Communications
SCHEDULE V
List of officers, directors and shareholders executing lock-up agreements
EXHIBIT A
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
888 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as the representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters named therein, propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), relating to a proposed offering of securities of the Company (the “Offering”) including shares of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, and in order to induce you to participate in the Offering, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), the undersigned will not, subject to the provisions contained herein, during the period (the “Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date 180 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Offering (the “Final Prospectus”), (1) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock (including without limitation, shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant), (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the shares of, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, or (4) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specific in clause (1), (2) or (3) above.
The foregoing paragraph shall not be deemed to restrict or prohibit the undersigned from establishing a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the sale or transfer of Common Stock, provided that such plan does not provide for any sales, transfers or other dispositions of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period, and provided, further, that no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection therewith during the Lock-Up Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth above shall not apply to (a) transfers (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts or charitable contribution, or for bona fide estate planning purposes, (ii) to any immediate family member or other dependent of the undersigned, or (iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or one or more members of the immediate family of the undersigned, (b) dispositions by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or one or more members of the immediate family of the undersigned, (c) distributions to partners, members, or direct or indirect shareholders or any other direct or indirect equity owner of the undersigned (including, without limitation, to any entity or entities that directly or indirectly control, or are under common control with, the undersigned), (d) dispositions to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity in which the undersigned and/or any member of the immediate family of the undersigned directly or indirectly owns a beneficial ownership interest, or dispositions to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity which manages, or that is controlled or managed by or is under common control or management with, the undersigned (including, without limitation, to any investment company or entity that manages, or that is controlled or managed by or is under common control or management with, the undersigned), (e) transfers or dispositions by operation of law, including pursuant to an order of a court or government agency (including a qualified domestic order) or regulatory agency, (f) the exercise of any option or warrant, or conversion of any convertible note (but not the sale of any Common Stock received on the exercise or conversion thereof) and transfers of Common Stock or other Company securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement to the Company in full or partial payment of the exercise price for options or warrants to purchase shares of the Common Stock, or to the Company for full or partial payment of taxes required to be paid upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares of the Common Stock, or upon the vesting of restricted shares or restricted stock units, (g) transfers of Common Stock or other Company securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of Common Stock involving a “change of control” (as defined below) of the Company occurring after the consummation of the Offering; provided that in the event that the tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the undersigned’s shares of the Common Stock shall remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (a), (c), or (d) above it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transfer not involve a disposition for value; provided, further, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (a), (b) (c) or (d) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the securities subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement (and in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (e), the undersigned shall use its reasonable efforts to have the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the securities pursuant to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement); provided, further, that in the case of a transfer pursuant to clauses (c) and (d) above, no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting such transfer shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period (other than any required Form 5 filing after the end of the calendar year in which such transaction occurs); provided, further, that (i) if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act reporting a reduction in the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock) by the undersigned during the Lock-Up Period (and which transfer is otherwise permitted pursuant to this paragraph), the undersigned shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to the circumstances described above and that such shares of Common Stock remain subject to the restrictions set forth herein. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “change of control” shall mean any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, other than the Company, would become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of 50% of total voting power of the voting stock of the Company (or the surviving entity).
The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of shares of Common Stock even if such securities would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put option or put equivalent position or call option or call equivalent position) with respect to any of the shares of Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such shares.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar or depositary against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (i) the Representative agrees that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of Common Shares, the Representative will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver, and (ii) the Company will agree in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by the Representative hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this letter to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.
In the event that, during the Lock-Up Period, the Representative releases or waives any prohibition set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement (or in any similar lock-up agreement) on the transfer of Common Stock or other Company securities held by any securityholder of the Company owning, directly or indirectly, more than 1% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Offering, an amount of Common Stock and other Company securities subject to this agreement representing the same percentage of the total number of outstanding Common Stock and other Company securities subject to this agreement and held by the undersigned as the percentage of the total number of outstanding Common Stock and other Company securities held by such other person or entity that are the subject of such release or waiver shall be immediately and fully released on the same terms from the applicable prohibitions set forth herein. The Representative shall promptly notify the Company and the undersigned of any such release.
The undersigned understands that, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the securities to be sold thereunder, or if the Registration Statement filed with the SEC in connection with the offering is withdrawn, the undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.
This Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The undersigned irrevocably (i) submits to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for the purpose of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of this Lock-Up Agreement (each a “Proceeding”), (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of any Proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (iv) agrees not to commence any Proceeding other than in such courts, and (v) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim that such Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum.
Very truly yours, | |
Name: |
EXHIBIT B
Form of Press Release
Massimo Group
[Date]
Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) announced today that Roth Capital Partners, LLC the [Representative] in the Company’s recent public sale of shares of common stock are [waiving][releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver][release] will take effect on , 20 , and the shares may be sold on or after such date.
This press release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Exhibit 3.3
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
MASSIMO GROUP
WARRANT
Warrant No. | Original Issue Date: [-], 2024 |
Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, as partial compensation for its services as an underwriter to the Company, Roth Capital Partners, LLC or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of [-]shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), at any time and from time to time from and after 181 days following the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities, and through and including [-], 2029, the fifth anniversary of the date of commencement of sales (the “Expiration Date”), in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110, and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1.
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified or for which it may be exchanged as a class.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exercise Price” means $[-], subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.
“Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (4) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York.
“Original Issue Date” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus, dated [-], 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary” means any “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.
“Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) or (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Markets Group electronic quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “New Warrant”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither this Warrant nor any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Warrant, or any security issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, by any person for a period of 181 days immediately after the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities, except as provided in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2).
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants. This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time from and after 181 days after the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities (the “Effective Date”), through and including the Expiration Date, in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110. At 6:30 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder. Neither this Warrant nor any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Warrant, or any security issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, by any person for a period of 181 days after the date of the commencement of the sales of the public securities, except as provided in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2). The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
5. Delivery of Common Stock.
(a) To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless all of the Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than two Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Shares Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if applicable, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b) If by the second Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(c) If by the second Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such second Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) reimburse the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock or Warrants so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the shares of Common Stock, on the Date of Exercise and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Units. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of shares of Common Stock which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “Alternate Consideration”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
(c) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
(d) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(e) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
(f) Notice of Corporate Events. If the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such transaction (but only to the extent such disclosure would not result in the dissemination of material, non-public information to the Holder) at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. The Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Units determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the daily volume weighted average price for the Common Stock for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. Limitations on Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.99% (or, upon election by the Holder prior to the issuance of the Warrants, 9.99%) of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, (a) no term of this Section may be waived by any party, nor amended such that the threshold percentage of ownership would be directly or indirectly increased, (b) this restriction runs with the Warrant and may not be modified or waived by any subsequent holder hereof and (c) any attempted waiver, modification or amendment of this Section will be void ab initio.
12. No Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the closing price of one share of Common Stock as reported by the applicable Trading Market on the date of exercise, or round up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock.
13. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to Massimo Group, Attn: Chief Executive Officer, Facsimile No.: [ ] (or such other address as the Company shall indicate in writing in accordance with this Section), or (ii) if to the Holder, to the address or facsimile number appearing on the Warrant Register or such other address or facsimile number as the Holder may provide to the Company in accordance with this Section.
14. Warrant Agent. The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 10 days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or shareholders services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as a Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 5 except as expressly set forth in Section 9. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 10 (b) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 5(c) and 9(b), in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this warrant.
(b) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns. The foregoing sentence shall be subject to the restrictions on waivers and amendments set forth in Section 11 of this Warrant.
(c) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of this Warrant and the transactions herein contemplated (“Proceedings”) (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
(d) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(e) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(f) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Common Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
MASSIMO GROUP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
EXERCISE NOTICE
MASSIMO GROUP
WARRANT DATED [-], 2024
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the above referenced Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1) | The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase |
__________ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Warrant. | |
(2) | The holder shall pay the sum of $ _____________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
(3) | Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
(4) | By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) permitted to be owned under Section 11 of the Warrant to which this notice relates. |
Dated: | Name of Holder: | |||
(Print) | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date | Number of Warrant Shares Available to be Exercised | Number of Warrant Shares Exercised | Number of Warrant Shares Remaining to be Exercised | |||
MASSIMO GROUP
WARRANT DATED [-], 2024
WARRANT NO.
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _____________________________________the right represented by the above-captioned Warrant to purchase _______ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ______________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________ ______
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) | ||
Address of Transferee | ||
In the presence of: | ||
Exhibit 5.1
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AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 11th FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10105 TELEPHONE: (212) 370-1300 FACSIMILE: (212) 370-7889 www.egsllp.com |
January 30, 2024
Massimo Group
3101 W Miller Road
Garland, TX 75041
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in a public offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on December 18, 2023 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) relating to the issuance by the Company of, among other securities, warrants (the “Representative Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) equal to an aggregate of up to 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering, including any shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to Roth Capital Partners, LLC, the representative of the several underwriters in the Offering (the “Representative”), or its designees, solely to cover over-allotments. The Representative Warrants are being registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, and we understand that the Representative Warrants are to be offered and sold in the manner described in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus included therein (the “Prospectus”). This opinion is being delivered at the request of the Company and in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission.
The Representative Warrants are to be sold by the Company pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by and between the Company and the Representative, on behalf of itself and as representative to the several underwriters to be named therein.
For purposes of rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined such documents and reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of our opinion including: (i) the Registration Statement, including the exhibits filed therewith; (ii) the Prospectus; (iii) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement; (iv) the Company’s Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement, which will become effective at the effective time of the Registration Statement; (v) the form of the Underwriting Agreement, filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement; (vi) the form of Representative Warrant, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement; and (vii) the corporate resolutions and other actions of the Company that authorize and provide for the filing of the Registration Statement, and we have made such other investigation as we have deemed appropriate. We have not independently established any of the facts so relied on.
We have further assumed the legal capacity of natural persons, and we have assumed that each party to the documents we have examined or relied on (other than the Company) has the legal capacity or authority and has satisfied all legal requirements that are applicable to that party to the extent necessary to make such documents enforceable against that party.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. Representative Warrants. When the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act and when the Representative Warrants are issued and sold, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, such Representative Warrants will be legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms except: (a) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (b) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; (c) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; and (d) we express no opinion as to whether a state court outside of the State of New York or a federal court of the United States would give effect to the choice of New York law provided for in the Representative Warrants.
Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the laws of the State of New York. Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof and as of the effective date of the Registration Statement, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion after the effective date of the Registration Statement should the law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. Where our opinions expressed herein refer to events to occur at a future date, we have assumed that there will have been no changes in the relevant law or facts between the date hereof and such future date.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving such permission, we do not admit hereby that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | |
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP |
Exhibit 5.2
February 5, 2024
Massimo Group
3101 West Miller Road
Garland, Texas 75041
Re: | Massimo Group/Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Nevada counsel to Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration by the Company of (a) 1,300,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), (b) up to 195,000 shares (the “Option Shares) of its Common Stock to be issued in connection with an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters (the “Over-Allotment Option”), and (c) up to 74,750 shares of its Common Stock (the “Representative Warrant Shares”) to be issued upon exercise of warrants granted to the underwriters in connection with the issuance of the Shares (the “Representative’s Warrants”). The Firm Shares, the Option Shares, the Representative’s Warrants, and the Representative Warrant Shares are referred to herein as the “Securities”). The Securities are to be offered by the Company under a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-276095) (the “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:
(a) | the Registration Statement; | |
(b) | a form of Underwriting Agreement between the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC, acting as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriting Agreement”); | |
(c) | a form of the Representative’s Warrants; |
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(d) | Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on October 10, 2022; | |
(e) | Bylaws of the Company as adopted on December 7, 2022; and | |
(f) | certain resolutions and actions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the issuance and registration under the Securities Act of the Securities, and such other documents, certificates, and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein. |
We also have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents, certificates, and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein.
In our examination of documents, we have assumed the legal capacity of all-natural persons executing the documents; the genuineness of all signatures on the documents; the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms; that the parties to such documents, other than the Company, had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder; other than with respect to the Company, the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by all parties of the documents; and the validity and binding effect of the documents on all parties.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the information, factual matters, representations, and warranties contained in such documents.
The opinions set forth below are also subject to the further qualification that the enforcement of any agreements or instruments referenced herein and to which the Company is a party may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
(a) | the issuance of the Firm Shares has been duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Firm Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable; |
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(b) | the issuance of the Option Shares has been duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Over-Allotment Option, the Option Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable; and | |
(c) | the issuance of the Representative Warrant Shares has been duly authorized and upon issuance of the Representative Warrant Shares upon exercise of and in accordance with the terms of the Representative’s Warrants, the Representative Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. |
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or any changes in applicable law that may come to our attention subsequent to the date the Registration Statement is declared effective.
While certain members of this firm are admitted to practice in certain jurisdictions other than Nevada, in rendering the foregoing opinions we have not examined the laws of any jurisdiction other than Nevada. Accordingly, the opinions we express herein are limited to matters involving the laws of the State of Nevada (excluding securities laws, as to which we express no opinions). We express no opinion regarding the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction or state, including any federal securities laws related to the issuance and sale of the Securities.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and we consent to the reference of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Sherman & Howard L.L.C. | |
SHERMAN & HOWARD L.L.C. |
Exhibit 10.7
Exhibit 10.8
Exhibit 10.9
MASSIMO GROUP
2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. | Purpose. The purposes of this Plan are to: |
(a) | attract, retain, and motivate Employees, Directors, and Consultants, | |
(b) | provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors, and Consultants, and | |
(c) | promote the success of the Company’s business, |
by providing Employees, Directors, and Consultants with opportunities to acquire the Company’s Shares, or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such Shares. Additionally, the Plan is intended to assist in further aligning the interests of the Company’s Employees, Directors, and Consultants to those of its shareholders.
2. | Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply: |
(a) | “Administrator” means a committee of at least one Director of the Company as the Board may appoint to administer this Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board, the Board. | |
(b) | “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards or equity compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan. | |
(c) | “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards. | |
(d) | “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement, consistent with the terms of the Plan, between the Company and the Participant, setting forth the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to each Award. | |
(e) | “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time and, where the context so requires, reference to the “Board” may refer to a committee to whom the Board has delegated authority to administer any aspect of this Plan. | |
(f) | “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term, or term of similar effect, in any offer letter, employment, consulting, severance, or similar agreement, including any Award Agreement, between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, that in the absence of an offer letter, employment, consulting, severance, or similar agreement containing such definition, “Cause” means: |
(i) | any willful, material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company; |
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(ii) | the Participant’s conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony (or crime of similar magnitude under Applicable Laws outside the United States) or a crime involving moral turpitude, or any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud, act of material dishonesty, embezzlement, or misappropriation or similar conduct against the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company; | |
(iii) | the Participant’s commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal profit in connection with the Company, a Subsidiary, other affiliate of the Company, or any other entity having a business relationship with any of the foregoing; | |
(iv) | any material breach or violation by the Participant of any fiduciary duties or duties of care to the Company or provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company and the Participant regarding the terms of the Participant’s Service, including without limitation, the willful and continued failure or refusal of the Participant to perform the material duties required of such Participant as an Employee, Director, or Consultant of the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company, other than as a result of having a Disability, or a breach of any applicable invention assignment, confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, restrictive covenant, or similar agreement between the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company and the Participant; | |
(v) | any willful and continued refusal by the Participant to carry out a reasonable directive of the chief executive officer, the Board or the Participant’s direct supervisor, which involves the business of the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company and was capable of being lawfully performed; | |
(vi) | the Participant’s violation of the code of ethics of the Company or any Subsidiary; | |
(vii) | the Participant’s disregard of the policies of the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company so as to cause loss, harm, damage, or injury to the property, reputation, or employees of the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company; or | |
(viii) | any other misconduct by the Participant that is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise injurious to, the Company, a Subsidiary, or other affiliate of the Company; |
provided that, in the case of clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii) above, the Company has given written notice to the Participant of such circumstances and which circumstances, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within thirty (30) days after such notice.
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(g) | “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: |
(i) | any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; | |
(ii) | the consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; | |
(iii) | a change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” means directors who either (A) are Directors as of the Effective Date, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of Directors); or | |
(iv) | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction. In addition, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award which provides for a deferral of compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or applicable Award Agreement, the transaction with respect to such Award must also constitute a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Code Section 409A.
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(h) | “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code. | |
(i) | “Company” means Massimo Group, a Nevada corporation, or any successor thereto. | |
(j) | “Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services to the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary as an independent contractor and who qualifies as a consultant or advisor under Instruction A.1.(a)(1) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act. | |
(k) | “Director” means a member of the Board. | |
(l) | “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3), provided that in the case of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time. | |
(m) | “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 24. | |
(n) | “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. Neither Service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. | |
(o) | “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
(p) | “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share, determined as follows: |
(i) | if the Shares are readily tradable on an established securities market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such market for the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; | |
(ii) | if the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for a Share for the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or | |
(iii) | if the Shares are not readily tradable on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, for federal, state, and local income tax reporting purposes and for such other purposes as the Administrator deems appropriate, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time. In addition, the determination of Fair Market Value in all cases shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth under Code Section 409A to the extent necessary for an Award to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A. The Administrator’s determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
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(q) | “Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. | |
(r) | “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3. | |
(s) | “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that by its terms, or in operation, does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. | |
(t) | “Other Stock-Based Awards” means any other awards not specifically described in the Plan that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares and are created by the Administrator pursuant to Section 11. | |
(u) | “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e). | |
(v) | “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award. | |
(w) | “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions and a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of certain performance criteria, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator. | |
(x) | “Plan” means this Massimo Group 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
(y) | “Restricted Stock” means Shares, subject to a Period of Restriction or certain other specified restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous Service for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 or issued pursuant to the early exercise of a Stock Option. | |
(z) | “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities, or other property, subject to certain restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous Service for a specified period of time), granted under Section 10. |
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(aa) | “Service” means service as a Service Provider. In the event of any dispute over whether and when Service has terminated, the Administrator shall have sole discretion to determine whether such termination has occurred and the effective date of such termination. | |
(bb) | “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director, or Consultant, including any prospective Employee, Director, or Consultant who has accepted an offer of employment or Service and will be an Employee, Director, or Consultant after the commencement of their Service. | |
(cc) | “Shares” means the Company’s shares of common stock, par value of $0.001 per share. | |
(dd) | “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award pursuant to Section 8 that is designated as a SAR. | |
(ee) | “Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to the Plan to purchase Shares, whether designated as an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. | |
(ff) | “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f). | |
(gg) | “Substitute Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(i). |
3. | Awards. |
(a) | Award Types. The Plan permits the grant of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards. |
(b) | Award Agreements. Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements (which need not be identical) in such forms as the Administrator may from time to time approve; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any such Award Agreements, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. | |
(c) | Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such later date as is determined by the Administrator, consistent with Applicable Laws. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. |
4. | Shares Available for Awards. |
(a) | Basic Limitation. Subject to the provisions of Section 14, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 2,000,000 (the “Plan Share Limit”). The Shares subject to the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares. |
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(b) | Annual Increase in Available Shares. On the first day of each calendar year during the term of the Plan, commencing on January 1, 2025 and continuing until (and including) January 1, 2034, the number of Shares available under the Plan Share Limit shall automatically increase by a number equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of the total number of Shares issued and outstanding on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the date of such increase and (ii) a number of Shares determined by the Board. | |
(c) | Awards Not Settled in Shares Delivered to Participant. Upon payment in Shares pursuant to the exercise or settlement of an Award, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares actually issued in such payment. If a Participant pays the exercise price (or purchase price, if applicable) of an Award through the tender of Shares, or if the Shares are tendered or withheld to satisfy any tax withholding obligations, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan, although such Shares shall not again become available for issuance as Incentive Stock Options. | |
(d) | Cash-Settled Awards. Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. | |
(e) | Lapsed Awards. If any outstanding Award expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if the Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, the Shares allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased Shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan. | |
(f) | Code Section 422 Limitations. No more than 2,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14) may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options. | |
(g) | Non-Employee Director Award Limit. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or in any policy of the Company regarding Non-Employee Director compensation, the sum of the grant date fair value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of all equity-based Awards and the maximum amount that may become payable pursuant to all cash-based Awards that may be granted to a Service Provider as compensation for services as a Non-Employee Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $300,000 for such Service Provider’s first year of service as a Non-Employee Director and $100,000 for each year thereafter. | |
(h) | Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times keep available such number of Shares authorized for issuance as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. | |
(i) | Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary or with which the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary combines (“Substitute Awards”). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Plan Share Limit; provided, however, that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding stock options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall be counted against the Incentive Stock Option limit in Section 4(f). |
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5. | Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Administrator. |
(a) | Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion to: |
(i) | determine Fair Market Value; | |
(ii) | select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted; | |
(iii) | determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to Participants under the Plan and number of the Shares to be covered by each Award; | |
(iv) | approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan; | |
(v) | determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price or purchase price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting criteria or Periods of Restriction, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine; | |
(vi) | construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, any Award Agreement, and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan; | |
(vii) | prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable tax laws, as well as any privacy or other notice provisions to comply with Applicable Laws; | |
(viii) | modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 18(c)), including (A) the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and (B) accelerate the satisfaction of any vesting criteria or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions; | |
(ix) | allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of any Shares to be withheld will be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares or cash withheld for this purpose will be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; | |
(x) | authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; |
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(xi) | allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of the Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award, subject to compliance (or exemption) from Code Section 409A; | |
(xii) | determine whether Awards will be settled in cash, Shares, other securities, other property, or in any combination thereof; | |
(xiii) | determine whether Awards will be adjusted for dividend equivalents; | |
(xiv) | create Other Stock-Based Awards for issuance under the Plan; | |
(xv) | impose such restrictions, conditions, or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any securities issued as a result of or under an Award, including without limitation, (A) restrictions under an insider trading policy, and (B) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers; and | |
(xvi) | make all other determinations and take all other action deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan and due compliance with Applicable Laws, stock market or exchange rules or regulations or accounting or tax rules or regulations. |
(b) | Prohibition on Repricing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) and except for an adjustment pursuant to Section 14 or a repricing approved by shareholders, in no case may the Administrator (i) amend an outstanding Stock Option or SAR to reduce the exercise price of the Award, (ii) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding Stock Option or SAR in exchange for cash or other awards for the purpose of repricing the Award, or (iii) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding Stock Option or SAR in exchange for an option or SAR with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Award. |
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(c) | Section 16. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be approved by the entire Board or a committee of two or more Non-Employee Directors. | |
(d) | Delegation of Authority. Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Laws, the Administrator may delegate to one or more officers of the Company some or all of its authority under the Plan, including the authority to grant all types of Awards, in accordance with Applicable Laws (except that such delegation shall not apply to any Award for a Participant then covered by Section 16 of the Exchange Act), and the Administrator may delegate to one or more committees of the Board (which may consist solely of one Director) some or all of its authority under this Plan, including the authority to grant all types of Awards, in accordance with Applicable Laws. Such delegation may be revoked at any time. The acts of such delegates shall be treated as acts of the Administrator, and such delegates shall report regularly to the Administrator regarding the delegated duties and responsibilities and any Awards granted. | |
(e) | Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations, and interpretations will be final and binding on all persons, including Participants and any other holders of Awards. |
6. | Eligibility. The Administrator has the discretion to select any Service Provider to receive an Award, although Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Administrator to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year or, once designated, to receive the same type or amount of Award as granted to the Participant in any other year. The Administrator shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the type and amount of their respective Awards. |
7. | Stock Options. The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Stock Options under the Plan to Service Providers. Each Stock Option shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Administrator may impose from time to time, subject to the following limitations: |
(a) | Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of a Stock Option will be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that for a Stock Option subject to Code Section 409A, the exercise price per Share shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, subject to Section 7(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Stock Option that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price for Shares subject to such Stock Option may be less than the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Sections 424 and 409A. |
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(b) | Exercise Period. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be exercisable later than ten (10) years after the date it is granted. Stock Options shall terminate at such earlier times and upon such conditions or circumstances as the Administrator shall in its discretion set forth in such Award Agreement at the date of grant; provided, however, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, later waive any such condition. | |
(c) | Payment of Exercise Price. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Participant may pay the Stock Option exercise price by cash or check and, if approved by the Administrator, as determined in its sole discretion, by the following methods: |
(i) | surrender of other Shares which meet the conditions established by the Administrator to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company (as determined by the Administrator); | |
(ii) | by a broker-assisted cashless exercise in accordance with procedures approved by the Administrator, whereby payment of the exercise price may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Stock Option by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Administrator) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price; | |
(iii) | for a Nonqualified Option, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, pursuant to which the Participant shall receive the number of Shares underlying the Option so exercised reduced by the number of Shares equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option divided by the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; | |
(iv) | such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or | |
(v) | any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. |
(d) | Exercise of Stock Option. |
(i) | Procedure for Exercise. Any Stock Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. A Stock Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. Exercising a Stock Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for purchase under the Stock Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Stock Option is exercised. |
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(ii) | Exercise Requirements. A Stock Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (A) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Award Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Stock Option, and (B) full payment of the exercise price (including provision for any applicable tax withholding). | |
(iii) | Non-Exempt Employees. If a Stock Option is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Stock Option will not be first exercisable for any Shares until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of the Stock Option (although the Stock Option may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (A) if such non-exempt Employee dies or suffers a Disability, (B) upon a Change in Control in which such Stock Option is not assumed, continued, or substituted, or (C) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award Agreement, in another agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the then current employment policies and guidelines of the Company or employing Subsidiary), the vested portion of any Stock Option may be exercised earlier than six (6) months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of a Stock Option will be exempt from the Participant’s regular rate of pay. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the Worker Economic Opportunity Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting, or issuance of any Shares under any other Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 7(d)(iii) will apply to all Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Award Agreements. | |
(iv) | Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, the Participant may exercise the Stock Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Stock Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Stock Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Stock Option will remain exercisable for three (3) months (or twelve (12) months in the case of termination on account of Disability or death) following the Participant’s termination. If a Participant commits an act of Cause, all vested and unvested Stock Options shall be forfeited as of such date. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to a Stock Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Stock Option will be forfeited and will revert to the Plan and again will become available for grant under the Plan. If after termination, the Participant does not exercise a Stock Option as to all of the vested Shares within the time specified by the Administrator, the Stock Option will terminate, and remaining Shares covered by such Stock Option will be forfeited and will revert to the Plan and again will become available for grant under the Plan. |
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(v) | Extension of Exercisability. A Participant may not exercise a Stock Option at any time that the issuance of Shares upon such exercise would violate Applicable Laws. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any reason other than for Cause and, at any time during the last thirty (30) days of the applicable post-termination exercise period: (A) the exercise of the Participant’s Stock Option would be prohibited solely because the issuance of Shares upon such exercise would violate Applicable Laws, or (B) the immediate sale of any Shares issued upon such exercise would violate the Company’s trading policy, then the applicable post-termination exercise period will be extended to the last day of the calendar month that commences following the date the Award would otherwise expire, with an additional extension of the exercise period to the last day of the next calendar month to apply if any of the foregoing restrictions apply at any time during such extended exercise period, generally without limitation as to the maximum permitted number of extensions); provided, however, that in no event may such Award be exercised after the expiration of its maximum term. | |
(vi) | Beneficiary. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Stock Option may be exercised following the Participant’s death by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated and received by the Administrator prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been properly designated by the Participant, then such Stock Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the persons to whom the Stock Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. | |
(vii) | Shareholder Rights. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent or depositary of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder will exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Stock Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 14 or the applicable Award Agreement. |
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(e) | Incentive Stock Option Limitations. |
(i) | Each Stock Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code), such Stock Options will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 7(e)(i), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Stock Option is granted. | |
(ii) | In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the exercise price will be determined by the Administrator, but shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. The term of any Incentive Stock Option will be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement and the exercise price shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. | |
(iii) | No Stock Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless this Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the shareholder approval requirements of Code Section 422(b)(1), provided that any Stock Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. | |
(iv) | In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Code Section 422. If for any reason a Stock Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Stock Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under this Plan. |
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8. | Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”). The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant SARs to Service Providers. Each Award of SARs shall be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Administrator may impose from time to time, subject to the following limitations: |
(a) | SAR Award Agreement. Each SAR will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. | |
(b) | Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares subject to any SAR. | |
(c) | Exercise Price and Other Terms. The per share exercise price for the Shares that will determine the amount of the payment to be received upon exercise of a SAR will be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that for a SAR subject to Code Section 409A, the exercise price per Share shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a SAR that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price for Shares subject to such SAR may be less than the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Sections 424 and 409A. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of any SAR. | |
(d) | Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A SAR will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 7(d) relating to the maximum term and exercise price also will apply to SARs issued in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option. | |
(e) | Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying: |
(i) | the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times |
(ii) | the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. |
(f) | Payment Form. At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares, other securities, or other property of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. | |
(g) | Tandem Awards. Any Stock Option granted under this Plan may include tandem SARs (i.e., SARs granted in conjunction with an Award of Stock Options under this Plan). The Administrator also may award SARs to a Service Provider independent of any Stock Option. |
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9. | Restricted Stock. The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine, subject to the following limitations: |
(a) | Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction and the applicable restrictions, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Restricted Stock may be awarded in consideration for (i) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (ii) past Service, or (iii) any other form of legal consideration (including future Service) that may be acceptable to the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and permissible under Applicable Laws. | |
(b) | Removal of Restrictions. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Restricted Stock will be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions on such Restricted Stock have lapsed. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. | |
(c) | Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, a Participant holding Restricted Stock may exercise the voting rights applicable to those restricted Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise. | |
(d) | Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as provided in the Award Agreement, during the Period of Restriction, a Participant holding Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Stock. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, such Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. | |
(e) | Transferability. Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction. | |
(f) | Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will be forfeited and will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan. |
10. | Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). The Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant RSUs under the Plan to Service Providers. Each RSU shall be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Administrator may impose from time to time, subject to the following limitations: |
(a) | RSU Award Agreement. Each Award of RSUs will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of RSUs and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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(b) | Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of RSUs that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or Service), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion. | |
(c) | Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of RSUs, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout. | |
(d) | Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned RSUs will be made as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned RSUs in cash, Shares, other securities, other property, or a combination of both. | |
(e) | Voting and Dividend Equivalent Rights. The holders of RSUs shall have no voting rights as the Company’s shareholders. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, RSUs awarded under the Plan may, at the Administrator’s discretion, provide for a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all dividends paid on one Share while the RSU is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional RSUs. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, other property, or in a combination of the foregoing. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the RSUs to which they attach. | |
(f) | Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned RSUs will be forfeited to the Company. |
11. | Other Stock-Based Awards. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Administrator shall have authority to determine the Service Providers to whom and the time or times at which Other Stock-Based Awards shall be made, the amount of such Other Stock-Based Awards, and all other conditions of the Other Stock-Based Awards including any dividend and/or voting rights. |
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12. | Vesting. |
(a) | Vesting Conditions. Each Award may or may not be subject to vesting, a Period of Restriction, and/or other conditions as the Administrator may determine. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Award Agreement. Vesting conditions may include Service-based conditions, performance-based conditions, such other conditions as the Administrator may determine, or any combination thereof. Unless specifically set forth in the Award Agreement, Awards shall not be considered subject to any performance-based condition. Unless specifically set forth in the Award Agreement, Awards shall not be considered subject to any performance-based condition. An Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting upon certain specified events. | |
(b) | Performance Criteria. The Administrator may establish performance-based conditions for an Award as specified in the Award Agreement, which may be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more Subsidiaries, divisions, business segments or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing) and may include, without limitation, any of the following: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) revenue or revenue growth (measured on a net or gross basis); (iv) gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, net cash provided by operations and cash flow return on capital); (viii) financing and other capital raising transactions (including, but not limited to, sales of the Company’s equity or debt securities); (ix) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (x) gross or operating margins; (xi) productivity ratios; (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); (xiii) expense targets; (xiv) margins; (xv) productivity and operating efficiencies; (xvi) customer satisfaction; (xvii) customer growth; (xviii) working capital targets; (xix) measures of economic value added; (xx) inventory control; (xxi) enterprise value; (xxii) sales; (xxiii) debt levels and net debt; (xxiv) combined ratio; (xxv) timely launch of new facilities; (xxvi) client retention; (xxvii) employee retention; (xxviii) timely completion of new product rollouts; (xxix) cost targets; (xxx) reductions and savings; (xxxi) productivity and efficiencies; (xxxii) strategic partnerships or transactions; and (xxxiii) personal targets, goals or completion of projects. Any one or more of the performance criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries as a whole or any business unit(s) of the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries or any combination thereof, as the Administrator may deem appropriate, or any of the above performance criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison or peer companies, or a published or special index that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices. The Administrator also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance criteria specified in this paragraph. Any performance criteria that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. |
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(c) | Default Vesting. Unless otherwise set forth in an individual Award Agreement, each Award shall vest over a three (3) year period from the date of grant and vesting monthly. | |
(d) | Leaves of Absence. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any Employee’s unpaid leave of absence and will resume on the date the Employee returns to work on a regular schedule as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that no vesting credit will be awarded for the time vesting has been suspended during such leave of absence. A Service Provider will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or the employing Subsidiary, although any leave of absence not provided for in the applicable employee manual of the Company or employing Subsidiary needs to be approved by the Administrator, or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no leave of absence may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company or employing Subsidiary is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for federal tax purposes as a Nonqualified Stock Option. | |
(e) | Change in Status. In the event a Service Provider’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of Services is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Service Provider is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee) after the date of grant of any Award to the Service Provider, the Administrator has the right in its sole discretion to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of Shares subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Service Provider will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced or extended. |
13. | Non-Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner, except to the Participant’s estate or legal representative, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant, although the Administrator, in its discretion, may permit Award transfers for purposes of estate planning or charitable giving. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. |
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14. | Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Change in Control. |
(a) | Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, share split, reverse share split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust (i) the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan; (ii) the number, class and price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the numerical limits in Section 4. Notwithstanding the preceding, the number of Shares subject to any Award always shall be a whole number. | |
(b) | Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise an Award, to the extent applicable, until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not be vested or otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse one hundred percent (100%), and that any Award vesting shall accelerate one hundred percent (100%), provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously vested and, if applicable, exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. |
(c) | Change in Control. |
(i) | In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent award substituted by the acquiring or successor corporation or a parent of the acquiring or successor corporation. | |
(ii) | Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, in the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Award, (A) the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Award as to all of the Shares, including those as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable; (B) all applicable restrictions will lapse; and (C) all performance objectives and other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at targeted levels. |
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(iii) | If a Stock Option or SAR is not assumed or substituted in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Stock Option or SAR shall be exercisable, to the extent vested, for a period of up to fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Stock Option or SAR shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. | |
(iv) | For the purposes of this Section 14, the Award shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common shares of the acquiring or successor corporation or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the acquiring or successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received, for each Share subject to the Award, to be solely common shares of the acquiring or successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the Change in Control. | |
(v) | Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned, or is paid out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or the acquiring or successor corporation modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, that a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the acquiring or successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption. | |
(vi) | Payments under this Section 14 may be delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of Shares in connection with the Change in Control is delayed as a result of escrows, earn outs, holdbacks, or any other contingencies. |
15. | Taxes. |
(a) | General. It is a condition to each Award that a Participant or such Participant’s successor shall make such arrangements that may be necessary, in the opinion of the Administrator or the Company, for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local, or foreign withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with any Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan unless such obligations are satisfied. |
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(b) | Share Withholding. To the extent that Applicable Laws subject a Participant to tax withholding obligations, the Administrator may permit such Participant to satisfy all or part of such obligations by having the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary withhold all or a portion of any Share that otherwise would be issued to such Participant or by surrendering all or a portion of any Share that the Participant previously acquired. Such Share shall be valued on the date withheld or surrendered. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary may be subject to restrictions, including any restrictions required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, accounting, or other rules. | |
(c) | Discretionary Nature of Plan. The benefits and rights provided under the Plan are wholly discretionary and, although provided by the Company, do not constitute regular or periodic payments. Unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws, the benefits and rights provided under the Plan are not to be considered part of a Participant’s salary or compensation or for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, other end of service payments, vacation, bonuses, long-term service awards, indemnification, pension or retirement benefits, or any other payments, benefits, or rights of any kind. By acceptance of an Award, a Participant waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of the termination of Service for any reason whatsoever insofar as those rights result or may result from this Plan or any Award. | |
(d) | Code Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Code Section 409A, the Award will be granted, paid, settled, or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement, or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A. | |
(e) | Deferral of Award Settlement. The Administrator, in its discretion, may permit selected Participants to elect to defer distributions of Restricted Stock or RSUs in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator to assure that such deferrals comply with applicable requirements of the Code. Any deferred distribution, whether elected by the Participant or specified by the Award Agreement or the Administrator, shall comply with Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable. | |
(f) | Limitation on Liability. Neither the Company, nor its Parent, nor any Subsidiary, nor any person serving as Administrator shall have any liability to a Participant in the event an Award held by the Participant fails to achieve its intended characterization under applicable tax law. |
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16. | No Rights as a Service Provider. Neither the Plan, nor an Award Agreement, nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing a relationship as a Service Provider, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Participant or the right of the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause. |
17. | Recoupment Policy. All Awards granted under the Plan, all amounts paid under the Plan, and all Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to reduction, recoupment, clawback, or recovery by the Company in accordance with Applicable Laws and with Company policy (whenever adopted) regarding same, whether or not such policy is intended to satisfy the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or other Applicable Laws, as well as any implementing regulations and/or listing standards. |
18. | Amendment and Termination of the Plan. |
(a) | Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or terminate the Plan. | |
(b) | Shareholder Approval. The Company may obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary or, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, including any amendment that (i) increases the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan or (ii) changes the persons or class of persons eligible to receive Awards. | |
(c) | Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension, or termination of the Plan will materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to outstanding Awards, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination. |
19. | Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. |
(a) | Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. | |
(b) | Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise or receipt of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising or receiving such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required or desirable. |
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20. | Severability. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement, if any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan or Award Agreement, as applicable, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. |
21. | Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained. |
22. | Shareholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. All Awards hereunder are contingent on approval of the Plan by shareholders. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Plan is not approved by the shareholders within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted, the Plan and any Awards hereunder shall be automatically terminated. |
23. | Choice of Law. The Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to any choice of law principles. |
24. | Effective Date. |
(a) | The Plan shall be effective as of ________________ ___, 2024, the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board (the “Effective Date”). | |
(b) | Unless terminated earlier under Section 18, this Plan shall terminate on ________ ___, 2034, ten years after the Effective Date. |
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Exhibit 23.3
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Massimo Group
We consent to the inclusion in the foregoing Registration Statement of Massimo Group and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) on the Form S-1 Amendment No. 1 of our report dated on September 21, 2023, relating to our audits of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement.
/s/ ZH CPA, LLC
Denver, Colorado
February 5, 2024
999 18th Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO, 80202 USA Phone: 1.303.386.7224 Fax: 1.303.386.7101 Email: admin@zhcpa.us
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
S-1
(Form Type)
Massimo Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation Rule | Amount to be Registered(1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)(2) | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee (1)(3) | Carry Forward Form Type | Carry Forward File Number | Carry Forward Initial effective date | Filing Fee Previously Paid In Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity | Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share(4) | Rule 457(o) | - | - | $ | 7,475,000.00 | 0.0001476 | $ | 1,103.31 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity | Representative’s warrants to purchase shares of common stock(5) | Rule 457(g) | - | - | - | - | $ | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity | Common stock issuable upon exercise of the Representative’s Warrants(6) | Rule 457(o) | - | - | $ | 467,187.50 | 0.0001476 | $ | 68.96 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $ | 7,942,187.50 | $ | 1,172,27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | $ | 3,690.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $ | 0.00 |
(1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. |
(3) | Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act based on an estimate of the proposed maximum offering price. |
(4) | Includes shares of common stock which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the Representative to cover over-allotments, if any. |
(5) | No separate registration fee required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. |
(6) | Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. The registrant has agreed to issue, upon the closing of this offering, warrants to Roth Capital Partners, LLC, the representative of the underwriters in this offering (the “Representative”), or its designees, entitling it to purchase up to 5% of the aggregate shares of common stock sold in this offering (including any shares of common stock sold upon exercise of the Representative’s over-allotment option). The exercise price of the warrants is equal to 125% of the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock offered hereby. As estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of such warrants is $467,187.50, which is equal to 125% of $373,750 (5% of the proposed aggregate offering price of $7,475,000). |